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Beaton, Norman (1934-1994)
 

Film & TV credits


Television credits
 
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY: Drums Along the AvonBBC1 tx 24/5/1967guitarist in club
POINTS WESTBBC1 (Bristol) 1967presenter
THE TROUBLESHOOTERS: So You Think You're One of UsBBC1 tx 10/3/1969Amos Tucker
RANDALL AND (HOPKIRK) DECEASED: Money to Burn ITV tx 30/1/1970policeman
PLAY SCHOOLBBC1 tx 11-15/9/1972presenter, storyteller
BARLOW AT LARGE: WantedBBC1 tx 14/2/1973Vensten
THIRTY MINUTES WORTHITV tx 24/10/1973London Transport guard
THE PROTECTORS: Route 27ITV tx 2/11/1973chauffeur
Z CARS: Quiet as the GraveITV tx 4/11/1974Lee
THE FOSTERS (series 1)ITV tx 9/4-2/7/1976 (13 edns)Samuel Foster
THE TWO RONNIESBBC1 tx 2/10/1976on-screen participant
NEW YEAR WITH THE FOSTERSITV tx 1/1/1977Samuel Foster
THE FOSTERS (series 2)ITV tx 16/4-9/7/1977 (13 edns)Samuel Foster
BLACK CHRISTMASBBC2 tx 20/12/1977Bertie
VARIETY CLUB AWARDS FOR 1977BBC1 tx 7/2/1978on-screen participant
SYKES: Television FilmBBC1 tx 8/2/1978cast member
LITTLE BIG SHOWITV tx 12/8/1978guest
EMPIRE ROAD (series 1)BBC2 tx 31/10-28/11/1978 (5 pts)Everton Bennett
PLAY FOR TODAY: The Last Window CleanerBBC1 tx 13/2/1979Leroy
EMPIRE ROAD (series 2)BBC2 tx 23/8-25/10/1979 (10 pts)Everton Bennett
NATIONWIDEBBC1 tx 5/2/1980interviewee
HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR: Growing PainsITV tx 4/10/1980Mr Ngenko
TALES FROM A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTSBBC1 tx 30/12/1981cast member
MINDER: Back in Good Old EnglandITV tx 31/3/1982Billy
PLAYHOUSE: Easy MoneyBBC2 tx 28/5/1982Trevor All
CARGO KINGSBBC2 tx 6/3/1983Mambu
THE BILL: Drugs RaidITV tx 20/11/1984Tombo Robertson
HERE AND NOW ON FOUR: NiceChannel 4 tx 27/11/1984prison inmate
SUMMER SEASON: Rachel and the RoarettesBBC2 tx 13/6/1985priest
THE LENNY HENRY SHOWBBC1 tx 5/9/1985guest
THE LENNY HENRY SHOWBBC1 tx 3/10/1985guest
DEAD HEADBBC2 tx 15/1-5/2/1986 (4 pts)Caractacus
BREAKFAST TIMEBBC1 tx 21/2/1986guest
ROCKLIFFE'S BABIES: A Bad Few DaysBBC1 tx 30/1/1987Mal
BIG GEORGE IS DEADChannel 4 t. 1/10/1987Boogie
ROCKLIFFE'S BABIES: Top ManBBC1 tx 26/2/1988Irish Mickey
THE PLAY ON ONE: AirbaseBBC1 tx 1/3/1988voice
DESMOND'S (Series 1)Channel 4 tx 5/1-9/2/1989 (6 edns)Desmond
TALES OF SHERWOOD FOREST: I Came to Casablanca for the WatersITV tx 23/7/1989Windy Wilson
DISPATCHES: No, Prime MinisterChannel 4 tx 18/10/1989Robert Mugabe
THE BILL: Powers of ExclusionITV tx 26/12/1989Rev Marcus Ogun
4 PLAY: When Love DiesChannel 4 tx 20/1/1990pastor
DESMOND'S (Series 2)Channel 4 tx 22/1-16/4/1989 (13 edns)Desmond
LITERATURE IN THE MODERN WORLD: 'Endgame' by Samuel BeckettBBC2 tx 27/2/1991Hamm
THE COSBY SHOW: There's Still No Joy in MudvilleNBC(US) tx 4/4/1991; Channel 4 tx 22/11/1992Carleton
GIVE US A CLUEITV tx 26/8/1991on-screen participant
DESMOND'S (Series 3)Channel 4 tx 28/10/1991-3/2/1992 (13 edns)Desmond
PEBBLE MILLBBC1 tx 3/2/1992interviewee
BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOUR: Television, Memory, RaceBBC2 tx 30/6/1992interviewee
DESMOND'S (Series 4)Channel 4 tx 5/10-28/12/1992 (13 edns)Desmond
THAT'S SHOWBUSINESSBBC1 tx 9/1/1993guest
THE REAL MCCOYBBC2 tx 11/6/1993guest
THE MAIN EVENTBBC1 tx 12/6/1993guest
DESMOND'S (Series 5)Channel 4 tx 27/9-20/12/1993 (13 edns)Desmond
TELLY ADDICTSBBC1 tx 8/11/1993guest
THE LATE SHOWBBC2 tx 11/5/1994interviewee
LITTLE NAPOLEONSChannel 4 tx 7-28/6/1994 (4 pts)N K Edwards
DESMOND'S (Series 6)Channel 4 tx 26/9-19/12/1994 (13 edns)Desmond
GOOD MORNING WITH ANNE AND NICKBBC2 tx 8/11/1994interviewee
BEATON BUT UNBOWED - A TRIBUTE TO NORMAN BEATONChannel 4 tx 19/12/1994subject of programme
BUSKER'S ODYSSEYChannel 4 tx 24/12/1994Mr Robinson
SHOOTING STARSChannel 4 tx 26/12/1994reader
 
Film credits
 
UP THE CHASTITY BELT1971Blacksmith
PRESSURE1975preacher
BLACK JOY1977Dave King
ISLANDS IN THE SUN1979narrator
EUREKA1982Byron Judson
REAL LIFE1983Leon McDonald
PLAYING AWAY1986Willie Boy
MIGHTY QUINNUS, 1989Governor Chalk