1951Nominee
Best Picture
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Gordon Griffith
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Chicago, Illinois, USA
July 4, 1907
Biography
Gordon Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in over 60 films, and surviving the transition from silent films to talkies. During his acting career, he worked with Charlie Chaplin, and was the first actor to portray Tarzan on film. Griffith died of a heart attack in Hollywood at the age of 51. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1914Nominee
Best Performance
Caught in a Cabaret
1918Nominee
Best Performance
Tarzan of the Apes
Career Highlights
1922Highlight
Best Performance
Penrod
1941Highlight
Best Picture
Adam Had Four Sons
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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman