Role Actor Name Gyearbuor Asante | Occupation Actor | |
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Full Name Frederick Christopher Kwabena Gyearbuor Asante Movies and TV shows Desmond's, Local Hero, The Dogs of War, The Strange Case of t Similar People Carmen Munroe, Norman Beaton, Ram John Holder, Justin Pickett, Geff Francis | ||
Frederick Christopher Kwabena Gyearbuor Asante (4 November 1941 – 2 August 2000) was a Ghanaian actor best remembered for his role in the Channel 4 situation comedy Desmond's, in which he played the role of Gambian mature student Matthew.
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Life and career
Born in Accra, Asante moved to the United Kingdom in 1967 and trained to be an actor at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. A "Gyearbuor Asante Prize for Acting" was subsequently instituted at the academy following his death. He appeared in a number of British TV shows during the 1970s and '80s, where he was billed as Christopher Asante. His credits included episodes of Space: 1999, Mind Your Language, Hazell and The Professionals as well as a TV performance of Ubu Roi in 1976. He also played the minister in the 1983 film Local Hero.
He returned to his birthplace Ghana in 1995 where he was made a Cultural Ambassador. He died in the capital city of Accra with his funeral held in his ancestral village of Tafo [Kwahu] in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Filmography
Actor
1989
Desmond's (TV Series) as
Matthew
- O Little Town of Peckham (1994) - Matthew
- Sign of the Times (1994) - Matthew
- When the Cat's Away (1994) - Matthew
- Heavy Traffic (1994) - Matthew
- The Return of Hyacinth Green (1994) - Matthew
- Judgement Day (1994) - Matthew
- The Speech (1994) - Matthew
- Planning Permission (1994) - Matthew
- Love Letters (1994) - Matthew
- Demon Barber II: Turbo (1994) - Matthew
- Georgetown Dreaming (1994) - Matthew
- Hatchet Job (1994) - Matthew
- Do Me a Favour (1994) - Matthew
- The Patter of Little Feet (1993) - Matthew
- A Matter of Life and Death (1993) - Matthew
- Shirley's Sermon (1993) - Matthew
- Two Lads and a Lady (1993) - Matthew
- Kiss of the Spiderman (1993) - Matthew
- Coughes and Sneezes (1993) - Matthew
- Love Match (1993) - Matthew
- Fairytales (1993) - Matthew
- Pardnership! (1993) - Matthew
- Lollipop Man (1993) - Matthew
- Halcyon Daze (1993) - Matthew
- Shimmer and Shine (1993) - Matthew
- A Class Act (1993) - Matthew
- The Godmother (1992) - Matthew
- My Two Sons (1992) - Matthew
- Go with the Flo (1992) - Matthew
- Art Attack (1992) - Matthew
- Can't Buy Me Love (1992) - Matthew
- Susu Again (1992) - Matthew
- Too Red Eye (1992) - Matthew
- The Kid (1992) - Matthew
- Calypso (1992) - Matthew
- Lee's Journey (1992) - Matthew
- Growing Pains (1992) - Matthew
- Flats, Lies and Videotape (1992) - Matthew
- All Things Bright (1992) - Matthew
- Roots Tradition (1992) - Matthew
- Too Young (1992) - Matthew
- The Prodigal (1992) - Matthew
- Dobbin (1992) - Matthew
- Driving Me Crazy (1991) - Matthew
- Vanity Merchants (1991) - Matthew
- Relative Strangers (1991) - Matthew
- Smokeless Fuming (1991) - Matthew
- A Day in the Life (1991) - Matthew
- The Peckham Pimpernel (1991) - Matthew
- Daydreams (1991) - Matthew
- The Head Hunter (1991) - Matthew
- Thirty Year Itch (1990) - Matthew
- Aunty Susu (1990) - Matthew
- Kung You (1990) - Matthew
- Here Comes De Sun (1990) - Matthew
- Stop the World, I Want to Get Off (1990) - Matthew
- Porkpies (1990) - Matthew
- Reunion (1990) - Matthew
- A Microwave, Five Men and a Nappy (1990) - Matthew
- Veronica (1990) - Matthew
- 'Old De Front Page Again (1990) - Matthew
- 'Old De Front Page (1990) - Matthew
- The Treatment (1990) - Matthew
- Sad News (1989) - Matthew
- A Surprise for Porkpie (1989) - Matthew (as Christopher Asante)
- Hello Aunty Susu (1989) - Matthew (as Christopher Asante)
