Norman Beaton | |
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| Born | Norman Lugard Beaton 31 October 1934 |
| Died | 13 December 1994 (aged 60) Georgetown, Guyana |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–94 |
| Television | Desmond Ambrose in Desmond's |
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. The writer Stephen Bourne has called him "the most influential and highly regarded black British actor of his time".[1]
- ^ Stephen Bourne (2005). "Black in the British Frame: A Film and Television Drama Survey 1936–2001". Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television. A&C Black. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-1-4411-6135-2.