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Gordon Griffith

Jul 04, 1907 - Oct 12, 1958 (51 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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]

Known For

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Tillie's Punctured Romance
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Tarzan of the Apes
Young Tarzan
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Caught in a Cabaret
Boy in Park (uncredited)
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The Adventures of Tarzan
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The Star Boarder
Landlady's Son (uncredited)
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
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Mabel's Dramatic Career
Boy
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The Little American
Child (uncredited)
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Little Annie Rooney
Tim Rooney
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The Son of Tarzan
Jack

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