Charles Eglerton Hyatt (14 February 1931 – 01 January 2007) was a Jamaican actor, playwright, director, author and broadcaster. Hyatt was best known as a character actor and comedian who appeared in numerous films and television shows, beginning in the 1960s.
Early life
Hyatt was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Herbert Hyatt, a taxi-driver, and Ruth Burke, a homemaker. He attended St Aloysious Boys' School and St Simon’s College.
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Order of Distinction
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(OD), and was awarded the
Institute of Jamaica
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Musgrave Medal
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Personal life
Hyatt was married to Vera Hyatt, an art historian,
museologist
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, and former Deputy Director of the
National Gallery of Jamaica
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. They had three children together, including Charlene Hyatt, now known as the actress
Michael Hyatt
Charlene "Michael" Hyatt is a British-born American actress. Before her work in film and television, she performed on stages throughout the United States, particularly in ''Ragtime'' on Broadway. She has played Brianna Barksdale on ''The Wire'' ...
. The marriage ended in divorce.
Hyatt then married Marjorie Hyatt. Hyatt died in Florida, United States, of
lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ...
Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbor or Love Thy Neighbour refers to the Biblical phrase "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" from the Book of Leviticus 19:18 in the Old Testament about the ethic of reciprocity known as the Golden Rule or the Great Commandment.
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'' (1973) – Joe Reynolds
* ''The Marijuana Affair'' (1975)
* '' Club Paradise'' (1986) – Mr. Banks
* '' Milk and Honey'' (1988) – Village Preacher
* '' The Mighty Quinn'' (1989) – Security Guard
* '' Cool Runnings'' (1993) – Whitby Bevil – Sr.
* '' Almost Heaven'' (2005) – Doctor (final film role)