Robert Gordon
Known for DirectingBorn 1913-08-21 — died 1990-12-01Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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NOT to be confused with silent film actor, Robert Gordon (1895-1971) who starred with Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer" (1917).
Known for
The Jazz Singer
1927 · as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
It's in the Air
1935 · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Counsellor at Law
1933 · as Henry Susskind
Lawyer Man
1932 · as Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
Blessed Event
1932 · as Eddie (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934 · as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
Sea Scamps
1926 · as Bobbie
Two Against the World
1936 · as Herman Mills
Law of the Wolf
1939 · as Bobby [Pearson]
Strange Wives
1934 · as Elevator Boy
The Cohens and Kellys
1926 · as Sammy Cohen
The Sign of the Cactus
1925 · as Jack, as a boy
The Happy Warrior
1925 · as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
Big Business Girl
1931 · as Office Boy (uncredited)
The Danger Signal
1926 · as Robert Browning
Lazy Lightning
1926 · as Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
Wide Open
1930 · as Office Boy
The Measure of a Man
1924 · as Donald