Gordon Griffith
Birthday: 1907-07-04 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USAGordon 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
Acting
Role
as Grant
as Max
as Government Man
as Henchman Steve
as Bruce
as Tim Rooney
as Bill as a Child
as Bub Jessup
as Troubles
as Pete Jepsen
as Jack
as Sam Britsides
as Tom Sawyer
as Bob Meredith - Age 14
as Tarzan as a Boy
as Young Tarzan
as Jimmie, Dugan's Son
as Ben Blair, as a child
as Cecil - as a Child
as Boy
as Boy (uncredited)
as Boy in Park (uncredited)
as Landlady's Son (uncredited)
as The Boy (uncredited)
