Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

1913-08-21 – 1990-12-01 (age 77) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography

Robert Gordon (August 21, 1913 in Pittsburgh – December 1, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American director and actor. His acting career, in which he was usually credited as Bobby Gordon, began in 1923 while he was a child, and continued through 1939. His first directing credit came with the 1947 film Blind Spot, after which he directed several films, including The Joe Louis Story in 1953, It Came from Beneath the Sea in 1955, Black Zoo in 1963; and television series episodes including My Friend Flicka, Zane Grey Theater, The Texan and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He was the last surviving cast member of The Jazz Singer.

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NOT to be confused with silent film actor, Robert Gordon (1895-1971) who starred with Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer" (1917).

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Known For

The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer

1927

as Young Jakie Rabinowitz

Lazy Lightning
Lazy Lightning

1926

as Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)

Student Tour
Student Tour

1934

as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)

Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man

1932

as Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)

It's in the Air
It's in the Air

1935

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Blessed Event
Blessed Event

1932

as Eddie (uncredited)

Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law

1933

as Henry Susskind

Strange Wives
Strange Wives

1934

as Elevator Boy

Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl

1931

as Office Boy (uncredited)

Two Against the World
Two Against the World

1936

as Herman Mills

Wide Open
Wide Open

1930

as Office Boy

The Country Kid
The Country Kid

1923

as Boy

The Cohens and Kellys
The Cohens and Kellys

1926

as Sammy Cohen

The Danger Signal
The Danger Signal

1926

as Robert Browning

The Measure of a Man
The Measure of a Man

1924

as Donald

The Sign of the Cactus
The Sign of the Cactus

1925

as Jack, as a boy

Law of the Wolf
Law of the Wolf

1939

as Bobby [Pearson]

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Sea Scamps

1926

as Bobbie

The Happy Warrior
The Happy Warrior

1925

as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)

Sinews of Steel
Sinews of Steel

1927

as The Office Boy