
Directing
Robert Gordon
Also Known As: Bobby Gordon, Robert Edwards, Bobbie Gordon
Birth Date
August 21, 1913
Death Date
December 1, 1990
(passed away at 77)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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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The Jazz Singer
Young Jakie Rabinowitz
1927

It's in the Air
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1935

Two Against the World
Herman Mills
1936
Sea Scamps
Bobbie
1926

Law of the Wolf
Bobby [Pearson]
1939

The Cohens and Kellys
Sammy Cohen
1926

Lawyer Man
Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
1932

Big Business Girl
Office Boy (uncredited)
1931

Blessed Event
Eddie (uncredited)
1932

Counsellor at Law
Henry Susskind
1933

The Sign of the Cactus
Jack, as a boy
1925

Student Tour
Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
1934

Strange Wives
Elevator Boy
1934

The Measure of a Man
Donald
1924

Sinews of Steel
The Office Boy
1927

Lazy Lightning
Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
1926

The Happy Warrior
Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
1925

The Danger Signal
Robert Browning
1926

Wide Open
Office Boy
1930

The Country Kid
Boy
1923