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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

16

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-09-20

Day of Death

1991-08-27 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Gordon Heath

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

Acting

Animal Farm

1954

Animal Farm

as

Narrator (voice)

Sapphire

1959

Sapphire

as

Paul Slade

The African

1983

The African

as

Le ministre

Money Money Money

1972

Money Money Money

as

African general

Man of Africa

1953

Man of Africa

as

Narrator

Sister Angele's Secret

1956

Sister Angele's Secret

as

Trumpeter

My Baby Is Black!

1961

My Baby Is Black!

as

Daniel

Street of No Return

1989

Street of No Return

as

Black Bum

Mr. Arkadin

1955

Mr. Arkadin

as

Pianist (uncredited)

Othello

1955

Othello

as

Othello

Staircase

1969

Staircase

as

Postman

Storm Over Jamaica

1958

Storm Over Jamaica

as

Coroner

Lost Command

1966

Lost Command

as

Dia

Heroes and Sinners

1955

Heroes and Sinners

as

Sidney

Production

Crew

Directing