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Thomas Baptiste
Acting
Born: March 17, 1929
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

The Ipcress File
as Barney

The Wild Geese
as Col. Mboya

Help!
as Bahamian Police Chief

The Comedians
as Haitian Soldier (uncredited)

Shaft in Africa
as Kopo

Sapphire
as Man on the Street

Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Prof. Johns

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")

Black Snake
as Isiah

Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
as Dr. Michael Oloya