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 TV movie Othello, directed by Tony Richardson. Together with his lover Lee Payant, he ran a Left Bank café called L'Abbaye later in his life. After a long illness, he died on August 27, 1991, while living in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Heath, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Gordon Heath was an American actor and musician renowned for his work in British television and film, notably starring in Othello and narrating Animal Farm.
He is best known for his voice narration in the 1954 animated feature Animal Farm and his starring role in the television adaptation of Othello.
Alongside his film work, he gained acclaim for starring in the West End production of Deep Are the Roots and later managing a cultural café in Paris.
