Robert Gordon

Personal Info

Known For Director

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Director

1971
The Gatling Gun

as Director

1963
Black Zoo

as Director

1963
1959
1959
1959
Bold Venture

as Director

1958
Damn Citizen

as Director

1958
The Rawhide Trail

as Director

1958
The Texan

as Director

1957
The Real McCoys

as Director

1957
Maverick

as Director

1955
My Friend Flicka

as Director

1953
1948
1948
Black Eagle

as Director

1947
Blind Spot

as Director

1947
Sport of Kings

as Director

Actor

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

1925
The Happy Warrior

as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)

1923
The Greatest Menace

as Charles W. Wright Jr

Writer

2003
The Blues

as Writer

1963
Una cara para escapar

as Screenplay

1943
Keep 'Em Slugging

as Original Story