Robert Gordon
34 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Aug 21, 1913
- Died
- Dec 1, 1990 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Bobby Gordon · Robert Edwards · Bobbie 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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NOT to be confused with silent film actor, Robert Gordon (1895-1971) who starred with Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer" (1917).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Robert Gordon: movies and TV shows
Acting (20)
- 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 Lawyer Man
as Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
- 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
- 1927 Sinews of Steel
as The Office Boy
- 1926 Lazy Lightning
as Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
- 1926 The Cohens and Kellys
as Sammy Cohen
- 1926 Sea Scamps
as Bobbie
- 1926 The Danger Signal
as Robert Browning
- 1925 The Happy Warrior
as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
- 1925 The Sign of the Cactus
as Jack, as a boy
- 1924 The Measure of a Man
as Donald
- 1923 The Country Kid
as Boy
Behind the camera (24)
- 2003
- 1971 The Gatling Gun
Director
- 1968 Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
Director
- 1963 Black Zoo
Director
- 1963 The Getaway Face
Director, Screenplay
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 Damn Citizen
Director
- 1958 The Rawhide Trail
Director
- 1957
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 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 Sport of Kings
Director
- 1947 Blind Spot
Director
- 1943 The Girl from Monterrey
Story
- 1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
Original Story