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Gordon Heath is a Actor American born on 20 september 1918 at New York City (USA)

Gordon Heath

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Nationality USA
Birth 20 september 1918 at New York City (USA)
Death 27 august 1991 (at 72 years) at Paris (France)

Gordon Heath (September 20, 1918 – August 27, 1991) was an African-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.

Biography

Heath was born in New York City, his parents' only child. His father Cyril Gordon Heath had emigrated from Barbados to the US, where he met and married Hattie Hooper. Gordon Heath showed an early talent for both music and art, but opted to pursue an acting career, working on stage and radio. Joining the New York radio station WMCA in 1945 he became the first black black staff announcer employed by a major US radio station. In 1945 he appeared on Broadway to great success in the play Deep Are the Roots, written by Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow, directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Barbara Bel Geddes. The play ran for 447 performances, and when it was subsequently produced in London's West End, Heath reprised his co-starring role in it. After the six-month London run, Heath decided to settle in Paris, France, in 1948.

He also acted in Paris, and in 1950 in London he played Othello on stage and later for BBC Television. He directed an English-speaking production company, the Studio Theater of Paris, for 10 years, from the 1960s.

He and his music and business partner Lee Payant operated a Left Bank café in Paris called L'Abbaye, whose clientele included the actress Rita Hayworth and other celebrities of the era, and Heath and Payant were the entertainers. Many of the duo's folk albums were recorded there, from the 1950s, and released on various international labels, including Elektra Records. Payant died on December 14, 1976.

Heath died in Paris after a lengthy illness on August 27, 1991.

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Filmography of Gordon Heath (16 films)

