Thomas Baptiste

Personal Info

Birthday

March 17, 1929

Day of Death

2018-12-06

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Georgetown, British Guiana

Thomas Baptiste

Biography

Thomas Baptiste was born on March 17, 1929 in Georgetown, British Guiana. He was an actor, known for The Wild Geese (1978), The Ipcress File (1965) and for playing Coronation Street's first black character. He died on December 6, 2018 in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, England.

Known For

EastEnders

Minder

Play for Today

The Saint

The Professionals

Crown Court

The Wednesday Play

Return of the Saint

Filmography

1999
The Secret Laughter of Women
as Papa Fola
1993
The Attendant
as The Attendant
1992
Black and White in Colour
as Himself
1991
Ama
as Babs
Escape From Kampala
as Minawa
1986
Drums Along Balmoral Drive
as Badinga
1984
King
as Mr. King
1981
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
as Dr. Michael Oloya
1980
The Dogs of War
as Dexter
1979
The Music Machine
as Claire's Father
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
as Visitor
1978
The Wild Geese
as Col. Mboya
1976
Countdown at Kusini
as John Okello
1974
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
as Gen. Christian Awani
1973
Shaft in Africa
as Kopo
Black Snake
as Isiah
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
as Abdullah
1972
In the Beautiful Caribbean
as Zikky
1971
Pal
as Norman
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Prof. Johns
1969
Two Gentlemen Sharing
as Mutt, Moving Man
1967
The Comedians
as Haitian Soldier (uncredited)
1966
Jemima + Johnny
as Jemima's Dad (as Tommy Baptiste)
1965
Help!
as Bahamian Police Chief
The Ipcress File
as Barney
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")
Fable
as Mark
1963
In the Cool of the Day
as Murray Logan's chauffeur (uncredited)
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Café Patron
1961
Flame in the Streets
as Boyfriend
1959
Sapphire
as Man on the Street
Web of Evidence
as Haydock