Gordon Parks
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 30, 1912, Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
- Died
- March 7, 2006
- Movies
- 27
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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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Martin | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) | |
| 2005 | The History Makers: Success | Self |
| 2005 | Unstoppable | Self |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Self |
| 2000 | Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | Self |
| 2000 | Shaft | Lenox Lounge Patron |
| 1999 | Paul Robeson: Here I Stand | Self |
| 1996 | All Power to the People! | Self |
| 1992 | Lincoln | Henry H. Garnet (voice) |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper Names | Self |
| 1973 | Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks | Self |
| 1971 | Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location | Self |
| 1969 | My Father: Gordon Parks | Self |
| 1969 | The Moviemakers | Self |
| 1968 | Diary of a Harlem Family | Self - Narration (voice) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Martin | Director, Writer |
| 2021 | The World of Piri Thomas | Director |
| 1991 | Solomon Northup's Odyssey | Director |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper Names | Director, Writer |
| 1976 | Leadbelly | Director |
| 1974 | The Super Cops | Director |
| 1972 | Shaft's Big Score! | Director |
| 1971 | Shaft | Director |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1968 | Diary of a Harlem Family | Writer |
| 1964 | Flavio | Writer, Director |
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