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

Two Against the World

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1939	Law of the Wolf	Bobby [Pearson]
1936	Two Against the World	Herman Mills
1935	It's in the Air	Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1934	Student Tour	Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
1934	Strange Wives	Elevator Boy
1933	Counsellor at Law	Henry Susskind
1932	Blessed Event	Eddie (uncredited)
1931	Big Business Girl	Office Boy (uncredited)
1930	Wide Open	Office Boy
1929	The Jazz Singer	Young Jakie Rabinowitz
1926	The Cohens and Kellys	Sammy Cohen
1925	The Happy Warrior	Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
1923	The Greatest Menace	Charles W. Wright Jr

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2003	The Blues	Writer
1971	The Gatling Gun	Director
1968	Tarzan and the Jungle Boy	Director
1963	Black Zoo	Director
1963	Una cara para escapar	Director
1963	Una cara para escapar	Screenplay
1959	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis	Director
1959	Law of the Plainsman	Director
1959	Bourbon Street Beat	Director
1959	Bold Venture	Director
1958	The Texan	Director
1958	Damn Citizen	Director
1958	The Rawhide Trail	Director
1957	Maverick	Director
1957	The Real McCoys	Director
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Director
1955	It Came from Beneath the Sea	Director
1955	My Friend Flicka	Director
1953	The Joe Louis Story	Director
1948	Thunder in the Pines	Director
1948	Black Eagle	Director
1947	Blind Spot	Director
1947	Sport of Kings	Director
1943	Keep 'Em Slugging	Original Story
1943	The Girl from Monterrey	Story