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Street of No Return, 1h33
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Politic
Actors Keith Carradine, Valentina Vargas, Bill Duke, Andréa Ferréol, Bernard Fresson, Marc de Jonge
Roles Black Bum
Rating56% 2.8053052.8053052.8053052.8053052.805305
Michael, chanteur célèbre, tombe amoureux d'une jeune chanteuse, qui s'avère être sous la coupe d'un promoteur immobilier véreux, qui recourt aux services d'un chef de gang pour créer des émeutes de façon à faire baisser les prix de l'immobilier. Comme Michael s'apprête à abandonner sa carrière pour partir avec la jeune femme, le promoteur vient sur son bateau avec ses comparses, et tranche la gorge du chanteur. Celui-ci devient un clochard alcoolique. La police croit qu'il a assassiné un flic, et cette méprise va être à l'origine de la chute du promoteur.
Asterix in Britain, 1h19
Directed by Pino Van Lamsweerde
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about dogs, Asterix films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Roger Carel, Pierre Tornade, Pierre Mondy, John P. Finnegan, Maurice Risch, Peter Cullen
Roles Julius Caesar (voice)
Rating70% 3.5420453.5420453.5420453.5420453.542045
Asterix and Obelix must travel to Britain with a barrel of Magic potion, to help a rebel village fight against the Roman Empire, which has conquered the whole country.
Asterix vs. Caesar, 1h19
Directed by Gaëtan et Paul Brizzi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about dogs, Asterix films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Roger Carel, Danielle Licari, Pierre Mondy, Pierre Tornade, Serge Sauvion, Henri Labussière
Roles Julius Caesar (voice)
Rating67% 3.39223.39223.39223.39223.3922
The movie begins when Obelix falls in love with the chief's niece, Panacea. His heart is quickly broken when he hears that she is due to be married to the handsome Tragicomix. The two lovers are walking in the woods when they are captured by a group of Romans led by a fresh new recruit looking to impress the Centurion of the Roman Camp. The Centurion is infuriated, knowing that the Gauls will attack. Panacea, Tragicomix and the new recruit are sent to the farthest outpost of the Roman empire (in the Sahara) while the Centurion and his troops prepare for the battle.
The African, 1h41
Directed by Philippe de Broca
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Jean-François Balmer, Jean Benguigui, Jacques François, Vivian Reed
Roles Le ministre
Rating62% 3.101773.101773.101773.101773.10177
Charlotte (Catherine Deneuve) travaille pour une agence de voyages parisienne et doit créer un nouveau club de vacances. Elle décide de l'établir dans l'Afrique des grands lacs au contact des pygmées. Elle se rend en Afrique à la recherche d'un site, en compagnie de Paul Planchet (Jean-François Balmer) qui n'apprécie pas du tout de quitter son confort habituel.
Money Money Money, 2h
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Charles Denner, Aldo Maccione, Yves Robert, Nicole Courcel
Roles African general
Rating67% 3.394473.394473.394473.394473.39447
Five incorrigible crooks, frustrated by their disappointing career as bank robbers, decide to switch from bank heists to kidnapping European celebrities. Pretending to be terrorists, they kidnap their first hostage, singer Johnny Hallyday, and demand a huge sum of money to prevent further trouble. They receive their ransom money. They go on to kidnap other celebrities, and grow more successful with each kidnapping. Eventually they expand their targets and hijack planes, kidnap ambassadors, and even abduct the Pope.
The Madwoman of Chaillot, 2h12
Directed by John Huston, Bryan Forbes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Oskar Homolka, Margaret Leighton, Yul Brynner, Giulietta Masina
Rating60% 3.001733.001733.001733.001733.00173
The story is of a modern society endangered by power and greed and the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.
Staircase
Staircase (1969)
, 1h40
Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Cathleen Nesbitt, Beatrix Lehmann, Stephen Lewis, Shelagh Fraser
Roles Postman
Rating53% 2.659792.659792.659792.659792.65979
Charlie et Harry, 2 homosexuels, vivent en couple. Harry se fait des cheveux blancs parce qu'il en perd tout en dorlotant cette vieille rosse frustrée de Charlie. Ce dernier est en outre d'humeur massacrante car il est menacé de comparaître devant le tribunal pour délit de travesti et incitation à la débauche. Harry et Charlie finiront pourtant par comprendre qu'ils ne peuvent pas vivre l'un sans l'autre.
Lost Command, 2h9
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal, Michèle Morgan, Claudia Cardinale, Maurice Ronet
Roles Dia
Rating62% 3.1482053.1482053.1482053.1482053.148205
In the final moments of the 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu, a weakened French garrison anticipates a last assault by communist Viet Minh troops.
My Baby Is Black!, 1h30
Directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about racism
Actors Gordon Heath, Françoise Giret, Viviane Méry, Jacques Champreux, Mag-Avril, Claude Berri
Roles Daniel
Rating50% 2.505462.505462.505462.505462.50546
Deux étudiants qui se sont rencontrés au Quartier Latin, Françoise et Daniel - elle est blanche, il est noir -, voient leur couple confronté aux préjugés racistes...
Sapphire
Sapphire (1959)
, 1h25
Directed by Basil Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about racism
Actors Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Earl Cameron, Bernard Miles, Olga Lindo
Roles Paul Slade
Rating71% 3.5940253.5940253.5940253.5940253.594025
The film is about a pregnant girl found stabbed on Hampstead Heath. Although she appears to be white, her brother (Earl Cameron) arrives at the police station to give evidence and he is black. It then becomes evident to the police officers that this girl has been passing for white. This film reveals the underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people that exist towards another race.
Storm Over Jamaica, 1h43
Directed by Rudolph Cartier
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Yvonne Mitchell, Alexander Knox, Carl Möhner, Gordon Heath
Roles Coroner
Rating59% 2.960232.960232.960232.960232.96023
Douglas Lockwood part enseigner en Jamaïque pour oublier son divorce. Mais l'amour va le rattraper.
Mr. Arkadin, 1h39
Directed by Orson Welles
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Robert Arden, Paola Mori, Akim Tamiroff, Michael Redgrave, Patricia Medina, Orson Welles
Roles the pianist in the Cannes bar
Rating70% 3.547543.547543.547543.547543.54754
Guy Van Stratten, a small-time American smuggler working in Europe, is at the scene of the murder of a man named Bracco. The dying man whispers two names that he claims are very valuable, one of which is Gregory Arkadin. Using this small bit of information and lots of bluffing, Van Stratten manages to meet the apparent multi-millionaire business magnate and socialite Arkadin, and Arkadin then hires Van Stratten to research his own past, of which he claims to have no memory before 1927.
Heroes and Sinners, 1h55
Directed by Yves Ciampi, Jean Dewever
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Yves Montand, Jean Servais, Curd Jürgens, María Félix, Gérard Oury, Gert Fröbe
Roles Sidney
Rating66% 3.3363653.3363653.3363653.3363653.336365
Dans un pays d'Afrique, un ancien pilote de chasse français (Michel Rivière) devenu pilote de brousse se rend compte qu'il transporte en contrebande une quantité importante de diamants. Il décide de les écouler à son propre profit. Par ailleurs le propriétaire des diamants charge un autre ancien pilote de chasse, allemand (Wolf Gerke), de les récupérer. Les deux hommes vont sympathiser quand ils découvrent qu'ils ont combattu au même endroit. Ils revivent en buvant les périodes de la guerre où ils furent des héros.
Animal Farm, 1h13
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Feminist films, Films about anarchism, Politique, Films about cows, Films about cats, Films about pigs, Films about birds, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Maurice Denham, Gordon Heath
Roles Narrator (voice)
Rating71% 3.597143.597143.597143.597143.59714
Manor Farm is a formerly prosperous farm that has fallen on hard times, and suffers under the now-ineffective leadership of its drunken and aggressive owner, Mr. Jones. One night, Old Major, the prize boar and the second-oldest on the farm, calls the animals on the farm for a meeting, where he compares the humans to parasites and encourages the animals to break free from their tyrant's influence, while reminding them that they must hold true to their convictions after they have gained freedom. With that, he teaches the animals a revolutionary song, before collapsing dead mid-song to the animals' horror.