93-Yr-Old Actor Still Looking For Work
93-year-old Bermudian actor Earl Cameron is still going strong, saying that “films often needs someone to play the part of a very old man and it makes sense to get an actor who is still alive and kicking – like me – instead of using make-up.”
Mr. Cameron, arguably the most successful actor Bermuda has ever produced, is a legendary figure who broke down many racial barriers as a black actor in the British film scene during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. He is shown below playing African dictator Edmond Zuwanie in the 2005 movie ‘The Interpreter’ alongside Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn.
Speaking with the Birmingham Mail this week, Mr Cameron said:
When some people do 9-5 jobs I can understand them wanting to retire to a degree, but artists from whatever field should feel free to carry on. Films often needs someone to play the part of a very old man, and I’ve just lost the chance to play the lead in a film set in Kenya which I would have loved to have done. And it makes sense to get an actor, who is still alive and kicking – like me – instead of using make-up.
Born in Bermuda in 1917, Earl Cameron’s career has spanned several decades and over sixty films and television programs. Some of his more memorable movie roles were that of Pinder in the 1965 James Bond film ‘Thunderball’ alongside Sean Connery, he played the African dictator Edmond Zuwanie in the 2005 movie ‘The Interpreter‘ alongside Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn and also appeared in the 2010 movie Inception alongside Leo DiCaprio.
For more on Mr Cameron, and his sixty year long career, click here to view his profile.
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