Actor
Gordon Heath
Born September 20, 1918 in New York City, New York, USA
Died August 27, 199116 films
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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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First watchAnimal Farm19547.1as Narrator (voice)Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.View filmEssential films
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16 films as actor- 1989Street of No ReturnBlack Bum
- 1983The AfricanLe ministre
- 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