
Known for
Acting
Born
February 27, 1923
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
April 25, 1990 (aged 67)
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Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and an Academy Award-nominated actor (Round Midnight, Warner Bros, 1986). He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the tenor saxophone. His studio and live performance career were both extensive and multifaceted, spanning over 50 years in recorded jazz history.
Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), and so consequently he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant." He played a Conn 10M 'Ladyface' tenor until it was...
TBA
as Tenor Saxophone
TBA
2015
as Self (archive footage)
2007
1996
as Himself
1992
1990
as Rolando
1986
as Dale Turner, Music Consultant
1986
as Self (archive footage)
1963
as Narrator (voice)
1955
as Saxophone Player (uncredited)