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Norman Beaton(1934-1994)

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Norman Beaton was born on 31 October 1934 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]. He was an actor, known for The Mighty Quinn (1989), Desmond's (1989) and Real Life (1984). He died on 13 December 1994 in Georgetown, Guyana.
BornOctober 31, 1934
DiedDecember 13, 1994(60)
BornOctober 31, 1934
DiedDecember 13, 1994(60)
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Known for

Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend in The Mighty Quinn (1989)
The Mighty Quinn
6.0
  • Governor Chalk
  • 1989
Desmond's (1989)
Desmond's
7.8
TV Series
  • Desmond Ambrose
Real Life (1984)
Real Life
5.8
  • Leon McDonald
  • 1984
Endgame by Samuel Beckett (1991)
Endgame by Samuel Beckett
8.3
TV Movie
  • Hamm
  • 1991

Credits

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  • Bevin Fagin in Busker's Odyssey (1994)
    Busker's Odyssey
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Robertson
    • 1994
  • Desmond's (1989)
    Desmond's
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Desmond Ambrose
    • 1989–1994
  • Little Napoleons (1994)
    Little Napoleons
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • N.K. Edwards
    • 1994
  • Felix Dexter, Robbie Gee, Llewella Gideon, Judith Jacob, Eddie Nestor, Meera Syal, and Leo Chester in The Real McCoy (1991)
    The Real McCoy
    8.0
    TV Series
    • 1993
  • Tarzán (1991)
    Tarzán
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Tabutu
    • 1992
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Carleton
    • 1991
  • Endgame by Samuel Beckett (1991)
    Endgame by Samuel Beckett
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Hamm
    • 1991
  • 4 Play (1989)
    4 Play
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Pastor
    • 1990
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Rev. Marcus Ogan
    • Tombo Robertson
    • 1984–1989
  • Dispatches (1987)
    Dispatches
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Robert Mugabe
    • 1989
  • David Troughton in Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989)
    Tales of Sherwood Forest
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Windy Wilson
    • 1989
  • Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend in The Mighty Quinn (1989)
    The Mighty Quinn
    6.0
    • Governor Chalk
    • 1989
  • The Play on One (1988)
    The Play on One
    6.0
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1988
  • Alphonsia Emmanuel, Ian Hogg, and Joe McGann in Rockliffe's Babies (1987)
    Rockliffe's Babies
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Irish Mickey
    • Mal
    • 1987–1988
  • Big George Is Dead
    TV Movie
    • Boogie
    • 1987

Soundtrack



  • Desmond's (1989)
    Desmond's
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Save the Bones for Henry Jones"
    • 1993
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (uncredited)
    • 1974

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 31, 1934
    • Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
  • Died
    • December 13, 1994
    • Georgetown, Guyana
  • Children
      Jayme Beaton
  • Parents
      William Solomon Beaton
  • Other works
    (autobiography) Beaton But Unbowed (1987)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Was given a TV memorial special program, broadcast on the U.K's Channel 4 (as the network was known at the time). It was called 'Beaton But Unbowed'. It included clips of Norman Beaton from many program's and stills from stage work, including "Desmond's", "Empire Road" and "BBC Breakfast Time". The memorial was presented by Author and Social Commentator Darcus Howe and included interviews with Ram John Holder, Mustapha Matura, Sol Ray, Humphrey Barclay, Brian Bovell and many of his 'Desmond's' fellow cast members attended the memorial, apart from his on-screen wife Carmen Munroe, who was out of the country at the time.

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