Norman Beaton

¿Quién es 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.

Trabajos destacados

Poster de la serie The Cosby Show The Cosby Show Poster de la película The Mighty Quinn The Mighty Quinn Poster de la película Eureka Eureka Poster de la serie Hammer House of Horror Hammer House of Horror Poster de la serie Minder Minder Poster de la película Up the Chastity Belt Up the Chastity Belt Poster de la serie Desmond's Desmond's Poster de la serie The Protectors The Protectors Poster de la película Black Joy Black Joy Poster de la película Pressure Pressure Poster de la serie Sykes Sykes Poster de la película Growing Pains Growing Pains Poster de la película Playing Away Playing Away Poster de la serie Dead Head Dead Head Poster de la película Nice Nice Se muestra una imagen de relleno, ya está disponible el poster de la serie Barlow Barlow Poster de la película Black Christmas Black Christmas Se muestra una imagen de relleno, ya está disponible el poster de la película Big George Is Dead Big George Is Dead

Géneros más habituales en las películas de Norman Beaton

Drama 11 películas
Telefilme 7 películas
Comedia 5 películas
Crimen 2 películas
Documental 2 películas
Acción 1 películas
Terror 1 películas
Romance 1 películas

Géneros más habituales en las series de Norman Beaton

Drama 6 series
Comedia 4 series
Acción y Aventuras 2 series
Crimen 2 series
Familia 1 series
Misterio 1 series

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