Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Chicago, Illinois, USA
July 4, 1907

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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Representative Works

Penrod
Penrod
10.0
/ English
Caught in a Cabaret
Caught in a Cabaret
5.8
/ English
Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes
5.3
/ English
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
6.8
/ English
Gun Play
Gun Play
6.0
/ English
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story
6.8
/ English
Adam Had Four Sons
Adam Had Four Sons
5.9
/ English
Those Country Kids
Those Country Kids
4.1
/ English
The Star Boarder
The Star Boarder
5.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951Nominee

Best Picture

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Penrod
1922Winner

Best Performance

Penrod

Caught in a Cabaret
1914Nominee

Best Performance

Caught in a Cabaret

Career Highlights

Tarzan of the Apes
1918Highlight

Best Performance

Tarzan of the Apes

Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914Highlight

Best Performance

Tillie's Punctured Romance