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Dexter Gordon

Acting Born Feb 27, 1923 Los Angeles, California, USA 11 credits

Biography

Dexter Gordon works in acting. Born February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Archytele lists 11 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

Awakenings

as Rolando
Film

'Round Midnight

as Dale Turner

Frequent co-stars

Robert De Niro 1 shared title
Robin Williams 1 shared title
John Heard 1 shared title
Julie Kavner 1 shared title
Penelope Ann Miller 1 shared title
Ruth Nelson 1 shared title
Max von Sydow 1 shared title
Anne Meara 1 shared title
George Martin 1 shared title
Alice Drummond 1 shared title

Career timeline

Cool Cats
Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 and '64
Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Awakenings
'Round MidnightBefore Midnight
Stop for Bud
Unchained

Full filmography

  • Awakenings (1990) as Rolando
  • 'Round Midnight (1986) as Dale Turner
  • Unchained (1955) as Saxophone Player (uncredited)
  • Before Midnight (1986) as Self (archive footage)
  • Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992) as Self
  • Dexter Gordon-Jazz At Highschool
  • Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 and '64 (2007)
  • Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know (1996) as Himself
  • Dexter Gordon at Jazzhus Montmartre in '69 as Tenor Saxophone
  • Stop for Bud (1963) as Narrator (voice)
  • Cool Cats (2015) as Self (archive footage)