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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.
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.
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.
Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, [2] Desmond's stars Norman Beaton as barber Desmond Ambrose, whose shop is a gathering place for an assortment of local characters. The show is set in Peckham, London, and features a predominantly black British Guyanese cast.
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.
Dec 13, 1994 · 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.
