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]
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Kilmeny
as Pierre - the Boy
1915
Under the Top
as Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
1919
Caught in a Cabaret
as Boy in Park (uncredited)
1914
The Village Blacksmith
as Bill as a Child
1922
Those Country Kids
1914
The Star Boarder
as Landlady's Son (uncredited)
1914
Twenty Minutes of Love
as Boy
1914
The Romance of Tarzan
as Tarzan as a Boy
1918
The Branded Man
as Bruce
1928
Blazing Justice
as Max
1936
Outlaws of the Range
as Grant
1936
The Son of Tarzan
as Jack
1920
Bars of Hate
as Jim Grant
1935
The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
Gun Play
as Henchman Mark
1935
The Solitary Sin
as Bob Meredith - Age 14
1919
The Riot
as One of the Neighborhood Kids
1913
Mabel's Dramatic Career
as Boy
1913
His Sister's Kids
as 2nd Nephew
1913
The Chicken Chaser
1914