Gordon Parks
Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Directing11
movieMartin
2026
Director
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Director
movieLeadbelly
1976
Director
movieThe Super Cops
1974
Director
movieShaft's Big Score!
1972
Director
movieShaft
1971
Director
movieThe Learning Tree
1969
Director
movieFlavio
1964
Director
Acting17
movieMartin
2026
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieShaft
2000
Lenox Lounge Patron
Lincoln
1992
Henry H. Garnet (voice)
movieDiary of a Harlem Family
1968
Self - Narration (voice)
Sound7
movieMartin
2026
Music
movieSolomon Northup's Odyssey
1991
Original Music Composer
movieMoments without Proper Names
1987
Music, Orchestrator
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Original Music Composer
movieShaft's Big Score!
1972
Original Music Composer
movieThe Learning Tree
1969
Original Music Composer
Writing5
Camera2
movieDiary of a Harlem Family
1968
Still Photographer
movieFlavio
1964
Still Photographer
Crew1
movieThe World of Piri Thomas
2021
Sequence Lead
Production1
movieThe Learning Tree
1969
Producer