Gordon 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]

Known for

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Outlaws of the Range

1936 ⭐ 6.5

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Blazing Justice

1936 ⭐ 6.5

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Gun Play

1935 ⭐ 6.0

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Bars of Hate

1935 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

1936

Outlaws of the Range

Grant · 1936

⭐ 6.5

Blazing Justice

Max · 1936

⭐ 6.5

1935

Gun Play

Henchman Mark · 1935

⭐ 6.0

Bars of Hate Notable

Jim Grant · 1935

⭐ 7.0

Western Frontier Notable

Henchman Steve · 1935

⭐ 9.0

1928

The Branded Man

Bruce · 1928

⭐ 4.0

1926

The Cat's Pajamas Notable

1926

⭐ 9.0

1925

Little Annie Rooney Notable

Tim Rooney · 1925

⭐ 7.1

1923

Main Street

Cy Bogart · 1923

⭐ 6.0

1922

Catch My Smoke Notable

Bub Jessup · 1922

⭐ 7.0

The Village Blacksmith

Bill as a Child · 1922

⭐ 5.3

More to Be Pitied Than Scorned Notable

Troubles · 1922

⭐ 9.0

1921

Cameron of the Royal Mounted Notable

1921

⭐ 9.0

The Adventures of Tarzan

1921

⭐ 6.6

Little Lord Fauntleroy Notable

Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredite · 1921

⭐ 7.0

1920

The Kentucky Colonel Notable

Sam Britsides · 1920

⭐ 8.0

The Son of Tarzan

Jack · 1920

⭐ 5.8

Huckleberry Finn

Tom Sawyer · 1920

⭐ 6.8

1919

The Solitary Sin Notable

Bob Meredith - Age 14 · 1919

⭐ 8.0

Under the Top Notable

Jimmie Jones (prologue and epi · 1919

⭐ 10.0

1918

The Romance of Tarzan

Tarzan as a Boy · 1918

⭐ 6.0

Tarzan of the Apes

Young Tarzan · 1918

⭐ 5.3

1917

The Little American

Child (uncredited) · 1917

⭐ 6.3

The Price of Silence

Jimmie, Dugan's Son · 1917

1916

Gloriana

1916

Naked Hearts

Cecil - as a Child · 1916

The Code of Marcia Gray

Newsboy (uncredited) · 1916

1915

Kilmeny

Pierre - the Boy · 1915

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Newsboy (uncredited) · 1914

⭐ 6.2

Those Country Kids

1914

⭐ 4.1

The Fatal Mallet

Boy (uncredited) · 1914

⭐ 5.4

1913

Mabel's Dramatic Career

Boy · 1913

⭐ 5.5

The Riot

One of the Neighborhood Kids · 1913

Frequently appears with

Bill Cody

Steve Harper

Catherine Cotter

Betty Wilson

William McCall

Dad Wilson

Bill Cody Jr.

Jimmy Wilson

Gertrude Messinger

Virginia Peterson

Milburn Morante

Pop, Bearded Barfly

Budd Buster

Bob Peterson, Virginia's

Full filmography

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Outlaws of the Range

1936 ⭐ 6.5

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Blazing Justice

1936 ⭐ 6.5

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Gun Play

1935 ⭐ 6.0

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Bars of Hate

1935 ⭐ 7.0

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Western Frontier

1935 ⭐ 9.0

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What Price Crime

1935 ⭐ 4.0

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Speed Limited

1935 ⭐ 8.0

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The Branded Man

1928 ⭐ 4.0

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The Cat's Pajamas

1926 ⭐ 9.0

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Little Annie Rooney

1925 ⭐ 7.1

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Main Street

1923 ⭐ 6.0

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Catch My Smoke

1922 ⭐ 7.0

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The Village Blacksmith

1922 ⭐ 5.3

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More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

1922 ⭐ 9.0

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Penrod

1922 ⭐ 10.0

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Cameron of the Royal Mounted

1921 ⭐ 9.0

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The Adventures of Tarzan

1921 ⭐ 6.6

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921 ⭐ 7.0

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A Daughter of the Law

1921 ⭐ 7.5

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The Kentucky Colonel

1920 ⭐ 8.0