
Robert Gordon
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).
21 directing credits · 20 acting credits
Directing · 21

Maverick
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

The Real McCoys
1957

The Texan
1958

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959

Law of the Plainsman
1959

Bourbon Street Beat
1959

My Friend Flicka
1955
Bold Venture
1959

It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955

The Gatling Gun
1971

Damn Citizen
1958

The Joe Louis Story
1953

Black Zoo
1963

Blind Spot
1947

Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
1968

Black Eagle
1948

The Rawhide Trail
1958

The Getaway Face
1963

Thunder in the Pines
1948

Sport of Kings
1947
Acting · 20

The Jazz Singer
1927

Lawyer Man
1932

Blessed Event
1932

Counsellor at Law
1933

It's in the Air
1935

Wide Open
1930

Strange Wives
1934

Big Business Girl
1931

Student Tour
1934

The Country Kid
1923

Two Against the World
1936

The Danger Signal
1926

The Cohens and Kellys
1926

Law of the Wolf
1939

The Happy Warrior
1925

Lazy Lightning
1926

The Measure of a Man
1924

Sinews of Steel
1927
Sea Scamps
1926

The Sign of the Cactus
1925