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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-08-21

Day of Death

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

Acting

The Happy Warrior

1925

The Happy Warrior

as

Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)

The Greatest Menace

1923

The Greatest Menace

as

Charles W. Wright Jr

Strange Wives

1934

Strange Wives

as

Elevator Boy

Wide Open

1930

Wide Open

as

Office Boy

The Jazz Singer

1927

The Jazz Singer

as

Young Jakie Rabinowitz

Law of the Wolf

1939

Law of the Wolf

as

Bobby [Pearson]

Two Against the World

1936

Two Against the World

as

Herman Mills

It's in the Air

1935

It's in the Air

as

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Student Tour

1934

Student Tour

as

Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)

Counsellor at Law

1933

Counsellor at Law

as

Henry Susskind

Blessed Event

1932

Blessed Event

as

Eddie (uncredited)

Big Business Girl

1931

Big Business Girl

as

Office Boy (uncredited)

The Cohens and Kellys

1926

The Cohens and Kellys

as

Sammy Cohen

The Danger Signal

1926

The Danger Signal

as

Robert Browning

The Hired Man

1918

The Hired Man

as

Walter Endicott

Production

Crew

Directing