Gordon Griffith
Acting
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]
Known for
1936Blazing Justice
Max
1936Outlaws of the Range
Grant
1935Bars of Hate
Jim Grant
1935Gun Play
Henchman Mark
1935Western Frontier
Henchman Steve
1935Speed Limited
Government Man
1935What Price Crime
Red - a Gangster
1928The Branded Man
Bruce
1926The Cat's Pajamas
1925Little Annie Rooney
Tim Rooney
1923Main Street
Cy Bogart
1922The Village Blacksmith
Bill as a Child
1922Penrod
Sam Williams
1922Catch My Smoke
Bub Jessup
1922More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
Troubles
1921The Adventures of Tarzan
1921Little Lord Fauntleroy
Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
1921A Daughter of the Law
Pete Jepsen
1921Cameron of the Royal Mounted
1920The Son of Tarzan
Jack
1920Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
1920The Kentucky Colonel
Sam Britsides
1919Under the Top
Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
1919The Solitary Sin
Bob Meredith - Age 14
