Harry Baird

Harry Baird

Born: May 12, 1931
Died: February 13, 2005
in Georgetown, Guyana
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.

Movies for Harry Baird...

The Count of Monte-Cristo
Title: The Count of Monte-Cristo
Character: Ali
Released: October 31, 1975
Type: Movie
A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.
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Four of the Apocalypse
Title: Four of the Apocalypse
Character: Bud
Released: August 12, 1975
Type: Movie
Four petty criminals, three men and a woman, wander through the trackless terrain of the Wild West Utah and are hounded by a sadistic bandit.
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Those Dirty Dogs!
Title: Those Dirty Dogs!
Character: Corp. Washington Smith
Released: March 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Captain Chadwell, Lieutenant Junger and Sergeant Smith are sent by Washington to help their colleagues of Fort Apache to recover stolen arms. A bounty hunter accompanies them.
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Trinity and Sartana Are Coming
Title: Trinity and Sartana Are Coming
Character: Trinity / Trinidad
Released: May 30, 1972
Type: Movie
Sartana and Trinity set out on a grudging relationship hell bent for gold and comic brawls.
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Fun and Games
Title: Fun and Games
Character: Carl
Released: October 1, 1971
Type: Movie
The daughter of a British prison governor returns from an American finishing school, and chases after the inmates of her Dad's prison.
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Cool It, Carol!
Title: Cool It, Carol!
Character: Benny Gray
Released: December 1, 1970
Type: Movie
A naive couple leave their small town for success in London's adult entertainment culture.
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Title: UFO
Character: Lt. Mark Bradley
Released: September 16, 1970
Type: TV
A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.
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The Oblong Box
Title: The Oblong Box
Character: N'Galo
Released: June 11, 1969
Type: Movie
Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.
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The Italian Job
Title: The Italian Job
Character: Big William
Released: June 2, 1969
Type: Movie
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.
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Happy DeathDay
Title: Happy DeathDay
Released: December 12, 1968
Type: Movie
An old man has his birthday. On this occasion he is given a present by his grand daughter who is fond of him. On the other hand, she hates her parents and the atmosphere in the family is quite tense.
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The Touchables
Title: The Touchables
Character: Lilywhite
Released: November 16, 1968
Type: Movie
British rock star with a love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation. The tables are turned when four cute young girls kidnap the singer. After several days of sex and degradation, the poor fellow is rescued by his friends.
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The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Title: The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Character: Turner
Released: July 8, 1968
Type: Movie
Turner, a black American soldier, is given three days leave in Paris. Not knowing what to do with himself, he goes to a nightclub where he meets a French girl named Miriam. Their romance blossoms, but their love affair is darkened by Turner's impending departure and the specter of racial prejudice.
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The Whisperers
Title: The Whisperers
Character: The Man Upstairs
Released: July 18, 1967
Type: Movie
Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. One day she discovers stolen money hidden by her son and believes her fantasy has come true.
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The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Title: The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Character: Manao
Released: November 10, 1965
Type: Movie
An elderly right-wing politician is kidnapped, seemingly as part of a student prank. But his captors have a more alarming agenda.
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He Who Rides a Tiger
Title: He Who Rides a Tiger
Character: Stan
Released: October 1, 1965
Type: Movie
Peter Rayston, has been in and out of prison most of his life. At 30, he is released for the eighth time, after serving a sentence for housebreaking. Immediately, he goes back to his old life, providing for his expensive tastes by executing a series of daring burglaries
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A Little Temptation
Title: A Little Temptation
Character: Dan Adebayo
Released: March 17, 1965
Type: Movie
A writer is having an affair with a married woman and gets embroiled with the other women in her life.
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Traitor's Gate
Title: Traitor's Gate
Character: Mate on Tramp Steamer
Released: December 18, 1964
Type: Movie
A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
