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

Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes

1918

as Young Tarzan

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Caught in a Cabaret
Caught in a Cabaret

1914

as Boy in Park (uncredited)

Penrod
Penrod

1922

as Sam Williams

Kid Auto Races at Venice
Kid Auto Races at Venice

1914

as The Boy (uncredited)

The Romance of Tarzan
The Romance of Tarzan

1918

as Tarzan as a Boy

Twenty Minutes of Love
The Fatal Mallet
The Fatal Mallet

1914

as Boy (uncredited)

The Little American
The Little American

1917

as Child (uncredited)

Western Frontier
Western Frontier

1935

as Henchman Steve

Mabel's Dramatic Career
Those Country Kids
The Code of Marcia Gray
The Code of Marcia Gray

1916

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Gun Play
Gun Play

1935

as Henchman Mark

The Village Blacksmith
The Village Blacksmith

1922

as Bill as a Child

Outlaws of the Range
The Star Boarder
The Star Boarder

1914

as Landlady's Son (uncredited)

Bars of Hate
Bars of Hate

1935

as Jim Grant

More to Be Pitied Than Scorned