Gordon Parks: movies and TV shows
Gordon Parks has 46 credits in the archive: 43 films and 3 TV series, from 1962 to 2026. Highest rated: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1962 – 2026 · busiest year: 1969 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Martin | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 113 |
| 2026 | Martin | Film | — | 113 | |
| 2026 | Martin | Film | — | 113 | |
| 2026 | Martin | Film | — | 113 | |
| 2021 | The World of Piri Thomas | Film | 9.0 | 108 | |
| 2021 | The World of Piri Thomas | Film | 9.0 | 108 | |
| 2005 | The History Makers: Success | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2005 | How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) | Film | 7.2 | 92 | |
| 2005 | Unstoppable | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | Film | 6.0 | 89 |
| 2000 | Shaft | Lenox Lounge Patron | Film | 6.0 | 87 |
| 2000 | Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | Self | Film | 7.5 | 87 |
| 1999 | Paul Robeson: Here I Stand | Self | Film | 8.0 | 86 |
| 1996 | All Power to the People! | Self | Film | 6.3 | 83 |
| 1992 | Lincoln | Henry H. Garnet (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 79 |
| 1991 | Solomon Northup's Odyssey | Film | 6.8 | 78 | |
| 1991 | Solomon Northup's Odyssey | Film | 6.8 | 78 | |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper Names | Self | Film | 7.7 | 74 |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper Names | Film | 7.7 | 74 | |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper Names | Film | 7.7 | 74 | |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper Names | Film | 7.7 | 74 | |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper Names | Film | 7.7 | 74 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 69 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 69 | |
| 1976 | Leadbelly | Film | 6.4 | 63 | |
| 1974 | The Super Cops | Film | 5.9 | 61 | |
| 1973 | Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks | Self | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1972 | Shaft's Big Score! | Film | 6.1 | 59 | |
| 1972 | Shaft's Big Score! | Film | 6.1 | 59 | |
| 1971 | Shaft | Film | 6.4 | 58 | |
| 1971 | Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location | Self | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Film | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Film | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Film | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Film | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Film | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 1969 | My Father: Gordon Parks | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1969 | My Father: Gordon Parks | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1969 | The Moviemakers | Self | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1968 | Diary of a Harlem Family | Self - Narration (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1968 | Diary of a Harlem Family | Film | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1968 | Diary of a Harlem Family | Film | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1964 | Flavio | Film | 6.3 | 51 | |
| 1964 | Flavio | Film | 6.3 | 51 | |
| 1964 | Flavio | Film | 6.3 | 51 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 49 |