Robert Gordon

Career timeline

1. 1913 · Born

   Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

2. 1923 · Screen debut

   The Country Kid (Movie)

3. 1956 · Breakthrough

   Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (TV)

4. 1963 · Writing debut

   The Getaway Face (Movie)

5. 1990 · Died

   December 1, 1990

6. 2003 · Latest release

   The Blues (TV)

Career in numbers

10 1920s

10 1930s

5 1940s

13 1950s

3 1960s

1 1970s

1 2000s

• Drama19
• Western12
• Comedy10
• Romance6
• Crime3
• Adventure3

Highest-rated title The Jazz Singer 1927 6.1 Most popular title Maverick 1957 7.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Gordon in our catalogue.

Abner Biberman

2 titles together

Ted Post

2 titles together

1. 1939 Law of the Wolf as Bobby [Pearson] Movie
2. 1936 Two Against the World as Herman Mills Movie
3. 1935 It's in the Air as Elevator Operator (uncredited) Movie
4. 1934 Strange Wives as Elevator Boy Movie
5. 1934 Student Tour as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited) Movie
6. 1933 Counsellor at Law as Henry Susskind 6.6 Movie
7. 1932 Lawyer Man as Willie - Office Boy (uncredited) Movie
8. 1932 Blessed Event as Eddie (uncredited) Movie
9. 1931 Big Business Girl as Office Boy (uncredited) Movie
10. 1930 Wide Open as Office Boy Movie
11. 1927 The Jazz Singer as Young Jakie Rabinowitz 6.1 Movie
12. 1927 Sinews of Steel as The Office Boy Movie
13. 1926 Lazy Lightning as Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon) Movie
14. 1926 The Cohens and Kellys as Sammy Cohen Movie
15. 1926 Sea Scamps as Bobbie Movie
16. 1926 The Danger Signal as Robert Browning Movie
17. 1925 The Happy Warrior as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon) Movie
18. 1925 The Sign of the Cactus as Jack, as a boy Movie
19. 1924 The Measure of a Man as Donald Movie
20. 1923 The Country Kid as Boy Movie

1. 1971 The Gatling Gun Movie
2. 1968 Tarzan and the Jungle Boy Movie
3. 1963 Black Zoo Movie
4. 1963 The Getaway Face Movie
5. 1959 Bourbon Street Beat TV
6. 1959 Law of the Plainsman TV
7. 1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV
8. 1959 Bold Venture TV
9. 1958 The Texan TV
10. 1958 Damn Citizen Movie
11. 1958 The Rawhide Trail Movie
12. 1957 The Real McCoys TV
13. 1957 Maverick 7.1 TV
14. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV
15. 1955 My Friend Flicka TV
16. 1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea 5.7 Movie
17. 1953 The Joe Louis Story Movie
18. 1948 Thunder in the Pines Movie
19. 1948 Black Eagle Movie
20. 1947 Sport of Kings Movie
21. 1947 Blind Spot Movie

1. 2003 The Blues 7.5 TV

1. 1963 The Getaway Face Movie

1. 1943 The Girl from Monterrey Movie

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