People
Norman Beaton
Biography:
Norman Beaton was a popular and much loved Guyanese born British actor. He arrived in the UK in 1960 and worked as a calypso singer and musician and a teacher - being the first black teacher employed by the education authority in Liverpool. His heart set on a career in showbusiness, he moved to Bristol and became a presenter on the regional news magazine Points West, before a two week prison sentence curtailed his presenting career. He subsequently found work in London's West End, appearing in The Tempest as Ariel, a role he subsequently cited as the most important in his career. He helped set up the Black Theatre in Brixton in the mid 70s and broke into television with the first black... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Black and White in Colour as Himself | 1992-06-27 |
When Love Dies as Pastor | 1990-01-20 |
The Mighty Quinn as Governor Chalk | 1989-02-17 |
Endgame as Hamm | 1989-01-01 |
Airbase as Voice | 1988-03-01 |
Big George Is Dead as Boogie | 1987-10-01 |
Playing Away as Willie Boy | 1987-01-02 |
Mark of the Hand as Narrator | 1987-01-01 |
Nice | 1984-10-19 |
Real Life as Leon McDonald | 1984-06-01 |
Eureka as Byron Judson | 1983-05-01 |
Easy Money as Trevor All | 1982-05-28 |
Easy Money as Trevor | 1982-05-28 |
Growing Pains as Ngenko | 1980-10-04 |
The Last Window Cleaner as Leroy | 1979-02-13 |
Black Christmas as Bertie | 1977-12-20 |
Black Joy as Dave King | 1977-11-06 |
Pressure as Preacher | 1976-11-19 |
In Sickness and in Health as Mr Byron | 1975-05-21 |
Up the Chastity Belt as Blacksmith | 1972-01-14 |