Deceased

When Did Norman Beaton Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 60

GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn31/10/1934Born inGeorgetown, GuyanaDied13/12/1994Died inGuyanaWikidataQ7051959 ↗TMDb#192663 ↗

Norman Lugard Beaton was a Guyanese actor long resident in the United Kingdom. He became best known for his role as Desmond Ambrose in the Channel Four television comedy series Desmond's. The writer Stephen Bourne has called him "the most influential and highly regarded black British actor of his time".

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Filmography19 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1989	The Mighty QuinnMovie	Governor Chalk	55
1989	Desmond'sSeries	Desmond Ambrose	55
1988	The Play on OneSeries	—	54
1987	DispatchesSeries	Robert Mugabe	53
1987	Rockliffe's BabiesSeries	Mal	53
1987	Playing AwayMovie	Willie Boy	53
1985	Rachel and the RoarettesMovie	Priest	51
1984	The Cosby ShowSeries	Carleton	50
1983	EurekaMovie	Byron Judson	49
1980	Hammer House of HorrorSeries	Mr. Ngenko	46
1979	MinderSeries	Billy	45
1978	Empire RoadSeries	—	44
1977	Black JoyMovie	Dave King	43
1976	The FostersSeries	Samuel Foster	42
1976	PressureMovie	Preacher	42
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Trevor All	40
1974	Graceless Go IMovie	Hospital Doctor	40
1972	The ProtectorsSeries	Chauffeur	38
1972	SykesSeries	Richard Kydd	38