Name Thomas Baptiste | Role Actor | |
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Movies The Ipcress File, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Dogs of War, Shaft in Africa, Divorce His - Divorce H Similar People Aubrey Richards, Guy Doleman, Sidney J Furie, Michael Schultz, John Irvin | ||
Thomas Baptiste (born 1936) is a Guyanese-born British actor and opera singer.
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Biography
Baptiste moved to Britain in the late 1940s, where he joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. He has performed in several films, as well as having stage and television credits. In 1960 he played Riley in the first professional production of Harold Pinter's The Room and in a production directed by Pinter himself who had wanted to cast Baptiste in the role. It was an episode of ITV's Television Playhouse in October 1961. In 1963 Baptiste was the first Black actor to appear in Coronation Street.
In the 1960s, he co-founded an advisory committee of the British Actors' Equity Association, to represent black actors in Britain. In an interview which appeared in 1992, Baptiste said that he thought black actors were having even more difficulty beginning their careers than he had done forty years earlier.
Stage
Filmography
Actor
2015
Freund/in (Short) as
Guy
1999
The Secret Laughter of Women as
Papa Fola
1999
Der Clown (TV Series) as
Sir John Kamuko
- Schmutzige Geschäfte (1999) - Sir John Kamuko
1993
Runaway Bay (TV Series) as
Mr. Riviere
- Masquerade (1993) - Mr. Riviere
1993
The Attendant (Short) as
Attendant
1993
Brookside (TV Series) as
Mr. Dwyer
- Re-Think (1993) - Mr. Dwyer
1992
Love Hurts (TV Series) as
Lord Godfrey
- Take It to the Limit (1992) - Lord Godfrey
- Crawling from the Wreckage (1992) - Lord Godfrey
1991
Ama as
Babs
1991
The Play on One (TV Series) as
Minawa
- Escape from Kampala (1991) - Minawa
1990
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Henry Chadwick
- Episode #1.613 (1990) - Henry Chadwick
- Episode #1.612 (1990) - Henry Chadwick
1989
Capital City (TV Series) as
Dominic
- Twelve Degrees Capricorn (1989) - Dominic
1989
Winners and Losers (TV Mini Series) as
Angelis
- Episode #1.3 (1989) - Angelis
- Episode #1.2 (1989) - Angelis
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Angelis
1987
First Sight (TV Series) as
Voodoo man
- Some Day Man (1987) - Voodoo man
1987
Rockliffe's Babies (TV Series) as
Lenny Darcy
- Ghetto Blasters (1987) - Lenny Darcy
1987
Relative Strangers (TV Series) as
Mr. George
- Episode #2.3 (1987) - Mr. George
1986
Screenplay (TV Series) as
Badinga
- Drums Along Balmoral Drive (1986) - Badinga
1986
Starting Out (TV Series) as
George
- Life and Death (1986) - George
- As Good as You Get (1986) - George
- Taken on Trust (1986) - George
- Prejudice (1986) - George
- Escapes (1986) - George
1984
Nairobi Affair (TV Movie) as
Nbomba
1971
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Mr. King / Zikky / Norman
- King (1984) - Mr. King
- In the Beautiful Caribbean (1972) - Zikky
- Pal (1971) - Norman
1984
Minder (TV Series) as
Mr. Mikabwe
- High Drains Pilferer (1984) - Mr. Mikabwe
1983
Tom, Dick and Harriet (TV Series) as
Dr. Campbell
- Get Out and Get Under (1983) - Dr. Campbell
1982
Legacy of Murder (TV Series) as
O'Toole
- Corpse in the Act (1982) - O'Toole
- Bang, Bang You're Dead (1982) - O'Toole
- Dying to Meet You (1982) - O'Toole
1981
Diamonds (TV Series) as
Sedo Ajkaje
- Ace in the Hole (1981) - Sedo Ajkaje
1981
Amin: The Rise and Fall as
Dr. Michael Oloya
1980
The Dogs of War as
Dexter
1980
Angels (TV Series) as
Mr. Slater
- Episode #6.30 (1980) - Mr. Slater
- Episode #6.29 (1980) - Mr. Slater
1980
Yes Minister (TV Series) as
President Selim Mohammed
- The Official Visit (1980) - President Selim Mohammed
1978
Empire Road (TV Series) as
Herbie
- Wedding (1979) - Herbie
- Streets of Thornley (1979) - Herbie
- Godfadder at Bay (1979) - Herbie
- D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (1979) - Herbie
- M-Mister L-Landlord (1979) - Herbie
- The Shark (1979) - Herbie
- The Street Party (1978) - Herbie
1979
The Music Machine as
Claire's Father
1979
Return of the Saint (TV Series) as
President Obono
- The Obono Affair (1979) - President Obono
1978
The Class of Miss MacMichael as
Visitor
1978
The Wild Geese as
Col. Mboya
1978
The Professionals (TV Series) as
Huntley
- Heroes (1978) - Huntley
1976
The Dick Emery Show (TV Series)
- Episode #16.6 (1977)
- Episode #15.4 (1976)
1977
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
John
- The Proofing Session (1977) - John
1977
The Fosters (TV Series) as
George
