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Carlton Barrett(1950-1987)

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  • Soundtrack
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Carlton Barrett was born on 17 December 1950 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was an actor, known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), Dark Summer (1993) and Marley (2012). He died on 17 April 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica.
BornDecember 17, 1950
DiedApril 17, 1987(36)
BornDecember 17, 1950
DiedApril 17, 1987(36)
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Known for

Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Steve Ako and Joeline Garner-Joel in Dark Summer (1993)
Dark Summer
5.4
  • Music Department
  • 1993
Marley (2012)
Marley
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday (2008)
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008

Credits

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Actor

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers: Concrete Jungle
    Music Video
    • Carlton Barrett
    • 1973
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers: Stir It Up (1973)
    Bob Marley & The Wailers: Stir It Up
    5.0
    Music Video
    • Carlton Barrett
    • 1973

Music Department

  • Steve Ako and Joeline Garner-Joel in Dark Summer (1993)
    Dark Summer
    5.4
    • musician: drums
    • 1993

Soundtrack

  • Kingsley Ben-Adir in Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
    Bob Marley: One Love
    6.2
    • writer: "War"
    • 2024
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    7.1
    • writer: "War"
    • 2013
  • Marley (2012)
    Marley
    7.9
    • writer: "War"
    • 2012
  • Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday (2008)
    Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday
    7.7
    • writer:
    • writer: "War / No More Trouble"
    • 2008
  • Maurice Colbourne in Gangsters (1976)
    Gangsters
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Who the Cap Fit"
    • 1976
  • Breakdown
    6.3
    • writer: "War" (uncredited)
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 17, 1950
    • Kingston, Jamaica
  • Died
    • April 17, 1987
    • Kingston, Jamaica(homicide)
  • Relatives
      Aston Barrett(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Drummer for Bob Marley & The Wailers. He was shot and killed outside his home in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 15, 1987. Two weeks later his wife, her lover and an accomplice were arrested and charged with his murder.
  • Nicknames
    • Field General
    • Carly

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