earl Cameron: Last News

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has died. He was 102.

Jordan Moreau Earl Cameron, one of the first major Black actors in British cinema, died on Friday at his home in England, his representative confirmed to Variety. He was 102.Cameron was born in Pembroke, Bermuda, on Aug.

Earl Cameron CBE has died 102, his family have confirmed.In a statement, Cameron’s children said: "Our family have been overwhelmed by the outpourings of love and respect we have received at the news of our father’s passing."As an artist and as an actor he refused to take roles that demeaned or stereotyped the character of people of colour.

Doctor Who and the James Bond movie Thunderball, Cameron arrived in the UK in 1939 after joining the British merchant navy.He first appeared on screen in the 1951 movie Pool Of London, which at the time was a rare starring role for a black actor.In 2009, Cameron was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).His final acting credit saw him appear in the 2010 movie Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page.Beckett said that Cameron “had sheltered himself because of Covid and had not really been keen on going out, he had chest problems.”He added: “He would never take on roles that demeaned people of colour… he was often subject of a lot of racial prejudice, but he never really got

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

ACTOR Earl Cameron CBE has died 102. The pioneering actor was one of the first ever black actors to star in a British film.