Gordon Griffith
Known for Acting
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]
Filmography
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
Producer's Assistant
Little Annie Rooney
1925
as Tim Rooney
The Jolson Story
1946
Associate Producer
Tarzan of the Apes
1918
as Young Tarzan
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
as Boy in Park (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Adam Had Four Sons
1941
Associate Producer
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921
as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
Exile Express
1939
Production Manager
Twenty Minutes of Love
1914
as Boy
Kid Auto Races at Venice
1914
as The Boy (uncredited)
The Star Boarder
1914
as Landlady's Son (uncredited)
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937
Producer
The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
The Riot
1913
as One of the Neighborhood Kids
A Bath House Beauty
1914
as Fatty's Son
Penrod
1922
as Sam Williams
The Little American
1917
as Child (uncredited)
Main Street
1923
as Cy Bogart
Jungle Menace
1937
Screenplay