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Harry Baird

1931–2005

United Kingdom

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Harry Baird (12 May 1931 – 13 February 2005) was a Guyanese-British actor. He was one of a handful of Black actors to achieve prominence in British cinema during the 1950s and early 1960s, though he also saw success in French and Italian films.

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