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Norman Lugard Beaton (31 October 1934 – 13 December 1994) was a Guyanese actor long resident in the United Kingdom. He became best known for his role as Desmond Ambrose in the Channel Four television comedy series Desmond's.
Norman Beaton was born on 31 October 1934 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]. He was an actor, known for The Mighty Quinn (1989), Desmond's (1989) and Real Life (1984). He died on 13 December 1994 in Georgetown, Guyana.
Norman Beaton was born on 31 October 1934 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]. He was an actor, known for The Mighty Quinn (1989), Desmond's (1989) and Real Life (1984). He died on 13 December 1994 in Georgetown, Guyana.
Desmond's: Created by Trix Worrell. With Norman Beaton, Carmen Munroe, Ram John Holder, Gyearbuor Asante. Meet Desmond, his non-conforming family, and the regulars of his hairdresser salon in Peckham, London.
Dec 6, 2016 · How Guyana-born Norman Beaton blazed a trail for black actors on British TV and earned a place in the sitcom pantheon with the beloved Peckham barbershop series Desmond’s.
Desmond Ambrose ( Norman Beaton) is the protagonist and owner of the barbershop, which is named after him. His poor barbering skills is a running joke through the series. Desmond dreams of building a house in Guyana and returning there to retire, although Shirley is reluctant to go with him.
Norman Beaton, often called the “ British Bill Cosby, ” was one of Great Britain ’ s best-known black comedians. Starring in situation comedies such as The Fosters (1976) and Desmond ’ s (1988), he was among the first black actors to achieve success on British television.
Norman Beaton was a popular and much loved Guyanese born British actor. He arrived in the UK in 1960 and worked as a calypso singer and musician and a teacher - being the first black teacher employed by the education authority in Liverpool.
The most familiar of the handful of black actors able to sustain a career in British television from the 1960s to the 1990s, Norman Beaton became particularly associated with spirited patriarch roles, most famously as the eponymous barber of Desmond's (Channel 4, 1989-94), but was a much more versatile actor than his popular image acknowledged ...
Dec 15, 1994 · As the elder statesman of black actors in Britain, Norman Beaton was a lifelong champion of their rights and opportunities in theatre, film and television.
