Carl Gordon (Performer)

Carl Gordon

Performer

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Carl Gordon

Performer

He was born Rufus Carl Gordon Jr. on Jan. 20, 1932, in Goochland, VA. and grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. Mr. Gordon was a long time coming to his acting debut. After four years in the Air Force, an incomplete stint at Brooklyn College and two divorces, Mr. Gordon was employed in such dead-end capacities as a sheet-metal worker and department store stockroom clerk.

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Born: Jan 20, 1932 in Richmond, VA, USA
Death: Jul 23, 2010 in Jetersville, VA

Roles (6)

	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Opened February 06, 2003	as Cutler (Original)
	The Piano Lesson Opened April 16, 1990	as Doaker (Original)
	Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death Opened October 20, 1971	Performer
	The Great White Hope Opened October 03, 1968	as A Distinguished Negro (Replacement) as Contributor (Replacement) as Mourner (Replacement)