Robert Gordon(1913-1990)

Director
Actor
Writer

Robert Gordon was born on 21 August 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Jazz Singer (1927), Counsellor at Law (1933) and Blind Spot (1947). He was married to Sophia Levine and Lita Vinette. He died on 1 December 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

The Jazz Singer

6.4

Jakie Rabinowitz - Age 13(as Bobby Gordon)

1927

Counsellor at Law

7.5

Henry Susskind(as Bobby Gordon)

1933

Blind Spot

6.5

Director

1947

The Getaway Face

3.3

Director

1963

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Director

The American People in World War II
Short
- Director
- 1973
The Gatling Gun
4.8
- Director
- 1971
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
5.2
- Director
- 1968
The Getaway Face
3.3
- Director
- 1963
Black Zoo
5.6
- Director
- 1963
The Real McCoys
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1962–1963
King of Diamonds
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1961–1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1960–1961
Bonanza
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1961
Law of the Plainsman
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1959–1960
Bold Venture
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1959
The Alaskans
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1959
Maverick
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1959
The Texan
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1959

Actor

Gone with the Wind
8.2
- Soldier (uncredited)
- 1939
Law of the Wolf
4.0
- Bobby [Pearson] (as Bobby Gordon)
- 1939
Trapped by Television
5.8
- Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- 1936
Nobody's Fool
7.2
- Bellhop (uncredited)
- 1936
Two Against the World
6.1
- Herman Mills (as Bobby Gordon)
- 1936
It's in the Air
5.8
- Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
6.7
- Copy Boy (uncredited)
- 1935
Strange Wives
6.0
- ElevatorBboy (as Bobby Gordon)
- 1934
Student Tour
5.1
- Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
- 1934
Counsellor at Law
7.5
- Henry Susskind (as Bobby Gordon)
- 1933
Lawyer Man
6.5
- Willie - an Office Boy (uncredited)
- 1932
Call Her Savage
7.0
- Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1932
Blessed Event
6.9
- Eddie - the Office Boy (uncredited)
- 1932
Big Business Girl
5.9
- Office Boy (uncredited)
- 1931
Seed
7.2
- Office Boy (uncredited)
- 1931

Writer

Personal details

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Alternative names
- Bobbie
Height
- 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Born
- August 21, 1913
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- December 1, 1990
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouses
Children
- Dena B Gordon

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Trivia
He and Allison Hayes (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)) were quite an item around Hollywood in the early 1960s. They had a lot of dinners at The Sportsman's Lodge. Hayes wanted to marry Gordon (who was a couple of inches shorter than she was), but he was reluctant to divorce his wife.