Norman Beaton

Norman Beaton

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 British sitcom, The Fosters in 1976, playing Lenny Henry's father. A star turn in the movie Black Joy followed a year later, as did the principal role in the fledgling black soap Empire Road for the BBC. But it is perhaps his performance as Desmond Ambrose, the crotchety Peckham barber in Channel 4's hit sitcom Desmond's that Beaton will forever be remembered for. The series ran from 1988 until his ill health curtailed the show in 1994. He retired to Georgetown, the place of his birth, but collapsed and died of a heart attack at the airport on arrival, on 13th December 1994. He was 60 years old.

  • Popularitet : 1.216
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1934-10-31
  • Fødselssted : Georgetown, Guyana
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Norman Beaton Film

  • 1975
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    In Sickness and in Health

    In Sickness and in Health

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    Up the Chastity Belt

    Up the Chastity Belt

    3.8 1972 HD

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  • 1984
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    Real Life

    Real Life

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1977
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    Black Joy

    Black Joy

    6.4 1977 HD

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  • 1987
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    Playing Away

    Playing Away

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Mighty Quinn

    The Mighty Quinn

    6.2 1989 HD

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  • 1976
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    Pressure

    Pressure

    5.7 1976 HD

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  • 1989
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    Endgame

    Endgame

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1984
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    Nice

    Nice

    7.8 1984 HD

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  • 1977
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    Black Christmas

    Black Christmas

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1987
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    Big George Is Dead

    Big George Is Dead

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1990
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    When Love Dies

    When Love Dies

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1982
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    Easy Money

    Easy Money

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1983
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    Eureka

    Eureka

    5.2 1983 HD

    Efter at have fundet guld i den canadiske ødemark lever den aldrende millionær Jack McCann (Gene Hackman) isoleret på en tropisk...

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  • 1992
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    Black and White in Colour

    Black and White in Colour

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1987
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    Mark of the Hand

    Mark of the Hand

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Last Window Cleaner

    The Last Window Cleaner

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1980
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    Growing Pains

    Growing Pains

    4.6 1980 HD

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  • 1988
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    Airbase

    Airbase

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1982
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    Easy Money

    Easy Money

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

    7.006 1984 HD

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  • 1979
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    Minder

    Minder

    6.7 1979 HD

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  • 1971
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    Barlow

    Barlow

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1989
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    Desmond's

    Desmond's

    7.1 1989 HD

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  • 1972
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    Sykes

    Sykes

    6.4 1972 HD

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  • 1978
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    Empire Road

    Empire Road

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1986
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    Dead Head

    Dead Head

    5.3 1986 HD

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  • 1980
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    Hammer House of Horror

    Hammer House of Horror

    7.1 1980 HD

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  • 1994
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    Little Napoleons

    Little Napoleons

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Protectors

    The Protectors

    5.636 1972 HD

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