---
name: "Earl Cameron"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/earl-cameron"
fi1m_id: "earl-cameron"
imdb_id: "nm0131565"
tmdb_id: 2246
wikidata_id: "Q3046377"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 August 1917"
died: "3 July 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T04:09:22.419903+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."
---

# Earl Cameron

## Identity

Earl Cameron

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/earl-cameron
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** earl-cameron
- **IMDb ID:** nm0131565
- **TMDB ID:** 2246
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3046377
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Cameron, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3046377, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131565/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2246

Actor. Born 18 August 1917 in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. Died 3 July 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 August 1917, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
- **Died:** 3 July 2020
- **Active:** 1965–2010
- **Also known as:** Earlston Jewett Cameron, Earlston J. Cameron
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 75 (2), 2000s 73 (2), 2010s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 72 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Thriller 2, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,267m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Cameron, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3046377, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131565/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2246

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Interpreter*](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md) (62)

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## Biography

Earl Cameron was a Bermudian actor who became one of the first black performers to star in British cinema. Born Earlston Jewitt Cameron on 8 August 1917 in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda, he moved to London during the Second World War and made his screen debut in *Pool of London* (1951).

He appeared in numerous films and television productions, including *Thunderball* (1965) as Pinder, *The Message* (1976) as An-Najashi, *Doctor Who* (1966) as Williams, *The Prisoner* (1967) as the Supervisor, *The Queen* (2006) as the Portrait Artist, and *Inception* (2010) as the Elderly Bald Man. Cameron played Zuwanie in *The Interpreter* (2005). He received a CBE in 2009 and died on 3 July 2020 in Warwickshire, England.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, theguardian.com, bfi.org.uk.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Inception* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Elderly Bald Man — [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *The Queen* (2006), Fi1m 84, as Portrait Artist — [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)
- *The Interpreter* (2005), Fi1m 62, as Zuwanie — [page](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md)
- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *Thunderball* (1965), Fi1m 66, as Pinder — [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)

## Complete filmography (70)

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

- *Up on the Roof* (2013), as Grandaad
- *Inception* (2010), as Elderly Bald Man — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *The Queen* (2006), as Portrait Artist — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)
- *The Interpreter* (2005), as Zuwanie — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md)
- *15 Storeys High* (2002), series, Actor
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Carlton Jordan
- *Revelation* (2001), as Cardeal Chisamba, Cardinal Chisamba
- *Déjà Vu* (1998), as Cedar Sinai Doctor
- *Neverwhere* (1996), series, as The Abbot
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Arthur Nolan
- *The Great Kandinsky* (1995), as Carlton
- *Health and Efficiency* (1993), series, Actor
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Fogerty
- *Cuba* (1979), as Col Rossel Leyva
- *The Message* (1976), as An-Najashi
- *The Zoo Gang* (1974), series, as Jombote
- *A Warm December* (1973), as Ambassador George Oswandu
- *Scorpio* (1973), as Black Employee in Toilet
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Antoine Mbula, Daniel Rocco
- *The Frighteners* (1972), series, as Mr Marshall
- *Six Days of Justice* (1972), series, as Maynard
- *The Revolutionary* (1970), as Speaker
- *Two Gentlemen Sharing* (1969), as Charles Marriott - Jane's Step-father
- *Number Ten* (1968), as Dr. Henry Mbala
- *Wind Versus Polygamy* (1968), as Chief Ozuomba
- *Two a Penny* (1967), Actor
- *Battle Beneath the Earth* (1967), as Sgt. Seth Hawkins
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, as Supervisor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Matthew Ramsay
- *Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet* (1966), as Williams
- *The Sandwich Man* (1966), as Bus Conductor
- *The Power Game* (1965), series, as Jordan Kobola
- *Thunderball* (1965), as Pinder — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Conley, Mr. Luck
- *The Troubleshooters* (1965), series, as Thomas
- *Guns at Batasi* (1964), as Captain Abraham
- *A Fear of Strangers* (1964), as Ramsay
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as M'Landa, Chief Ozuomba
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Williams — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *The Chocolate Tree* (1963), as William Jones
- *Festival* (1963), series, as The Negro
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as M'Bata
- *Tarzan's Three Challenges* (1963), as Mang
- *Term of Trial* (1962), as Chard
- *The Andromeda Breakthrough* (1962), series, as Yucel
- *Flame in the Streets* (1961), as Gabriel Gomez
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Ramsey
- *No Kidding* (1960), as Black Father
- *Danger Man* (1960), series, as Chand, Professor Moma
- *Tarzan the Magnificent* (1960), as Tate
- *Sapphire* (1959), as Dr. Robbins
- *Killers of Kilimanjaro* (1959), as Witchdoctor
- *The Mark of the Hawk* (1957), as Prosecutor
- *Thunder on Sycamore Street* (1957), as Joseph Blake
- *The Heart Within* (1957), as Victor Conway
- *The End Begins* (1957), as Hank Christians
- *A Man from the Sun* (1956), as Joseph Brent
- *Odongo* (1956), as Hassan
- *The Buccaneers* (1956), series, as Sam
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as William Jones
- *Safari* (1956), as Jeroge
- *The Woman for Joe* (1955), as Lemmie
- *Dixon of Dock Green* (1955), series, as John Tate
- *Simba* (1955), as Karanja
- *Submarine Attack* (1954), as Johnny Brown
- *The Heart of the Matter* (1953), as Ali
- *Dollars for Sale* (1953), as Earl Rutters
- *Emergency Call* (1952), as George Robinson
- *There Is Another Sun* (1951), as Ginger Jones
- *Pool of London* (1951), as Johnny Lambert

## Gallery

- ![Earl Cameron](https://film.one/media/person/389264/gallery-7c027384e789.jpg) Earl Cameron — Peter J Dunn- in my role as Director of Press and Media at the University of Warwick, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Earlp8_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Earl Cameron](https://film.one/media/person/389264/gallery-1aab33265059.jpg) Earl Cameron — Image via TMDB
- ![Earl Cameron](https://film.one/media/person/389264/gallery-09a17ada2bc5.jpg) Earl Cameron — Image via TMDB
- ![Earl Cameron](https://film.one/media/person/389264/gallery-956a494ac23a.jpg) Earl Cameron — Image via TMDB
- ![Earl Cameron](https://film.one/media/person/389264/gallery-ba448be6a34a.jpg) Earl Cameron — Image via TMDB

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