
Known for
Acting
Born
October 31, 1934
Birthplace
Georgetown, Guyana
Died
December 13, 1994 (aged 60)
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 Briti...
1994
as Mr. Robertson
1994
1992
as Self
1990
as Pastor
1989
as Governor Chalk
1989
1989
as Hamm
1988
as Voice
1988
1987
1987
as Boogie
1987
1987
as Willie Boy
1987
as Narrator
1986
1985
as Priest
1984
1984
1984
as Leon McDonald
1983
as Byron Judson
1982
as Trevor
1980
as Ngenko
1980
1979
1979
as Leroy