‘James Bond’ and ‘Doctor Who’ actor Earl Cameron has died
nme.comDoctor 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.
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