- Expansion Plans (1989) - Matthew (as Christopher Asante)
- The Offer (1989) - Matthew (as Christopher Asante)
- French Lessons (1989) - Matthew (as Christopher Asante)
1988
Wipe Out (TV Mini Series) as
Kweku Makimbo
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Kweku Makimbo (as Christopher Asante)
1987
Bookmark (TV Series) as
Actor
- Crusoe's Children (1987) - Actor (as Christopher Asante)
1986
Screenplay (TV Series) as
Michael
- Drums Along Balmoral Drive (1986) - Michael (as Christopher Asante)
1983
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) as
Rupert Taboro
- Rumpole and the Golden Thread (1983) - Rupert Taboro (as Christopher Asante)
1983
Live from Pebble Mill (TV Series) as
Obode
- Cargo Kings (1983) - Obode (as Christopher Asante)
1983
Local Hero as
Rev Macpherson (as Christopher Asante)
1982
Squadron (TV Series) as
Mandale Counsel
- Independence Day (1982) - Mandale Counsel (as Christopher Asante)
1980
The Dogs of War as
Geoffrey (as Christopher Asante)
1980
Escape (TV Series) as
Border policeman
- Banned (1980) - Border policeman (as Christopher Asante)
1980
The Professionals (TV Series) as
Quentin
- Fugitive (1980) - Quentin (as Christopher Asante)
1980
Minder (TV Series) as
Taxi Driver
- You Gotta Have Friends (1980) - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1979
Bless Me, Father (TV Series) as
Mr. Affram
- Father Neil's First Miracle (1979) - Mr. Affram (as Christopher Asante)
1979
A Family Affair (TV Mini Series) as
Joseph
- Adrift (1979) - Joseph (as Christopher Asante)
- Daytime Wife (1979) - Joseph (as Christopher Asante)
1979
Lovely Couple (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Hospital Corners (1979) - Doctor (as Christopher Asante)
1979
Hazell (TV Series) as
Anderson
- Hazell Gets the Bird (1979) - Anderson (as Christopher Asante)
1979
Strangers (TV Series) as
Harry
- The Wheeler Dealers (1979) - Harry (as Christopher Asante)
1978
Mixed Blessings (TV Series) as
Dr. Morgan
- We're Only Trying to Help (1978) - Dr. Morgan (as Christopher Asante)
1978
Mind Your Language (TV Series) as
Roger Kenyon
- An Inspector Calls (1978) - Roger Kenyon (as Christopher Asante)
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It as
African Delegate (as Christopher Asante)
1977
Space: 1999 (TV Series) as
Guard
- The Seance Spectre (1977) - Guard (as Christopher Asante)
1976
Ubu roi (TV Movie) as
Gyron
1976
The Expert (TV Series) as
Thuo Kamuni
- Hour of the Snake (1976) - Thuo Kamuni
1973
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Colin Langham / Bode Solanke
- The Ju-Ju Landlord: Part 3 (1976) - Bode Solanke
- The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 3 (1973) - Colin Langham (as Christopher Asante)
- The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 2 (1973) - Colin Langham (as Christopher Asante)
- The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 1 (1973) - Colin Langham (as Christopher Asante)
1975
Rogue's Rock (TV Series) as
M'Butu
- Double Trouble! (1975) - M'Butu (as Christopher Asante)
1975
Doctor on the Go (TV Series) as
Jones
- What's Op Doc? (1975) - Jones (as Christopher Asante)
1974
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (TV Series) as
Ticket Collector
- The Contact (1974) - Ticket Collector (as Christopher Asante)
1972
Adam Smith (TV Series) as
Vernon
- Episode #2.3 (1972) - Vernon (as Christopher Asante)
1972
Love Thy Neighbour (TV Series) as
The TV Repair Man
- Voodoo (1972) - The TV Repair Man (as Christopher Asante)
1972
The Regiment (TV Series) as
Victor
- Dragon's Teeth (1972) - Victor (as Christopher Asante)
Self
1988
Managing Problem People. Behavioral Skills for Leaders (Documentary)(as Christopher Asante)
1973
Merry-Go-Round (TV Series documentary)
- Anansi, the Spider-Man (1973) - (as Christopher Asante)
References
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