Gordon Griffith
Known For
Acting
Born
1907-07-04 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
1958-10-12
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]
Most Known For
Gun Play
as Henchman Mark
Catch My Smoke
as Bub Jessup
Penrod
as Sam Williams
Naked Hearts
as Cecil - as a Child
Tarzan of the Apes
as Young Tarzan
Kid Auto Races at Venice
as The Boy (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Little American
as Child (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tarzan
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
His Sister's Kids
as 2nd Nephew
Twenty Minutes of Love
as Boy
The Village Blacksmith
as Bill as a Child
Main Street
as Cy Bogart
The Star Boarder
as Landlady's Son (uncredited)
The Fatal Mallet
as Boy (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn
as Tom Sawyer
Mabel's Dramatic Career
as Boy
Caught in a Cabaret
as Boy in Park (uncredited)
The Riot
as One of the Neighborhood Kids