Thomas Baptiste

Biography

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

Help!

as Bahamian Police Chief

The Ipcress File

as Barney

The Wild Geese

as Col. Mboya

EastEnders

as Henry Chadwick

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")

Sunday Bloody Sunday

as Prof. Johns

The Saint

as Grant

The Saint

as Police Sergeant

Shaft in Africa

as Kopo

Sapphire

as Man on the Street