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Gordon Heath

Acting Born Sep 20, 1918 New York City, New York, USA 17 credits

Biography

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Gordon Heath (20 September 1918 - 27 August 1991) was an African-American actor and musician who appeared in feature film Animal Farm, and the British made for TV movie Othello, directed by Tony Richardson. Together with his lover Lee Payant, he ran a Left Bank café called L'Abbaye later in his life. After a long illness, he died on August 27, 1991, while living in Paris.

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Full filmography

  • Born Free (1974) as Nkobo
  • Animal Farm (1954) as Narrator (voice)
  • Sapphire (1959) as Paul Slade
  • Lost Command (1966) as Dia
  • Mr. Arkadin (1955) as Pianist (uncredited)
  • Staircase (1969) as Postman
  • Money Money Money (1972) as African general
  • La Nuit bulgare (1972)
  • The African (1983) as Le ministre
  • Othello (1955) as Othello
  • Street of No Return (1989) as Black Bum
  • Heroes and Sinners (1955) as Sidney
  • My Baby Is Black! (1961) as Daniel
  • Man of Africa (1953) as Narrator
  • My Uncle from Texas (1962)
  • Sister Angele's Secret (1956) as Trumpeter
  • Storm Over Jamaica (1958) as Coroner