Robert Gordon
Directing • Born 1913-08-21 – Died 1990-12-01
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).
Filmography
20 credits
The Happy Warrior
Movie • 1925
Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
Strange Wives
Movie • 1934
Elevator Boy
Wide Open
Movie • 1930
Office Boy
Two Against the World
Movie • 1936
Herman Mills
The Jazz Singer
Movie • 1927
Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Student Tour
Movie • 1934
Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
It's in the Air
Movie • 1935
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Counsellor at Law
Movie • 1933
Henry Susskind
Law of the Wolf
Movie • 1939
Bobby [Pearson]
Blessed Event
Movie • 1932
Eddie (uncredited)
Big Business Girl
Movie • 1931
Office Boy (uncredited)
The Cohens and Kellys
Movie • 1926
Sammy Cohen
The Measure of a Man
Movie • 1924
Donald
The Danger Signal
Movie • 1926
Robert Browning
The Country Kid
Movie • 1923
Boy
Lawyer Man
Movie • 1932
Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cactus
Movie • 1925
Jack, as a boy
Sinews of Steel
Movie • 1927
The Office Boy
Sea Scamps
Movie • 1926
Bobbie
Lazy Lightning
Movie • 1926
Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)