Gordon Griffith
Acting
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]
Born: July 4, 1907
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
A Daughter of the Law
A city girl revenuer spies on illegal whiskey making in the hills.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Little Annie Rooney
A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city neighborhood. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, in 2014.
The Little American
A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to her ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand.
Tillie's Punctured Romance
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
The Romance of Tarzan
Tarzan and Jane are to sail for England. They are attacked by natives and Tarzan is believed to have been killed. The Greystoke relatives return to England, the Porters (Jane's family) goes to their ranch near San Francisco. Tarzan shows up in a tuxedo and rescues Jane from outlaws...
The Adventures of Tarzan
Tarzan spurns the love of La, Queen of Opar. When he isn't trying to keep the Bolshevik Rokoff and Clayton (pretender to the Greystoke estate) from reaching Opar, he is attacked simultaneously by two lions, dropped into a pit when a volcano splits the ground, nearly sacrificed by sun worshipers, and so on.
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.
Caught in a Cabaret
Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and tries to impress her by pretending to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she has a jealous fiancé.
Twenty Minutes of Love
Charlie is hanging around in the park, finding problems with a jealous suitor, a man who thinks that Charlie has robbed him a watch, a policeman and even a little boy, all because our friend can't stop snooping.
Filmography
as Grant
as Max
as Henchman Mark
as Jim Grant
as Henchman Steve
as Red - a Gangster
as Government Man
as Bruce
as Tim Rooney
as Cy Bogart
as Bub Jessup
as Bill as a Child
as Troubles
as Sam Williams
as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
as Pete Jepsen
as Sam Britsides
as Jack
as Tom Sawyer
as Bob Meredith - Age 14
as Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
as Tarzan as a Boy
as Young Tarzan
as Child (uncredited)
as Jimmie, Dugan's Son
as Cecil - as a Child
as Ben Blair, as a child
as Pierre - the Boy
as Newsboy (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
as Boy in Park (uncredited)
as Boy
as Landlady's Son (uncredited)
as The Boy (uncredited)
as Boy
as One of the Neighborhood Kids