Thomas Baptiste
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1929-03-17 – 2018-12-06
Place of birth: Georgetown, British Guiana
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
Black Snake
1973Isiah
The Music Machine
1979Claire's Father
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
1965Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")
The Comedians
1967Haitian Soldier (uncredited)
The Ipcress File
1965Barney
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
1981Dr. Michael Oloya
The Attendant
1993The Attendant
Guns at Batasi
1964
Drums Along Balmoral Drive
1986Badinga
Jemima + Johnny
1966Jemima's Dad (as Tommy Baptiste)
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973Abdullah
Fable
1965Mark
The Secret Laughter of Women
1999Papa Fola
Nairobi Affair
1984
The Wild Geese
1978Col. Mboya
Sapphire
1959Man on the Street
Pal
1971Norman
In the Beautiful Caribbean
1972Zikky
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971Prof. Johns