---
name: "Charles Hyatt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-hyatt"
fi1m_id: "charles-hyatt"
imdb_id: "nm0404904"
tmdb_id: 940039
wikidata_id: "Q5079255"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 February 1931"
died: "1 January 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T23:20:37.271941+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Charles Hyatt

## Identity

Charles Hyatt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charles-hyatt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** charles-hyatt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0404904
- **TMDB ID:** 940039
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5079255
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hyatt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5079255, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0404904/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/940039

Actor. Born 14 February 1931 in Kingston, Jamaica. Died 1 January 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 February 1931, Kingston, Jamaica
- **Died:** 1 January 2007
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hyatt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5079255, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0404904/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/940039

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Cool Runnings*](https://film.one/film/cool-runnings.md) (73)

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## Biography

Charles Hyatt (14 February 1931 – 1 January 2007) was a Jamaican actor, playwright, director, author and broadcaster. Born in Kingston, he began his career in Jamaican theatre and received a British Council bursary that took him to the Theatre Royal, Windsor, in 1960. He appeared in numerous British stage, television and film productions from the 1960s onwards.

Hyatt made his film debut in *A High Wind in Jamaica* (1965). His screen credits include *The Bushbaby* (1969), *Crossplot* (1969), *Freelance* (1971), *Love Thy Neighbour* (1973), *Club Paradise* (1986), *The Mighty Quinn* (1989), *Cool Runnings* (1993) as Whitby Bevil, Sr., and *Almost Heaven* (2005). He also narrated episodes of *Jackanory* and wrote for radio.

He received Jamaica's Order of Distinction, the Institute of Jamaica Centenary Medal and the silver Musgrave Medal. Hyatt was married twice and had four children, including actress Michael Hyatt.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Cool Runnings* (1993), Fi1m 73, as Whitby Bevil, Sr. — [page](https://film.one/film/cool-runnings.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cool Runnings* (1993), as Whitby Bevil, Sr. — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/cool-runnings.md)
- *The Mighty Quinn* (1989), as Security Guard
- *Hack-O-Lantern* (1988), as Cowboy #1
- *Club Paradise* (1986), as Mr. Banks
- *The Marijuana Affair* (1975), Actor
- *Love Thy Neighbour* (1973), as Joe Reynolds
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Dr. Reginald Thursley
- *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as Leroy Boone
- *In the Beautiful Caribbean* (1972), as Ralph
- *Freelance* (1970), as McNair
- *Faith and Henry* (1969), as John
- *Crossplot* (1969), as President Maudula
- *The Bushbaby* (1969), Actor
- *Wind Versus Polygamy* (1968), as Ogidi
- *A High Wind in Jamaica* (1965), as Pirate
- *Fable* (1965), as News Reader
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Zach, Councillor Ogidi
- *It's Dark Outside* (1964), series, as Alfred de Souza
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Maitre D'Hotel
- *You in Your Small Corner* (1962), as Jim
- *The Day of the Fox* (1961), as Beggar

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