Gordon Parks

Known for: Directing

Born: 1912-11-30 – 2006-03-07 (aged 93)

From: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography (17)

MOVIE
Martin
2026
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
MOVIE
The History Makers: Success
2005
as Self
MOVIE
Unstoppable
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shaft
2000
as Lenox Lounge Patron
MOVIE★ 8.0
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
All Power to the People!
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Lincoln
1992
as Henry H. Garnet (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Moments without Proper Names
1987
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
1973
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971
as Self
MOVIE
My Father: Gordon Parks
1969
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Moviemakers
1969
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Diary of a Harlem Family
1968
as Self - Narration (voice)
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self