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 Wild Geese
(1978)
Col. Mboya
Shaft in Africa
(1973)
Kopo
The Ipcress File
(1965)
Barney
Help!
(1965)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")
Full Filmography
Acting
Sapphire
(1959)
Man on the Street
Web of Evidence
(1959)
Haydock
Flame in the Streets
(1961)
Boyfriend
In the Cool of the Day
(1963)
Murray Logan's chauffeur (uncredited)
The Small World of Sammy Lee
(1963)
Café Patron
Guns at Batasi
(1964)
The Ipcress File
(1965)
Barney
Fable
(1965)
Mark
Help!
(1965)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")
Jemima + Johnny
(1966)
Jemima's Dad (as Tommy Baptiste)
The Comedians
(1967)
Haitian Soldier (uncredited)
Pal
(1971)
Norman
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
Prof. Johns
In the Beautiful Caribbean
(1972)
Zikky
Black Snake
(1973)
Isiah
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
(1973)
Abdullah
Shaft in Africa
(1973)
Kopo
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
(1974)
Gen. Christian Awani
Countdown at Kusini
(1976)
John Okello
The Wild Geese
(1978)
Col. Mboya
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
(1979)
Visitor
The Music Machine
(1979)
Claire's Father
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
(1981)
Dr. Michael Oloya
King
(1984)
Mr. King
Nairobi Affair
(1984)
Drums Along Balmoral Drive
(1986)
Badinga
Ama
(1991)
Babs
Escape From Kampala
(1991)
Minawa
Black and White in Colour
(1992)
Himself
The Attendant
(1993)
The Attendant
The Secret Laughter of Women
(1999)
Papa Fola