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The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules
Title: The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules
Character: Slave
Released: September 4, 1963
Type: Movie
Italian sword & sandal thrills as the son of Hercules is pitted against an evil king and his wretched followers.
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Living Image
Title: Living Image
Character: Tarkido
Released: August 18, 1963
Type: Movie
A renowned artist of the old school has his whole world turned upside down when his son, a young radical, and his associates bring modern interpretations of art into his life.
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Thor and the Amazon Women
Title: Thor and the Amazon Women
Character: Ubaratutu
Released: August 9, 1963
Type: Movie
A race of Amazon warriors is enslaving the men of a country, and the mighty Thor is called upon to help them regain their freedom.
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Taur the Mighty
Title: Taur the Mighty
Character: Ubaratutu
Released: June 29, 1963
Type: Movie
The warlike men of Kixos murder the king of Surupak and abduct his two daughters, Jia and Tuja. Jia's bridegroom Syros asks the mighty warrior Taurus for assistance. Taurus faithful companion Ubaratuta will give Taurus a hand to defeat the warlike tribe.
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The Small World of Sammy Lee
Title: The Small World of Sammy Lee
Character: Buddy Shine
Released: April 20, 1963
Type: Movie
The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.
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Station Six-Sahara
Title: Station Six-Sahara
Character: Sailor
Released: January 11, 1963
Type: Movie
A beautiful blonde joins a small group of men running an oil station in the Sahara Desert and starts the emotions soaring.
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The Road to Hong Kong
Title: The Road to Hong Kong
Character: Nubian at Lamasary (uncredited)
Released: March 29, 1962
Type: Movie
When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new and improved rocket fuel, he and Harry are thrust into international intrigue, trying to stay alive while keeping the formula out of enemy hands.
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Title: Hurricane
Character: Butch
Released: July 2, 1961
Type: TV
The story of two newly qualified nurses on their first assignment in the West Indies.
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Flame in the Streets
Title: Flame in the Streets
Character: Billy
Released: June 19, 1961
Type: Movie
Flame in the Streets is a 1961 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker. Racial tensions manifest themselves at home, work and on the streets during Bonfire Night in the burgeoning West Indian community of early 1960s Britain. Trades union leader (Mills) fights for the rights of a black worker but struggles with the news that his own daughter is planning to marry a West Indian, much against his own logic and the prejudice of his wife.
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The Mark
Title: The Mark
Character: Cole
Released: January 26, 1961
Type: Movie
A man who served prison time for intent to molest a child tries to build a new life with the help of a sympathetic psychiatrist.
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Offbeat
Title: Offbeat
Character: Gill Hall
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.
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Tarzan the Magnificent
Title: Tarzan the Magnificent
Character: Warrior Leader
Released: July 20, 1960
Type: Movie
After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan captures one of them, Coy Banton. He decides to return him to the authorities so that the dead policeman's family will benefit from the $5000 reward. The head of the clan, Abel Banton and his two sons have no intention of letting Tarzan deliver Coy and burn the river boat they were to use. Several of the passengers are now stranded forcing Tarzan to take them along on a trek through the jungle. Abel Banton trails them intent not only getting his son back but getting rid of Tarzan.
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Sapphire
Title: Sapphire
Character: Johnnie Fiddle
Released: November 2, 1959
Type: Movie
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
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Killers of Kilimanjaro
Title: Killers of Kilimanjaro
Character: Boraga
Released: October 1, 1959
Type: Movie
An American engineer reaches Mombasa to finish the works of an African railroad and to find his predecessor, who has mysteriously disappeared. While the work continues, will have to face several obstacles, especially violent local tribes, Arabs slave traders and wild animals.
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Tiger Bay
Title: Tiger Bay
Character: Bridegroom (uncredited)
Released: March 1, 1959
Type: Movie
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
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A Kid for Two Farthings
Title: A Kid for Two Farthings
Character: Jamaica (uncredited)
Released: August 15, 1955
Type: Movie
Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.