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Harry Baird (1931–2005)

Actor | Miscellaneous Crew | Stunts

Cast in a number of racially-motivated British films during the 1950s and 1960s, actor Harry Baird was born in Georgetown, Guyana (then called British Guiana) on May 12, 1931 and received his education both in Canada and England. Famed director Carol Reed gave Harry his film break in 1954 at age 23 when he cast the actor in the smallish role of a black boxer named Jamaica in A Kid for Two Farthings... See full bio »

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in Georgetown, British Guiana

Died:

(age 73) in London, England, UK
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1975 Four of the Apocalypse
Bud
 
1975 The Count of Monte-Cristo (TV movie)
Ali
 
1973 Campa carogna... la taglia cresce
Corp. Washington Smith
 
1973 Colt in the Hand of the Devil
 
1972 Trinity and Sartana Are Coming
Trinità
 
1972 The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met
Benny Gray
 
1971 1,000 Convicts and a Woman
Carl
 
1970-1971 UFO (TV series)
Lt. Mark Bradley
– Computer Affair (1971) … Lt. Mark Bradley
– Survival (1971) … Lt. Mark Bradley
– Kill Straker! (1970) … Lt. Mark Bradley
– E.S.P. (1970) … Lt. Mark Bradley
– Exposed (1970) … Lt. Mark Bradley
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1969 Castle Keep
Dancing Soldier (uncredited)
 
1969 The Oblong Box
N'Galo
 
1969 The Italian Job
Big William
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Danny's stepfather
– Thirteen Thousand and Eighty Three Pounds (1968) … Danny's stepfather
 
1968 The Touchables
Lillywhite
 
1968 The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Turner
 
1967 The Whisperers
The Man Upstairs
 
1964-1965 Secret Agent (TV series)
1st Removal Man / Carlos / Cellar Man
– The Man on the Beach (1965) … Cellar Man
– Loyalty Always Pays (1965) … 1st Removal Man
– A Man to Be Trusted (1964) … Carlos
 
1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Dan Adebayo / Manao
– The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965) … Manao
– A Little Temptation (1965) … Dan Adebayo
 
1965 He Who Rides a Tiger
Stan (uncredited)
 
1965 Court Martial (TV series)
Private Walters
– Operation Makeshift (1965) … Private Walters
 
1958-1964 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Major / Mr. Johnson
– The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown (1964) … Mr. Johnson
– The Shrike (1960) … Major
– The Big Knife (1958)
 
1964 Das Verrätertor
Mate on Tramp Steamer
 
1963 Goliath and the Rebel Slave
Slave (uncredited)
 
1963 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Tarkido
– The Living Image (1963) … Tarkido
 
1963 Thor and the Amazon Women
Ubaratutu
 
1963 Taur, il re della forza bruta
Ubaratutu
 
1963 The Small World of Sammy Lee
Buddy Shine
 
1962 Station Six-Sahara
Sailor
 
1962 The Road to Hong Kong
Nubian at Lamasary (uncredited)
 
1961 Hurricane (TV movie)
Butch
 
1961 Flame in the Streets
Billy
 
1961 The Mark
Cole
 
1961 The Devil Inside
Gill Hall
 
1960 Tarzan the Magnificent
Warrior Leader
 
1959 Break in Festivities (TV movie)
Bill
 
1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro
Boraga
 
1959 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Happy Martin
– The Blood Fight (1959) … Happy Martin
 
1959 Sapphire
Johnnie Fiddle
 
1959 The Rosalina Neri Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 25 February 1959 (1959)
 
1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Japheth
– The Green Pastures (1958) … Japheth
 
1957-1958 White Hunter (TV series)
Atimbu
– This Hungry Hell (1958) … Atimbu
– The Web of Death (1958) … Atimbu
– Gun Duel (1958) … Atimbu
– Killer Leopard (1958) … Atimbu
– The Girl Hunt (1958) … Atimbu
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1957 The Green Pastures (TV movie)
 
1957 Sailor of Fortune (TV series)
Policeman in Kasbah
– The Golden Head (1957) … Policeman in Kasbah (uncredited)
– Tangier (1957)
 
1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Executioner
– Scheherezade (1956) … Executioner
 
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings
Jamaica (uncredited)
 
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1973 A Warm December (assistant to director - uncredited)
 
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1957 Sailor of Fortune (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– The Golden Head (1957) (stunts)
 
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Personal Details

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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He retired from the film industry after glaucoma left him blind. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus