Earl Cameron, one of the first black actors to have a prominent role in British television and film, died on Friday at the age of 102.…
Earl Cameron, one of the first black actors to have a prominent role in British television and film, died on Friday at the age of 102.
According to Cameron’s agent, he “passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and family” in Kenilworth in Warwickshire, reports Deadline.
Cameron was born in Bermuda in 1917, moving to the U. K in 1939. He joined the British Merchant Navy and by 1941 had his first role in a play called “Chu Chin Chow”.
