Harry Baird (actor)
Harry Baird ( born May 12, 1931 in Georgetown, British Guiana; † 13 February 2005 in London ) was a British actor.
Life
Baird, who was educated in Canada and England, played his first role in Carol Reed's Full of wonder is life in 1954; the physical presence of the colored according Starring even then in a physically oriented role as a boxer. The following year, he was seen on stage in London, where it was used in the musical Kismet; it was followed by roles in television and film as well as other theater engagements; mostly as an actor, sometimes as a stuntman. Attention was his portrayal as a troubled criminalized black youth in the film Sapphire 1959 by Basil Dearden as well as his TV movie Secret agent 1964.
Baird extended his performances to watch movies on the continent of Europe, especially in Italy and France; in England he turned et al with Michael Caine, with whom he henceforth became close friends. The mid-1970s forced the diagnosis of glaucoma Baird for ending his career.