Awards & Winners

Gordon Davidson

Date of Birth 07-May-1933
Place of Birth Brooklyn
(United States of America, New York City, New York, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Television Director, Theatrical producer, Film director, Theatre Director
Gordon Davidson is an American stage- and film director. Davidson has directed several plays including 'The Trial of the Catonsville Nine' and 'Murderous Angels' in 1971, 'Children of a Lesser God' in 1982 and 'Stuff Happens' in 2005. He has also directed the film version the 'The Trial of the Catonsville Nine' in 1972 and a TV film called 'The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald' in 1977. In 2003, Davidson made a brief cameo appearance as himself, directing a play starring James Earl Jones and Jack McFarland, in an episode of Will & Grace. Until 2005, Davidson worked as artistic director for the Center Theater Group in Los Angeles. He is the father of director Adam Davidson.

Awards by Gordon Davidson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Gordon Davidson.

1990


Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
Honored for : The Piano Lesson

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play The Piano Lesson
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play The Piano Lesson

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play Children of a Lesser God
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play Children of a Lesser God

1977


Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
Honored for : The Shadow Box
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Director
Honored for : The Shadow Box
Obie Award for Direction
Honored for : Savages

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Director The Shadow Box
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play The Shadow Box

1972


Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

1971


Obie Award for Direction
Honored for : The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
(Distinguished Direction)

1969


Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director
Honored for : In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer