Archie Shep

  1. Dexter Gordon, ‘Round Midnight,  France, 1986.     Realisateur Bertrand Tavernier talked with Shep and another jazz great, Sonny Rollins. “But when I saw Dexter,  I had my Dale Turner.”  A year after the film’s release, Gordon called his director about a letter he’d  received from Marlon Brando saying: “For the first time in 15 years, I learned something new about acting – from watching you.” Said Gordon:   “After that, who needs an Oscar!”

 

 Usual occupation: JazzmanBirth year: Death year: Other name: Casting Calls:  1