Gordon Griffith

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]

Known For

Kid Auto Races at Venice

as The Boy (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Twenty Minutes of Love

as Boy

Caught in a Cabaret

as Boy in Park (uncredited)

The Fatal Mallet

as Boy (uncredited)

The Star Boarder

as Landlady's Son (uncredited)

Tarzan of the Apes

as Young Tarzan

Little Annie Rooney

as Tim Rooney

The Little American

as Child (uncredited)

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)