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Robert Gordon

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 21, 1913 (113 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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. 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).

Known For

Acting
1939Law of the WolfBobby [Pearson]
1936Two Against the WorldHerman Mills
1935It's in the AirElevator Operator (uncredited)
1934Strange WivesElevator Boy
1934Student TourJackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
1933Counsellor at LawHenry Susskind
1932Blessed EventEddie (uncredited)
1932Lawyer ManWillie - Office Boy (uncredited)
1931Big Business GirlOffice Boy (uncredited)
1930Wide OpenOffice Boy
1927The Jazz SingerYoung Jakie Rabinowitz
1927Sinews of SteelThe Office Boy
1926The Cohens and KellysSammy Cohen
1926The Danger SignalRobert Browning
1926Sea ScampsBobbie
1926Lazy LightningDickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
1925The Happy WarriorRollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
1925The Sign of the CactusJack, as a boy
1924The Measure of a ManDonald
1923The Country KidBoy
Directing
1971The Gatling GunDirector
1968Tarzan and the Jungle BoyDirector
1963Black ZooDirector
1963The Getaway FaceDirector
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisDirector
1959Bourbon Street BeatDirector
1959Law of the PlainsmanDirector
1959Bold VentureDirector
1958Damn CitizenDirector
1958The Rawhide TrailDirector
1958The TexanDirector
1957The Real McCoysDirector
1957MaverickDirector
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDirector
1955It Came from Beneath the SeaDirector
1955My Friend FlickaDirector
1953The Joe Louis StoryDirector
1948Thunder in the PinesDirector
1948Black EagleDirector
1947Blind SpotDirector
1947Sport of KingsDirector
Writing
2003The BluesWriter
1963The Getaway FaceScreenplay
1943The Girl from MonterreyStory
1943Keep 'Em SluggingOriginal Story