Gordon Heath
Date of birth: 1918-09-20
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Animal Farm
1954-12-28
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. How
Sapphire
1959-11-02
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been pass
The African
1983-10-22
Charlotte flies to East Africa to build a tourist center near Lake Williams where the pygmies live.
Money Money Money
1972-05-04
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to person
Man of Africa
1953-01-01
Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The f
Sister Angele's Secret
1956-03-21
A young novitiate witnesses a murder. Later, she recognizes the culprit, who admits to the killing;
My Baby Is Black!
1961-03-01
Black and white unite and are confronted with hatred in two color-line-busting classics from the cla
My Uncle from Texas
1962-09-28
In 1911, Arnolphe Combalette left his corner of Provence to seek his fortune in the Americas. Fifty
La nuit bulgare
1972-04-20
A youngish sales employee of a computer firm is blackmailed into helping a group of mysterious Bulga
Street of No Return
1989-05-17
A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman
Mr. Arkadin
1955-06-27
Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detectiv
Othello
1955-12-15
The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American acto
Staircase
1969-08-20
An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor a
Storm Over Jamaica
1958-09-25
A British schoolteacher moves to Jamaica to teach after a tumultuous divorce and meets an exciting n
Lost Command
1966-05-01
After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quel
Heroes and Sinners
1955-09-12
A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republ