Othello
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December 15, 1955
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Drama
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
Featured Crew
Reece Pemberton
Production Design
Tony Richardson
Director
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
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Cast
![Gordon Heath](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//c3WfQJxfxc7EEbFPcwebHt9MS3d.jpg)
Gordon Heath
Othello
![Rosemary Harris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//naoQk2SXT4nAAI7bP3C2mtDcVZh.jpg)
Rosemary Harris
Desdemona
![Paul Rogers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//7UMnpmEREd2o3oWwDlRcYLzjRZw.jpg)
Paul Rogers
Iago
![Robert Hardy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//5FK7rDWRsbNwAMsHHpkpeGafFtu.jpg)
Robert Hardy
Cassio
![Nigel Davenport](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//v7ebqfzimSOjRc1vFGgTCSP1P6a.jpg)
Nigel Davenport
Lodovico