
Robert Gordon
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-08-21
Day of Death
1990-12-01 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert Gordon
Biography
Robert Gordon (August 21, 1913 in Pittsburgh – December 1, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American director and actor. His acting career, in which he was usually credited as Bobby Gordon, began in 1923 while he was a child, and continued through 1939. His first directing credit came with the 1947 film Blind Spot, after which he directed several films, including The Joe Louis Story in 1953, It Came from Beneath the Sea in 1955, Black Zoo in 1963; and television series episodes including My Friend Flicka, Zane Grey Theater, The Texan and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He was the last surviving cast member of The Jazz Singer.
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Known For
Acting
(1939)
Law of the Wolf
as Bobby [Pearson]
(1936)
Two Against the World
as Herman Mills
(1935)
It's in the Air
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1934)
Strange Wives
as Elevator Boy
(1934)
Student Tour
as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
(1933)
Counsellor at Law
as Henry Susskind
(1932)
Blessed Event
as Eddie (uncredited)
(1931)
Big Business Girl
as Office Boy (uncredited)
(1930)
Wide Open
as Office Boy
(1927)
The Jazz Singer
as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
(1926)
The Cohens and Kellys
as Sammy Cohen
(1926)
The Danger Signal
as Robert Browning
(1925)
The Happy Warrior
as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
(1924)
The Measure of a Man
as Donald
(1923)
The Greatest Menace
as Charles W. Wright Jr
(1923)
The Country Kid
as Boy
(1918)
The Hired Man
as Walter Endicott
Crew
(1971)
The Gatling Gun
Director
(1968)
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
Director
(1963)
Black Zoo
Director
(1963)
Una cara para escapar
Screenplay, Director
(1958)
Damn Citizen
Director
(1958)
The Rawhide Trail
Director
(1955)
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Director
(1953)
The Joe Louis Story
Director
(1948)
Thunder in the Pines
Director
(1948)
Black Eagle
Director
(1947)
Blind Spot
Director
(1947)
Sport of Kings
Director
(1943)
(1943)
Keep 'Em Slugging
Original Story