Robert Gordon
Known For
Directing
Born
1913-08-21 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1990-12-01
Biography
Robert Gordon (August 21, 1913 in Pittsburgh – December 1, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American director and actor. His acting career, in which he was usually credited as Bobby Gordon, began in 1923 while he was a child, and continued through 1939. His first directing credit came with the 1947 film Blind Spot, after which he directed several films, including The Joe Louis Story in 1953, It Came from Beneath the Sea in 1955, Black Zoo in 1963; and television series episodes including My Friend Flicka, Zane Grey Theater, The Texan and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He was the last surviving cast member of The Jazz Singer. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NOT to be confused with silent film actor, Robert Gordon (1895-1971) who starred with Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer" (1917).
Most Known For
Sea Scamps
as Bobbie
Big Business Girl
as Office Boy (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer
as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Blessed Event
as Eddie (uncredited)
Law of the Wolf
as Bobby [Pearson]
Student Tour
as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
Two Against the World
as Herman Mills
Lawyer Man
as Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
It's in the Air
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Counsellor at Law
as Henry Susskind
The Cohens and Kellys
as Sammy Cohen
Wide Open
as Office Boy
Strange Wives
as Elevator Boy
Sinews of Steel
as The Office Boy
The Happy Warrior
as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
The Sign of the Cactus
as Jack, as a boy
Lazy Lightning
as Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
The Country Kid
as Boy
The Danger Signal
as Robert Browning
The Measure of a Man
as Donald