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Charles Gordone

Actor / Playwright / Film Producer / Film Director / Writer | * 10/12/1925 († 70, 11/17/1995) | Cleveland (United States of America (USA))
Charles Edward Gordone (October 12, 1925 – November 16, 1995) was an American playwright, actor, director, and educator. He was the first African American to win the annual Pulitzer Prize for Drama and he devoted much of his professional life to the pursuit of multi-racial American theater and racial unity. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Horror | Mystery

Known for these Movies & Shows

An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork. ...

Heavy Traffic

FSK: 18+ years

1973 | 3.2/5 | 1h 16min
Animation, Comedy, Drama
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Down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he go ...

Angel Heart

FSK: 18+ years

1987 | 3.6/5 | 1h 53min
Horror, Mystery
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Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia. ...

Coonskin

FSK: 16+ years

1975 | 3.0/5 | 1h 23min
Drama, Animation, Comedy, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Charles Gordone

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Movies with Charles Gordone as Actor(3)

as Spider Simpson1987 Angel Heart
as Alfie (voice) (uncredited)1977 Wizards
as Preacherman / Preacher Fox (voice)1975 Coonskin

Born: Monday, 10/12 1925 (October) in Cleveland (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 11/17 1995 (November) in College Station (aged: 70)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Columbia University, New York University, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College, California State University, Los Angeles
Employer: Texas A&M University
Charles Gordone frequently works together with these people:
Ralph Bakshi (8x, Crew)
Alan Parker (2x, Crew)
Jesse Welles (2x, Actress)
Art Vitello (2x, Crew)
Donald W. Ernst (2x, Crew)
Susan Anton (2x, Actress)
Tommy Allen (2x, Crew)
Anthony Dunne (1x, Crew)
Susan Starr (1x, Crew)
Stocker Fontelieu (1x, Actor)
Rick Landry (1x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:19511, Added: 05/07/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024