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Norman Beaton
Deceased

When Did Norman Beaton Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 60
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn31/10/1934Born inGeorgetown, GuyanaDied13/12/1994 (aged 60)Died 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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Filmography26 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1989The Mighty QuinnMovieGovernor Chalk55
1989EndgameMovieHamm55
1989Desmond'sSeriesDesmond Ambrose55
1988The Play on OneSeries—54
1987DispatchesSeriesRobert Mugabe53
1987Rockliffe's BabiesSeriesMal53
1987Playing AwayMovieWillie Boy53
1985Rachel and the RoarettesMoviePriest51
1984The Cosby ShowSeriesCarleton50
1984Real LifeMovieLeon McDonald50
1984NiceMovie—50
1983EurekaMovieByron Judson49
1982Easy MoneyMovieTrevor48
1980Hammer House of HorrorSeriesMr. Ngenko46
1980Growing PainsMovieNgenko46
1979MinderSeriesBilly45
1979The Last Window CleanerMovieLeroy45
1978Empire RoadSeries—44
1977Black JoyMovieDave King43
1976The FostersSeriesSamuel Foster42
1976PressureMoviePreacher42
1975In Sickness and in HealthMovieMr Byron41
1974PlayhouseSeriesTrevor All40
1974Graceless Go IMovieHospital Doctor40
1972The ProtectorsSeriesChauffeur38
1972SykesSeriesRichard Kydd38