Gordon Parks, Jr.
American film director (1934–1979)
0.35body-of-work score · ranked #1619 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- December 7, 1934 · Minneapolis
- Died
- April 3, 1979 · Nairobi
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, director
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1972 · United States · drama, crime
National Film Registry (inducted 2022) · Sarris's annual top 10 1972 #16
0.352 citations
Complete filmography
All 4 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1972Super Fly
- 1974Thomasine & Bushrod
- 1974Three the Hard Way
- 1975Aaron Loves Angela