Gordon Parks
Known for DirectingBorn 1912-11-30 — died 2006-03-07Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
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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.
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Known for
Shaft
2000 · as Lenox Lounge Patron
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 · as Self
Lincoln
1992 · as Henry H. Garnet (voice)
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · as Self
All Power to the People!
1996 · as Self
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971 · as Self
The History Makers: Success
2005 · as Self
Martin
2026 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999 · as Self
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000 · as Self
My Father: Gordon Parks
1969 · as Self
The Moviemakers
1969 · as Self
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
1973 · as Self
Unstoppable
2005 · as Self
Diary of a Harlem Family
1968 · as Self - Narration (voice)