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Norman Beaton

Norman Beaton
  • Name: Norman Beaton
  • Birthday: 1934-10-31
  • Place of birth: Georgetown, Guyana
  • Popularity: 1.46
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

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Title Release date
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