Earl Cameron
Earl Cameron, who had a supporting role in Thunderball, has died at 102, according to The Royal Gazette.
The Bermuda-born Cameron ” was one of the first black performers to break into mainstream British entertainment,” the publication said.
In Thunderball Cameron’s Pinder was “our man here” in Nassau, as James Bond (Sean Connery) referred to him while introducing the operative to CIA agent Felix Leiter (Rik Van Nutter).
Among other things, Pinder arranged for a power blackout at the estate of SPECTRE villain Emilo Largo so Bond could attempt to rescue another agent, Paula (Martine Beswick) there. By the time Bond arrives, Paula has committed suicide with a poison pill.
Cameron also appeared in a number of episodes of Danger Man/Secret Agent in different roles.
His IMDB.COM entry lists more than 90 acting credits from the early 1950s to as recently as 2013. One of his most recent credits included a part in 2010’s Inception.
h/t MI6 James Bond website for the heads up.
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