Othello (1955)

★ 8.5 1h 48m IMDb
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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

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Gordon Heath
Gordon Heath as Othello Died 1991 · New York City, New York, USA 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...
Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Harris as Desdemona Age 98 · Suffolk, England, UK Rosemary Harris (born September 19, 1927) is a distinguished English actress with a career spanning over seven decades. Renowned for her work in theater, film, and television, she has received numerou...
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers as Iago Died 2013 · Plympton, Devon, England, UK
Robert Hardy
Robert Hardy as Cassio Died 2017 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK One of England's most successful and enduring character actors, with a prolific screen career on television and in films, Robert Hardy was acclaimed for his versatility and the depth of his performanc...
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport as Lodovico Died 2013 · Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man f...
Director Tony Richardson
Cast Gordon Heath, Rosemary Harris, Paul Rogers, Robert Hardy, Nigel Davenport, Stephen Dartnell

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