Portrait of Gordon Heath

Gordon Heath

Acting

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.

Born: September 20, 1918

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

1989
1983
The African

as Le ministre

1972
Money Money Money

as African general

1969
Staircase

as Postman

1966
1961
1959
Sapphire

as Paul Slade

1958
1956
1955
Othello

as Othello

1955
1955
Mr. Arkadin

as Pianist (uncredited)

1954
Animal Farm

as Narrator (voice)

1953
Man of Africa

as Narrator