Gordon Griffith: Gordon Griffith. Actor: Huckleberry Finn. Who was the first screen Tarzan? The standard answer is Elmo Lincoln star of the first Tarzan movie (1918). But the first third of that movie shows Tarzan as a boy, frolicking in the nude with real chimps (unlike the grown-up Lincoln who cavorted clothed with athletes wearing monkey suits). The earliest movie Tarzan was actually Gordon Griffith, a child star who began his career...
Known For: Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer), Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan - Younger), Jungle Menace (Second Unit or Assistant Director), Penrod (Sam Williams)