Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

1907-07-04 – 1958-10-12 (age 51) Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Biography

Gordon Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in over 60 films, and surviving the transition from silent films to talkies. During his acting career, he worked with Charlie Chaplin, and was the first actor to portray Tarzan on film.

Griffith died of a heart attack in Hollywood at the age of 51.

[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

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Known For

Penrod
Penrod

1922

as Sam Williams

Caught in a Cabaret
Caught in a Cabaret

1914

as Boy in Park (uncredited)

Twenty Minutes of Love
The Son of Tarzan
The Son of Tarzan

1920

as Jack

Gun Play
Gun Play

1935

as Henchman Mark

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His Sister's Kids

1913

as 2nd Nephew

The Fatal Mallet
The Fatal Mallet

1914

as Boy (uncredited)

Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney

1925

as Tim Rooney

Those Country Kids
Naked Hearts
Naked Hearts

1916

as Cecil - as a Child

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921

as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)

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The Street of Tears

1924

as Ted Weller

Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes

1918

as Young Tarzan

Kid Auto Races at Venice
Kid Auto Races at Venice

1914

as The Boy (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

as Newsboy (uncredited)

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A Race for Life

1914

as The Villain

The Kentucky Colonel
The Kentucky Colonel

1920

as Sam Britsides

The Star Boarder
The Star Boarder

1914

as Landlady's Son (uncredited)

The Code of Marcia Gray
The Code of Marcia Gray

1916

as Newsboy (uncredited)