1972Winner
Best Performance
The Godfather
Gordon Parks Jr.
Actor · Director
December 7, 1934
Biography
Gordon Roger Parks, Jr. (December 7, 1934 – April 3, 1979) was an American film director best known for the film Super Fly. Parks was the son of Sally Alvis and late photographer and director Gordon Parks. The younger Parks followed in his father's footsteps after his father had success with the blaxploitation hit Shaft. He was killed with three others when their small airplane crashed on takeoff near Nairobi, Kenya.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1972Nominee
Best Director
Super Fly
1974Nominee
Best Director
Three the Hard Way
Career Highlights
1974Highlight
Best Director
Thomasine & Bushrod
1969Highlight
Best Performance
The Learning Tree
Video
The Godfather
Super Fly
Three the Hard Way