Robert Gordon

American actor and director (1913-1990)

Robert Gordon 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, Bonanza, and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Except for Myrna Loy, who died in 1993, he was the last surviving cast member of The Jazz Singer. Gordon directed one film under the pseudonym Robert Edwards, Thunder in the Pines, in 1948.

Wikipedia · Wikidata · IMDb · Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 26 films (1917–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 11 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1917	Tom Sawyer.	Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co.	5 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1918	Bud's Recruit ▶	Judge Willis Brown; Wallace Brennan; Robert Gordon; Thomas Bellamy; Ruth Hampton; King Vidor	26 min		B&W
1918	CAPTAIN KIDD, JR.	Pickford Film Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1918	Huck and Tom	William Desmond Taylor			B&W
1926	HEARTS AND SPANGLES.	Lumas Film Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1927	The Jazz Singer	Vitaphone Corp \| Warner Bros Pictures (1923-1967)	1:29:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1937	Youth marches on.	Berkeley Community Chest.	789	16mm	B&W	sound
1939	[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1939]		8	16mm	Color	silent
1947	Blind Spot.	Robert Gordon	73 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	Sport Of Kings.	Robert Gordon	68 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1948]	.	11	16mm	Color	silent
1948	Black Eagle.	/ Robert Cohn production; screenplay, Edward Huebsch, Hall Smith; adaptation, Edward Huebsch; based on the O. Henry story, "The Passing of Black Eagle" ; directed by Robert Gordon.	8 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Thunder In The Pines.	Robert Gordon	61 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1949	[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1949]		11	16mm	Color	silent
1950	[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1950]		11	16mm	Color	silent
1951	[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1951]		11	16mm	Color	silent
1952	[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1952]	.	11	16mm	Color	silent
1953	The Joe Louis story	director, Robert Gordon.	87	16mm	B&W	sound
1954	[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1954]	.	11	16mm	Color	silent
1956	[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1956]		12	16mm	Color	silent
1957	Damn Citizen.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	88 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	The Rawhide Trail.	Allied Artists Pictures Corp.	68 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1963	Black Zoo.	Allied Artists Pictures Corp.	88 min	35mm	Color	sound
1964	University of California 101st commencement. June 13, 1964. California Memorial Stadium	University of California production.	18	16mm		silent
1967	Tarzan And The Jungle Boy.	Banner Productions Inc.	99 min	35mm	Color	sound
1969	The Gatling Gun.	Revue Productions Inc.	93 min	16mm	Color	sound