Actor

Gordon Griffith

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

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0.3

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Movies: 52Series: 0Crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 147985

IMDb ID: nm0341503

Known for: Acting

Born: July 4, 1907

Died: October 12, 1958

Age: 51

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1913 - 1951

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 5.81

Wikidata: Q5585207

Also known as

Gordon S. Griffith

Other jobs

Assistant Director (4)Associate Producer (2)Producer (1)Producer's Assistant (1)Production Manager (1)Screenplay (1)

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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]