Robert Gordon
Directing
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).
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Movies (32)
The Gatling Gun1971Directing
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy1968Directing
Black Zoo1963Directing
The Getaway Face1963Directing
Damn Citizen1958Directing
The Rawhide Trail1958Directing
It Came from Beneath the Sea1955Directing
The Joe Louis Story1953Directing
Thunder in the Pines1948Directing
Black Eagle1948Directing
Sport of Kings1947Directing
Blind Spot1947Directing
Law of the Wolf1939Bobby [Pearson]
Two Against the World1936Herman Mills
It's in the Air1935Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Strange Wives1934Elevator Boy
Student Tour1934Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
Counsellor at Law1933Henry Susskind
Lawyer Man1932Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
Blessed Event1932Eddie (uncredited)
Big Business Girl1931Office Boy (uncredited)
Wide Open1930Office Boy
The Jazz Singer1927Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Sinews of Steel1927The Office Boy
Lazy Lightning1926Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
The Cohens and Kellys1926Sammy Cohen- Sea Scamps1926Bobbie
The Danger Signal1926Robert Browning
The Happy Warrior1925Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
The Sign of the Cactus1925Jack, as a boy
Shows (9)
Bourbon Street Beat1959Directing
Law of the Plainsman1959Directing
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959Directing
Bold Venture1959Directing
The Texan1958Directing
The Real McCoys1957Directing
Maverick1957Directing
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956Directing
My Friend Flicka1955Directing