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name: "Dexter Gordon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dexter-gordon"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 February 1923"
died: "25 April 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:27.894539+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Dexter Gordon

Actor. Born 27 February 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 25 April 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 February 1923, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 25 April 1990

## Biography

Dexter Gordon was an American actor and jazz tenor saxophonist. He appeared as Rolando in the 1990 film *Awakenings* and as Dale Turner in the 1986 film *'Round Midnight*.

Gordon received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in *'Round Midnight*. He was born in Los Angeles, California, on 27 February 1923 and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1990.

*Sources: imdb.com, watch.plex.tv, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Awakenings* (1990), Fi1m 73, as Rolando — [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)

## Also known for

- *'Round Midnight* (1986), Dale Turner

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