ACTOR · FROM GEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUIANA
Thomas Baptiste
1929–201853 credits since 1959
DarkGrittyDisturbingPeriod pieceRevenge
ABOUT THOMAS
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born17 March 1929
Died6 December 2018
BirthplaceGeorgetown, British Guiana
Known forActing
On Cineora22 of 53 titles
Known for
The titles people know Thomas from.
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 22
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- The ProfessionalsIMDb 8.0
- Working since
- 1959
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1990s
4 titles
as Papa Fola
as The Attendant
as Babs
as Minawa
The 1980s
10 titles · IMDb 5.5 on averageWinners and Losers
Not on Cineoraas Angelis · 3 episodes
as Minawa · 1 episode
First Sight
Not on Cineoraas Voodoo Man · 1 episode
as Lenny Darcy · 1 episode
as Badinga
Seriesas Henry Chadwick · 2 episodes
as Mr. King
The 1970s
19 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Seriesas Mr. Mikabwe · 1 episode
as Claire's Father
as Visitor
Seriesas President Obono · 1 episode
Movieas Col. Mboya
Seriesas Huntley · 1 episode
as John Okello
as George · 1 episode
The 1960s
18 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Mutt, Moving Man
Movieas Haitian Soldier (uncredited)
as John · 1 episode
as Jemima's Dad (as Tommy Baptiste)
Seriesas Doctor · 1 episode
Movieas Bahamian Police Chief (uncredited)
Movieas Barney
Movieas Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")
The 1950s
2 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Movieas Man on the Street
as Haydock
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Thomas’s titles.
Earl CameronSapphire, Guns at Batasi and 1 more
Roger MooreThe Wild Geese and The Saint
Richard BurtonThe Wild Geese and The Comedians
Frank FinlayThe Wild Geese and Shaft in Africa
Percy HerbertGuns at Batasi and Black Snake
Gordon JacksonThe Ipcress File and The Professionals
Wilfrid BrambellThe Small World of Sammy Lee and Flame in the Streets
Roy KinnearHelp! and The Small World of Sammy Lee
