Dexter Gordon
Acting
February 27, 1923
Died April 25, 1990 (67 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and an Academy Award-nominated actor (Round Midnight, Warner Bros, 1986). He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the tenor saxophone. His studio and live performance career were both extensive and multifaceted, spanning over 50 years in recorde...
Known For
Filmography
Cool Cats
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 and '64
2007
10
Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know
1996
as Himself
9
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
as Self
7
Awakenings
1990
as Rolando
7.8
'Round Midnight
1986
as Dale Turner
7.1
Before Midnight
1986
as Self (archive footage)
4
Stop for Bud
1963
as Narrator (voice)
6.9
Unchained
1955
as Saxophone Player (uncredited)
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