Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

Known For

Kilmeny

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]

Movies Featuring Gordon Griffith

Gun Play

Gun Play (1935)

as Henchman Mark
What Price Crime

What Price Crime (1935)

as Red - a Gangster
Speed Limited

Speed Limited (1935)

as Government Man
Penrod

Penrod (1922)

as Sam Williams
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)

as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
The Solitary Sin

The Solitary Sin (1919)

as Bob Meredith - Age 14
Under the Top

Under the Top (1919)

as Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
The Little American

The Little American (1917)

as Child (uncredited)
The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence (1917)

as Jimmie, Dugan's Son
Naked Hearts

Naked Hearts (1916)

as Cecil - as a Child
Ben Blair

Ben Blair (1916)

as Ben Blair, as a child
Kilmeny

Kilmeny (1915)

as Pierre - the Boy
The Fatal Mallet

The Fatal Mallet (1914)

as Boy (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret

Caught in a Cabaret (1914)

as Boy in Park (uncredited)
The Star Boarder

The Star Boarder (1914)

as Landlady's Son (uncredited)
Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)

as The Boy (uncredited)
The Riot

The Riot (1913)

as One of the Neighborhood Kids