Norman Beaton in London's West End. In 1970 he played the role of Ariel in Shakespeare's "The Tempest", which he described in his autobiography as "the most important role of my acting career", and also played a small role in the Frankie Howerd comedy film "Up the Chastity Belt" the following year. In 1975, he helped to establish the Black Theatre of Brixton. In 1975 Beaton played Nanki-Poo in "The Black Mikado", a modern version of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado". In 1976, Beaton broke into television in the series "The Fosters", which also featured a young Lenny Henry, and the following
Forrest Lewis of the syndicated western series "26 Men", starring Tris Coffin. He appeared on a wide array of programs, ranging from the CBS western series "My Friend Flicka", set on a Wyoming ranch, to the NBC sitcom, "The People's Choice", with Jackie Cooper, to the ABC's western drama, "The Man from Blackhawk", starring Robert Rockwell. He also appeared on the NBC western series, "Riverboat", starring Darren McGavin, and on the ABC sitcom, "Harrigan and Son", starring Pat O'Brien, and the ABC drama series about the Roman Catholic priesthood, "Going My Way". Lewis was cast as the recurring character, Colby, in the