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. 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).

Directed

1. It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) — Director
2. Maverick (1957) — Director
3. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) — Director
4. The Real McCoys (1957) — Director
5. The Gatling Gun (1971) — Director
6. Blind Spot (1947) — Director
7. Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968) — Director
8. Black Zoo (1963) — Director
9. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Director
10. The Joe Louis Story (1953) — Director
11. The Texan (1958) — Director
12. Thunder in the Pines (1948) — Director
13. My Friend Flicka (1955) — Director
14. The Getaway Face (1963) — Director
15. Law of the Plainsman (1959) — Director
16. Black Eagle (1948) — Director
17. Bourbon Street Beat (1959) — Director
18. Bold Venture (1959) — Director
19. Damn Citizen (1958) — Director
20. The Rawhide Trail (1958) — Director
21. Sport of Kings (1947) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Jazz Singer (1927) — Young Jakie Rabinowitz
2. Counsellor at Law (1933) — Henry Susskind
3. Lawyer Man (1932) — Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
4. Two Against the World (1936) — Herman Mills
5. Blessed Event (1932) — Eddie (uncredited)
6. Wide Open (1930) — Office Boy
7. Law of the Wolf (1939) — Bobby [Pearson]
8. Big Business Girl (1931) — Office Boy (uncredited)
9. It's in the Air (1935) — Elevator Operator (uncredited)
10. Student Tour (1934) — Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
11. The Happy Warrior (1925) — Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
12. Strange Wives (1934) — Elevator Boy
13. The Cohens and Kellys (1926) — Sammy Cohen
14. The Measure of a Man (1924) — Donald
15. The Danger Signal (1926) — Robert Browning
16. The Country Kid (1923) — Boy
17. The Sign of the Cactus (1925) — Jack, as a boy
18. Sinews of Steel (1927) — The Office Boy
19. Sea Scamps (1926) — Bobbie
20. Lazy Lightning (1926) — Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)