Person
Gordon Heath
Acting · 1918–1991 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Heath, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Born Free
Nkobo
Animal Farm
Narrator (voice)
Sapphire
Paul Slade
Lost Command
Dia
Mr. Arkadin
Pianist (uncredited)
La Nuit bulgare
1972
Street of No Return
Black Bum
The African
Le ministre
Money Money Money
African general
Heroes and Sinners
Sidney
Filmography
- 1989Street of No ReturnBlack Bum
- 1983The AfricanLe ministre
- 1974Born FreeNkobo
- 1972Money Money MoneyAfrican general
- 1972La Nuit bulgare
- 1969StaircasePostman
- 1966Lost CommandDia
- 1962My Uncle from Texas
- 1961My Baby Is Black!Daniel
- 1959SapphirePaul Slade
- 1958Storm Over JamaicaCoroner
- 1956Sister Angele's SecretTrumpeter
- 1955OthelloOthello
- 1955Heroes and SinnersSidney
- 1955Mr. ArkadinPianist (uncredited)
- 1954Animal FarmNarrator (voice)
- 1953Man of AfricaNarrator
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