Harry Baird
Born: 1931-05-12 in Georgetown, Guyana
Died: 2005-02-13
Known For: Acting
Biography
Harry Baird was a Guyanese-born British actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, appearing in more than 36 films throughout his career including several racially motivated dramas and spaghetti westerns. His career was cut short in the mid 70s when glaucoma ultimately left him blind. He died of cancer in London in 2005, aged 73.
Filmography
1975
- The Count of Monte-Cristo as Ali
- Four of the Apocalypse as Bud
1973
- Those Dirty Dogs! as Corp. Washington Smith
1972
- Trinity and Sartana Are Coming as Trinity / Trinidad
1971
- Fun and Games as Carl
1970
- UFO as Mark Bradley
- Cool It, Carol! as Benny Gray
1969
- The Italian Job as Big William
- The Oblong Box as N'Galo
1968
- The Touchables as Lilywhite
- The Story of a Three-Day Pass as Turner
- Happy DeathDay
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Danny's stepfather
- The Whisperers as The Man Upstairs
1965
- He Who Rides a Tiger as Stan
- The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne as Manao
- A Little Temptation as Dan Adebayo
1964
- Theatre 625 as McArthur
- Traitor's Gate as Mate on Tramp Steamer
1963
- Station Six-Sahara as Sailor
- Thor and the Amazon Women as Ubaratutu
- Living Image as Tarkido
- Taur the Mighty as Ubaratutu
- The Small World of Sammy Lee as Buddy Shine
- The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules as Slave
1962
- The Road to Hong Kong as Nubian at Lamasary (uncredited)
1961
- Hurricane as Butch
- The Mark as Cole
- Offbeat as Gill Hall
- Flame in the Streets as Billy
1960
- Tarzan the Magnificent as Warrior Leader
1959
- Tiger Bay as Bridegroom (uncredited)
- Sapphire as Johnnie Fiddle
- Killers of Kilimanjaro as Boraga
1957
- Tarzan and the Lost Safari ... (Stunts)
1956
- Armchair Theatre as Tarkido
1955
- A Kid for Two Farthings as Jamaica (uncredited)