Robert Gordon

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-08-21

Deathday

1990-12-01 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

  • Bobby Gordon
  • Robert Edwards
  • Bobbie Gordon

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

The Jazz Singer
6.1%

The Jazz Singer

Oct 6, 1927

Counsellor at Law
6.6%

Counsellor at Law

Dec 25, 1933

Two Against the World
5.8%

Two Against the World

Jul 11, 1936

Blessed Event
6.5%

Blessed Event

Sep 10, 1932

Wide Open
5.3%

Wide Open

Feb 1, 1930

Law of the Wolf
5.7%

Law of the Wolf

Jun 15, 1939

It's in the Air
5.0%

It's in the Air

Oct 10, 1935

Student Tour
5.0%

Student Tour

Oct 5, 1934

Big Business Girl
5.5%

Big Business Girl

Jun 12, 1931

The Happy Warrior
0.0%

The Happy Warrior

Jul 5, 1925

The Greatest Menace
0.0%

The Greatest Menace

May 19, 1923

Strange Wives
0.0%

Strange Wives

Nov 30, 1934

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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
1934
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
1926
The Danger Signal as Robert Browning
1925
The Happy Warrior as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
1924
The Measure of a Man as Donald
1923
The Country Kid as Boy
1923
The Greatest Menace as Charles W. Wright Jr
1918
The Hired Man as Walter Endicott

Directing

1971
The Gatling Gun as Director
1968
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy as Director
1963
Black Zoo as Director
1963
Una cara para escapar as Director
1959
Bourbon Street Beat as Director
1959
Law of the Plainsman as Director
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Director
1959
Bold Venture as Director
1958
The Texan as Director
1958
Damn Citizen as Director
1958
The Rawhide Trail as Director
1957
The Real McCoys as Director
1957
Maverick as Director
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Director
1955
My Friend Flicka as Director
1955
It Came from Beneath the Sea as Director
1953
The Joe Louis Story as Director
1948
Thunder in the Pines as Director
1948
Black Eagle as Director
1947
Sport of Kings as Director
1947
Blind Spot as Director

Writing

2003
The Blues as Writer
1963
Una cara para escapar as Screenplay
1943
The Girl from Monterrey as Story
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging as Original Story
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