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Thomas Baptiste

Thomas Baptiste

Birthday: 1929-03-17 | Place of Birth: Georgetown, British Guiana

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1999
The Secret Laughter of Women

as    Papa Fola

1993
The Attendant

as    The Attendant

1991
Escape From Kampala

as    Minawa

1984
King

as    Mr. King

1982
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin

as    Dr. Michael Oloya

1976
Countdown at Kusini

as    John Okello

1974
Honeybaby, Honeybaby

as    Gen. Christian Awani

1973
Ghost in the Noonday Sun

as    Abdullah

1973
Black Snake

as    Isiah

1973
Divorce His, Divorce Hers

as    Minister

1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday

as    Prof. Johns

1966
Jemima + Johnny

as    Jemima's Dad (as Tommy Baptiste)

1965
The Ipcress File

as    Barney

1963
In the Cool of the Day

as    Murray Logan's chauffeur (uncredited)