Gordon Griffith
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1907-07-04 - 1958-10-12
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As: Gordon S. Griffith
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
1914Caught in a Cabaret
1918Tarzan of the Apes
1914Kid Auto Races at Venice
1914Tillie's Punctured Romance
1935Gun Play
1914Twenty Minutes of Love
1936Outlaws of the Range
The Street of Tears
1921Little Lord Fauntleroy
1916Naked Hearts
1920The Son of Tarzan
1922Penrod
1921The Adventures of Tarzan
His Sister's Kids
1922More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
1917The Price of Silence
1920The Kentucky Colonel
1923