Gordon Heath
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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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: September 20, 1918
Age: 106 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 27, 1991
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Animal Farm
Overview: 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.
Genres: Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-28
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Sapphire
Overview: Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-02
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The African
Overview: Charlotte flies to East Africa to build a tourist center near Lake Williams where the pygmies live. Here she meets her husband Victor, a devoted conservationist who left her three years ago to live in the jungle. Can you imagine his enthusiasm when she arrives at the conclusion that the ideal place to build this holiday resort is his kitchen garden?
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1983-10-22
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Money Money Money
Overview: When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-05-04
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Man of Africa
Overview: Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and Batwa tribes to a new territory after the natural resources of their native soil has been depleted. The pro-ecological message is always present, but never so much as to degenerate into fatuous speechmaking. As a means to introduce the semblance of a plot, writer/director Cyril Frankel concentrates on the trials and tribulations of clerk-cum-farmer Jonathan (Frederick Bijurenda) and his native sweetheart Violet (Violet Mukabuerza). Print quality in Man of Africa varies from adequate to murky.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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Sister Angele's Secret
Overview: A poor wop entrusts his savings to an antique dealer's care. Bad idea. When he comes back to claim his dough,the villain acts as if they've never met. And the poor Italian immigrant kills him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-03-21
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My Baby Is Black!
Overview: Black and white unite and are confronted with hatred in two color-line-busting classics from the classic years of exploitation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-03-01
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My Uncle from Texas
Overview: In 1911, Arnolphe Combalette left his corner of Provence to seek his fortune in the Americas. Fifty years later, a letter from him arrived in the village: "No, I'm not dead yet, but it won't be long now. A Combalette should be sent here to settle a question of big money". The family took counsel and delegated their youngest son, Dieudonné, a cook by trade. Dieudonné arrived safely in New York, but soon found himself short of money. Somehow, he managed to reach that prodigious corner of Texas where, he thought, his uncle's many factories would be built. Neither the factories nor his uncle, who died in poverty a week ago, welcome him there. Dîeudonné can't imagine returning to his native village to announce this new family disgrace; for one thing, he hasn't got a penny in his pocket. The owner of a modest saloon hires him as a cook.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-09-28
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La nuit bulgare
Overview: A youngish sales employee of a computer firm is blackmailed into helping a group of mysterious Bulgarian industrialists who have come to his office. A government contract is being sought for a businessman who is in danger of bankruptcy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-04-20
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Street of No Return
Overview: A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, drunkenly roams the city, torn apart by sponsored race riots. When accused of murder, he may have the chance to get revenge on the magnate who maimed him.
Genres: Action Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-17
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Mr. Arkadin
Overview: Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-09
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Othello
Overview: The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role. This was the first televised version of the play to feature a black actor in the title role. Gordon Heath, an American, came to Britain in 1947 and was cast by Kenneth Tynan to play Othello in his 1950 Arts Council production. The play takes place in Venice and Cyprus and the original production was part-live, with recorded Venice sequences
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-15
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Staircase
Overview: An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-08-20
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Storm Over Jamaica
Overview: A British schoolteacher moves to Jamaica to teach after a tumultuous divorce and meets an exciting new woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-25
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Lost Command
Overview: After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-01
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Heroes and Sinners
Overview: A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in this film proves to be a stopping-off point for a number of shady characters. Yves Montand plays a French ex-pilot who becomes involved in a scheme to smuggle stolen diamonds. His cohorts include a Nazi collaborator, a German refugee, and the white mistress of a prominent Liberian. A romance develops between the ex-pilot and the aforementioned mistress. Meanwhile, one of the conspirators (Curt Jurgens) has a last-minute attack of conscience, effectively queering the deal. The steamier romantic passages in Les Heros sont Fatigues had to be trimmed for American consumption.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1955-09-12
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