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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-08-21 (111 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Robert 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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Known For

Acting

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
Student Tour as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)

1933

Counsellor at Law as Henry Susskind

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

1926

The Cohens and Kellys as Sammy Cohen
The Danger Signal as Robert Browning

1925

The Happy Warrior as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)

1924

1923

The Greatest Menace as Charles W. Wright Jr

1918

The Hired Man as Walter Endicott

Directing

1971

The Gatling Gun as Director

1963

Black Zoo as Director

1958

Damn Citizen as Director
The Rawhide Trail as Director
The Texan as Director

1957

The Real McCoys as Director
Maverick as Director

1953

1948

Black Eagle as Director

1947

Blind Spot as Director
Sport of Kings as Director

Writing

2003

The Blues as Writer

1963

Una cara para escapar as Screenplay

1943

Keep 'Em Slugging as Original Story