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
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")
Help!
(1965)
The Ipcress File
(1965)
Barney
The Comedians
(1967)
Haitian Soldier (uncredited)
Shaft in Africa
(1973)
Kopo
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
Prof. Johns
Sapphire
(1959)
Man on the Street
Black Snake
(1973)
Isiah
Full Filmography
Acting
Web of Evidence
(1959)
Haydock
Sapphire
(1959)
Man on the Street
Flame in the Streets
(1961)
Boyfriend
The Small World of Sammy Lee
(1963)
Café Patron
In the Cool of the Day
(1963)
Murray Logan's chauffeur (uncredited)
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)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
Prof. Johns
Pal
(1971)
Norman
In the Beautiful Caribbean
(1972)
Zikky
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
(1973)
Abdullah
Black Snake
(1973)
Isiah
Shaft in Africa
(1973)
Kopo
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
(1974)
Gen. Christian Awani
Countdown at Kusini
(1976)
John Okello
The Wild Geese
(1978)
Col. Mboya
The Music Machine
(1979)
Claire's Father
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
(1979)
Visitor
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
(1981)
Dr. Michael Oloya
Nairobi Affair
(1984)
King
(1984)
Mr. King
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