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Earl Cameron,thepioneering Black actor from Bermuda who starred in the 1951 British filmPool of Londonand later appeared in movies fromThunderballtoInception, has died. He was102.

Earl Cameron, a trailblazing actor known for appearing in the James Bond flick "Thunderball," has died at 102. Cameron's rep offered a statement to Entertainment Tonight, saying the actor "passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and family on Friday in Kenilworth in Warwickshire." Cameron is considered one of Britain's first black mainstream movie stars.

Earl Cameron, one of the first black actors to break through in British cinema, has died at the age of 102.The man “with the voice of God and the heart of a kindly prince” passed away at his home in Warwickshire on Thursday.Cameron’s six-decade career began with a breakthrough role in 1951 starring in Pool of London, which was credited as being the first British film to feature an interracial relationship.He would later appear as James Bond’s assistant, Pinder in Thunderball, in Sidney Poitier’s 1973 film A Warm December, going on to star alongside Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman in The Interpreter in 2005.He also notched up appearances in Doctor Who and a final cameo in the mind-bending 2010 blockbuster Inception, shortly after being awarded a

James Bond film Thunderball and Guns of Batasi in the same year.Among his TV credits were the 1960 BBC drama The Dark Man and guest roles in the likes of The Prisoner, Lovejoy and Zoo Gang.He starred in the acclaimed Doctor Who serial The Tenth Planet in 1966 opposite William Hartnell’s first incarnation of the Time Lord.Cameron had a major role in the 2005 thriller The Interpreter as well as small parts in The Queen opposite Dame Helen Mirren and Christopher Nolan’s Inception (2010).The star faced racism during his career and yet managed to carve out an impressive résumé despite the prejudice.Speaking to the Guardian in 2017, he said: “No doubt about it.

Earl Cameron has died at the age of 102.

Tributes have been paid to screen “pioneer” Earl Cameron, one of the first black actors to make it in British cinema.