- Take Your Partners (1977) - George
1976
Cool Red as
John Okello
1973
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Haverstock Brown QC
- The Ju-Ju Landlord: Part 3 (1976) - Haverstock Brown QC
- The Ju-Ju Landlord: Part 2 (1976) - Haverstock Brown QC
- The Ju-Ju Landlord: Part 1 (1976) - Haverstock Brown QC
- The Judgement of Solomon: Part 3 (1973) - Haverstock Brown QC
- The Judgement of Solomon: Part 2 (1973) - Haverstock Brown QC
- The Judgement of Solomon: Part 1 (1973) - Haverstock Brown QC
1974
Ghost in the Noonday Sun as
Andullah
1974
Born Free (TV Series) as
Mwanga
- The Maneaters of Merti (1974) - Mwanga
1974
Honeybaby, Honeybaby as
Gen. Christian Awani
1973
Shaft in Africa as
Kopo
1973
Black Snake as
Isaiah
1973
Divorce His - Divorce Hers (TV Movie) as
Minister
1972
A Place in the Sun (TV Mini Series) as
Abu
- Andromeda or Else (1972) - Abu
1971
Paul Temple (TV Series) as
George Gutrani
- The Man Who Forged Real Money (1971) - George Gutrani
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday as
Prof. Johns
1968
Mogul (TV Series) as
Daniel / Omar Yussif
- Who Did You Say Inherits the Earth? (1970) - Daniel
- Kitchener Knew It Well (1968) - Omar Yussif
1969
Two Gentlemen Sharing as
Mutt, Moving Man
1969
World in Ferment (TV Series) as
Various Roles
- Episode #1.4 (1969) - Various Roles
1969
The Seven Red Berets as
Africian soldier (uncredited)
1967
The Comedians as
Haitian Soldier (uncredited)
1962
The Saint (TV Series) as
Grant / Sam / Police Sergeant
- Island of Chance (1967) - Grant
- The Scorpion (1964) - Sam (uncredited)
- The Arrow of God (1962) - Police Sergeant
1966
Jemima and Johnny (Short) as
Jemima's Father
1966
Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Intolerance (1966) - Doctor
1966
Seven Deadly Sins (TV Series) as
Prince Ewo
- A Lion in His Way (1966) - Prince Ewo
1966
The Master (TV Series short) as
Pinkie
- Death by Misadventure (1966) - Pinkie
- World of Disbelief (1966) - Pinkie
- The Squadron Leader (1966) - Pinkie
- Behind the Antlers (1966) - Pinkie
- Totty McTurk (1966) - Pinkie
- The Yellow Hands (1966) - Pinkie
1959
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Cardinal of Uganda / Surour / Mr. Cheranga / ...
- The Successor (1965) - Cardinal of Uganda
- Vicky and the Sultan (1963) - Surour
- The Burden of Proof (1961) - Mr. Cheranga
- Nude with Violin (1959) - Obadiah Lewellyn
1965
Help! (uncredited)
1965
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Edgar
- The Long House (1965) - Edgar
1965
The Ipcress File as
Barney
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as
Dambala (segment "Voodoo")
1965
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Mark
- Fable (1965) - Mark
1965
Secret Agent (TV Series) as
Odzala
- Such Men Are Dangerous (1965) - Odzala
1965
R3 (TV Series) as
Mr. Matuka
- The Forum (1965) - Mr. Matuka
1964
Guns at Batasi as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1964
Espionage (TV Series) as
African policeman
- Snow on Mount Kama (1964) - African policeman
1963
Maigret (TV Series) as
Joss
- The Log of the Cap Fagnet (1963) - Joss
1963
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
Coloured boy
- Shamrot (1963) - Coloured boy
1963
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Jeremiah
- She's a Free Country (1963) - Jeremiah
1963
In the Cool of the Day as
Murray Logan's chauffeur (uncredited)
1963
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Johnny Alexander
- Episode #1.221 (1963) - Johnny Alexander
- Episode #1.220 (1963) - Johnny Alexander
- Episode #1.217 (1963) - Johnny Alexander
- Episode #1.216 (1963) - Johnny Alexander
1961
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Rowley
- The Room (1961) - Rowley
1961
Nightfall at Kriekville (TV Movie) as
Bantu Parson
1961
Flame in the Streets (uncredited)
1959
Web of Evidence as
Haydock
1959
Sapphire as
Man on the Street (uncredited)
1957
White Hunter (TV Series) as
Kamoba
- Sister, My Spouse (1957) - Kamoba
1957
Assignment Foreign Legion (TV Series) as
Bolo
- The White Witch of Makala (1957) - Bolo
1956
Nude with Violin (TV Movie) as
Obadiah Lewellyn
Thanks
2015
Freund/in (Short) (special thanks)
Self
1992
Black and White in Colour (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Television, Memory, Race 1936-1968 (1992) - Self
1967
Seeing and Believing (TV Series) as
Self
- Hope (1968) - Self
- To Suffer and to Die (1967) - Self
1955
Music for You (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.8 (1955) - Self
Archive Footage
2018
The Ghost of Peter Sellers (Documentary) as
Self
References
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