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Robert Gordon

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Date of birth
Aug 21, 1913
Date of death
Dec 1, 1990(aged 77)
Place of birth

Robert Gordon

Biography of Robert Gordon:

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NOT to be confused with silent film actor, Robert Gordon (1895-1971) who starred with Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer" (1917).

Robert Gordon has directed:

The Gatling Gun(1971)
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy(1968)
Black Zoo(1963)
The Getaway Face(1963)
Damn Citizen(1958)
The Rawhide Trail(1958)
It Came from Beneath the Sea(1955)
The Joe Louis Story(1953)
Thunder in the Pines(1948)
Black Eagle(1948)
Sport of Kings(1947)
Blind Spot(1947)

Robert Gordon has acted in:

Law of the Wolf(1939) ... as Bobby [Pearson]
Two Against the World(1936) ... as Herman Mills
It's in the Air(1935) ... as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Strange Wives(1934) ... as Elevator Boy
Student Tour(1934) ... as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
Counsellor at Law(1933) ... as Henry Susskind
Lawyer Man(1932) ... as Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
Blessed Event(1932) ... as Eddie (uncredited)
Big Business Girl(1931) ... as Office Boy (uncredited)
Wide Open(1930) ... as Office Boy
The Jazz Singer(1927) ... as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Sinews of Steel(1927) ... as The Office Boy
Lazy Lightning(1926) ... as Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
The Cohens and Kellys(1926) ... as Sammy Cohen
Sea Scamps(1926) ... as Bobbie
The Danger Signal(1926) ... as Robert Browning
The Happy Warrior(1925) ... as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
The Sign of the Cactus(1925) ... as Jack, as a boy
The Measure of a Man(1924) ... as Donald
The Country Kid(1923) ... as Boy

Additional credits for Robert Gordon:

The Getaway Face(1963)(Screenplay)
The Girl from Monterrey(1943)(Story)
Keep 'Em Slugging(1943)(Original Story)

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