08/21/1913
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
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).
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Law of the Wolf (1939) as Bobby [Pearson] |
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Two Against the World (1936) as Herman Mills |
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It's in the Air (1935) as Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
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Strange Wives (1934) as Elevator Boy |
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Student Tour (1934) as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited) |
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Counsellor at Law (1933) as Henry Susskind |
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Lawyer Man (1932) as Willie - Office Boy (uncredited) |
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Blessed Event (1932) as Eddie (uncredited) |
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Big Business Girl (1931) as Office Boy (uncredited) |
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Wide Open (1930) as Office Boy |
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The Jazz Singer (1927) as Young Jakie Rabinowitz |
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Sinews of Steel (1927) as The Office Boy |
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Lazy Lightning (1926) as Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon) |
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The Cohens and Kellys (1926) as Sammy Cohen |
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Sea Scamps (1926) as Bobbie |
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The Danger Signal (1926) as Robert Browning |
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The Happy Warrior (1925) as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon) |
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The Sign of the Cactus (1925) as Jack, as a boy |
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The Measure of a Man (1924) as Donald |
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The Country Kid (1923) as Boy |
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The Gatling Gun (1971) Director |
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Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968) Director |
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Black Zoo (1963) Director |
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Una cara para escapar (1963) Director |
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Una cara para escapar (1963) Screenplay |
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Damn Citizen (1958) Director |
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The Rawhide Trail (1958) Director |
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It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) Director |
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The Joe Louis Story (1953) Director |
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Thunder in the Pines (1948) Director |
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Black Eagle (1948) Director |
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Sport of Kings (1947) Director |
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Blind Spot (1947) Director |
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The Girl from Monterrey (1943) Story |
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Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) Original Story |