Acting
Gordon Griffith
Also Known As: Gordon S. Griffith
Birth Date
July 4, 1907
Death Date
October 12, 1958
(passed away at 51)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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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Caught in a Cabaret
Boy in Park (uncredited)
1914
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Penrod
Sam Williams
1922
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The Son of Tarzan
Jack
1920
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Tarzan of the Apes
Young Tarzan
1918
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Naked Hearts
Cecil - as a Child
1916
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The Street of Tears
Ted Weller
1924
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His Sister's Kids
2nd Nephew
1913
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
1921
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Twenty Minutes of Love
Boy
1914
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The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
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A Race for Life
The Villain
1914
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Gun Play
Henchman Mark
1935
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Kid Auto Races at Venice
The Boy (uncredited)
1914
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Those Country Kids
1914
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Tillie's Punctured Romance
Newsboy (uncredited)
1914
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Little Annie Rooney
Tim Rooney
1925
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The Broken Doll
Gordon
1914
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The Little American
Child (uncredited)
1917
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The Kentucky Colonel
Sam Britsides
1920
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Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
1920