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Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Directing

August 21, 1913 — December 1, 1990Pittsburgh, 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).

Known for

Directing21

Acting20

Law of the Wolfmovie

Law of the Wolf

1939

Bobby [Pearson]

Two Against the Worldmovie

Two Against the World

1936

Herman Mills

It's in the Airmovie

It's in the Air

1935

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Strange Wivesmovie

Strange Wives

1934

Elevator Boy

Student Tourmovie

Student Tour

1934

Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)

Counsellor at Lawmovie

Counsellor at Law

1933

Henry Susskind

Lawyer Manmovie

Lawyer Man

1932

Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)

Blessed Eventmovie

Blessed Event

1932

Eddie (uncredited)

Big Business Girlmovie

Big Business Girl

1931

Office Boy (uncredited)

Wide Openmovie

Wide Open

1930

Office Boy

The Jazz Singermovie

The Jazz Singer

1927

Young Jakie Rabinowitz

Sinews of Steelmovie

Sinews of Steel

1927

The Office Boy

Lazy Lightningmovie

Lazy Lightning

1926

Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)

The Cohens and Kellysmovie

The Cohens and Kellys

1926

Sammy Cohen

Sea Scamps
movie

Sea Scamps

1926

Bobbie

The Danger Signalmovie

The Danger Signal

1926

Robert Browning

The Happy Warriormovie

The Happy Warrior

1925

Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)

The Sign of the Cactusmovie

The Sign of the Cactus

1925

Jack, as a boy

The Measure of a Manmovie

The Measure of a Man

1924

Donald

The Country Kidmovie

The Country Kid

1923

Boy

Writing4