
Robert Gordon
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Aug 21, 1913
- Died
- Dec 1, 1990 (aged 77)
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 24
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
Filmography

The Blues
2003TV
Writer

The Gatling Gun
1971Movie
Director

Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
1968Movie
Director

Black Zoo
1963Movie
Director

The Getaway Face
1963Movie
Director, Screenplay

Bourbon Street Beat
1959TV
Director

Law of the Plainsman
1959TV
Director

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959TV
Director

Bold Venture
1959TV
Director

The Texan
1958TV
Director

Damn Citizen
1958Movie
Director

The Rawhide Trail
1958Movie
Director

The Real McCoys
1957TV
Director

Maverick
1957TV
Director

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Director

My Friend Flicka
1955TV
Director

It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955Movie
Director

The Joe Louis Story
1953Movie
Director

Thunder in the Pines
1948Movie
Director

Black Eagle
1948Movie
Director

Sport of Kings
1947Movie
Director

Blind Spot
1947Movie
Director

The Girl from Monterrey
1943Movie
Story

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943Movie
Original Story