Othello

Othello
1955-12-15
108
Released

Overview

The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role. This was the first televised version of the play to feature a black actor in the title role. Gordon Heath, an American, came to Britain in 1947 and was cast by Kenneth Tynan to play Othello in his 1950 Arts Council production. The play takes place in Venice and Cyprus and the original production was part-live, with recorded Venice sequences



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Gordon Heath

Gordon Heath

Othello
Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

Desdemona
Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

Iago
Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Cassio
Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Lodovico
Stephen Dartnell

Stephen Dartnel

Sailor

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