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Gordon Heath

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American actor and musician (1918-1991)

United StatesActorsLived 1918 to 1991 · aged 72
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Gordon Heath was an American actor and musician who narrated the animated feature film Animal Farm (1954) and appeared in the title role of The Emperor Jones (1953) and Othello (1955), both live BBC telecasts, respectively directed by Alvin Rakoff and Tony Richardson.

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Filmography 16

Animal Farm1954 · ★ 7.1
Mr. Arkadin1955 · ★ 6.8
Money Money Money1972 · ★ 6.7
Sapphire1959 · ★ 7.0
Lost Command1966 · ★ 6.2
The African1983 · ★ 6.3
Staircase1969
Street of No Return1989
Heroes and Sinners1955
Othello1955
My Baby Is Black!1961
La Nuit bulgare1972
Storm Over Jamaica1958
Sister Angele's Secret1956
My Uncle from Texas1962
Man of Africa1953

17 credits on file

Television 1

Born Free1974

Connected to Gordon 6

Paul RogersAlso in Othello (1955)Gérard BrachAlso in The African (1983)Christa LangAlso in Street of No Return (1989)Carl MöhnerAlso in Storm Over Jamaica (1958)Jean-Charles TacchellaAlso in Heroes and Sinners (1955)Pierre KastAlso in Money Money Money (1972)

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Gordon Heath was an American actor and musician who narrated the animated feature film Animal Farm (1954) and appeared in the title role of The Emperor Jones (1953) and Othello (1955), both live BBC telecasts, respectively directed by Alvin Rakoff and Tony Richardson. It featured several kisses between himself and Rosemary Harris and is a contender for the first interracial kiss on television.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 1991 · aged 72
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6 languages

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