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- John Carson was a hugely prolific actor who appeared constantly on UK screens throughout the mid-50s until the mid-80s. He has appeared alongside many of the UK's stars and became hugely popular as a villain or hero. The secret of John's success was his versatility and his wonderful silky voice. He appeared in 3 Hammer films which led to an ever-increased popularity amongst film fans. John moved to South Africa from England in the 80s and, sadly, his appearances became far more sporadic although he always kept working, even producing and filming his own short documentary, "African Spirit". He returned to England in 2007 and has been involved in a few films, such as The Deal (2008). He attended a John Carson Celebration Day in London (July 2009). This was the first time he had talked publicly about his long career in television, film and stage. The day was a huge success and, aside from a showing of two of his films, John gave an interview on stage and then signed autographs. The day was a huge success and this was proved so by a large attendance and the queues for his autograph and photos. John returned to South Africa in 2014 where he spent time with his family and got to relax a little. He sadly passed away on November 5th, 2016, a few weeks before his 90th birthday. He was a fine actor and leaves behind a legacy of his versatility on screen.
- Moira Lister was born in South Africa and made her stage debut at age 6 with the University Players of Johannesburg in "The Vikings of Helgeland." She appeared on the London stage at age 14 and started working in films in 1943. She was always popular, and she was usually cast as 'posh' ladies.
- David Dukas is a South African actor, born in the small mining town of Virginia, in the heart of the country. After graduating from high school in 1988, David went on to complete the National Higher Diploma:Acting at Tswane University of Technology(Former Pretoria Technikon's school of Performing Arts). He began his career on the stage as an ad-hoc player for the former PACT (Performing Arts Council of Transvaal). In 1994 he made his television debut in South Africa's longest running soap, Egoli - Place of Gold and has subsequently acted in numerous local as well as International co-productions.
- Graham Weir was an actor, known for Black Sails (2014), Spud (2010) and Bentley (2006). He died on 1 December 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Wilbur Smith was born on 9 January 1933 in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia). He was a writer, known for Dark of the Sun (1968), Shout at the Devil (1976) and The Last Lion (1972). He was married to Mokhiniso Rakhimova, Danielle Thomas, Jewell Slabbert and Anne Rennie. He died on 13 November 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Brian O'Shaughnessy was born on 5 May 1931 in Aldershot, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980), Shangani Patrol (1970) and The Power of One (1992). He died on 14 July 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.- Actor
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Gert van den Bergh was born on 16 October 1920 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. He was an actor and writer, known for Zulu (1964), The Naked Prey (1965) and Stropers van die Laeveld (1962). He died on 16 February 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa.- Writer
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- Actor
After a brief career in acting, Ian Dallas, a native-born Scotsman, later reverted to Islam and joined the Shadhili-Darqawi Order of Sufis in Morocco. Upon the death of his Shaykh, Shaykh Muhammad Ibn al-Habib, Dallas became the Shaykh of the Order under the name Shaykh Abdulqadir as-Sufi, the name he was given by his Shaykh. He is still active today (2004) as the leader of the worldwide Murabitun movement of Sufis. He wrote a fictionalized account of his journey into Sufism in a novel, "The Book of Strangers." It is also said that, while living in London in the 1960s, he was friends with Eric Clapton, and gave Clapton a copy of the ancient Persian Sufi parable "Layla and Majnun," which later became the basis for Clapton's song "Layla" about his own ill-fated romance.- Desmond Tutu was born on 7 October 1931 in Klerksdorp, Union of South Africa [now South Africa]. He was an actor, known for Our Story Our Voice (2007), 24 Peaces and Jock the Hero Dog (2011). He was married to Nomalizo Leah Shenxane. He died on 26 December 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Bill Flynn is one of South Africa's most successful and versatile actors. Equally at home in comedy or drama. He has appeared in leading, supporting and featured roles in over 40 feature films, more than 100 stage plays and hundreds of TV shows. His debut movie was in the supporting role of Simeon in House of the Living Dead (1974). His breakthrough movie was as Hotdog in the karate comedy Kill and Kill Again (1981). His most recent leading movie role was as Tjokkie in the comedy _ Running Riot (2006) the sequel to the highly successful Heel Against the Head (1999). Most recent roles on TV were as Captain Boki Basson in the crime series _Jozi Streets (2004) and as Schuit in _Krakatoa: The Last Days (2005). Last seen on stage in the musical _Fangs (2006). Bill has won 14 Best Actor awards for his work on stage, film and TV and been nominated as Best Actor a further 28 times. He has also won South Africa's top screen-writing award for his screenplay, Saturday Night at the Palace (1987). As a singer he has recorded nine solo albums ranging from rock to comedy opera. After ten years as a lead singer with the highly successful Vinnie & The Viscounts rock and roll band, he founded The Rock Rebels of which he is currently one of two lead singers.- Francis Brett Young was born on 29 June 1884 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, UK. Francis Brett was a writer, known for My Brother Jonathan (1948), Sea Horses (1926) and A Man About the House (1947). Francis Brett died on 28 March 1954 in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Mike Bernardo was an actor, known for K-1 Grand Prix 2003 (2003), K-1 Star Wars '96 (1996) and K-1 Grand Prix 2001 (2001). He died on 14 February 2012 in Muizenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
- Shaleen Surtie-Richards was born on 7 May 1955 in Upington, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Treurgrond (2015), Egoli: Place of Gold (1991) and Fiela se Kind (1988). She died on 7 June 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Aubrey Dexter was born on 29 March 1898 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Out of the Past (1933), Dulcimer Street (1948) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 2 May 1958 in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Rob Fruithof was born on 4 October 1951 in Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Dagboek van een herdershond (1978), Kant aan m'n broek! (1978) and Westenwind (1999). He died on 25 August 2023 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Robert Ardrey was born on 16 October 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Khartoum (1966), The Three Musketeers (1948) and Quentin Durward (1955). He was married to Berdine Grünewald and Helen Johnson. He died on 14 January 1980 in Cape Town, South Africa.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Barry Shawzin was born on 21 June 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He was an actor and director, known for The Day the Sky Fell In (1959), Duffy (1968) and The Avengers (1961). He died on 28 March 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa.- F.W. de Klerk was born on 18 March 1936 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was married to Elita Georgiades and Marike de Klerk. He died on 11 November 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Ivan Hall commenced his film career with the newly renamed Kavalier Film Productions with the production of the Anglo Boer War drama / musical "The Kruger Millions" in 1967, which starred Leon Le Roux, Helga van Wyk, Carel Trichardt and Dirk de Villiers. Kruger Millions was a sequel to the earlier film "Die Kavaliers" which was directed by Elmo de Witt and was released in 1966.
He then quickly attained the status of director in residence at the Kavaliers Studios situated on Aasvoelkop, Randburg and went on to direct a string of successful films across all of the different genres for Kavaliers, including "Dr Kalie" (1968) with Siegfried Mynhardt and Brian O'Shaughnessy, "Lied In My Hart" (1970) with Ge Korsten (and the former Miss South Africa, Mitsi Stander) "Vicki" (1970), the police procedural dramas "Flying Squad", "Gold Squad", (both released in 1971) "Lokval in Venesie"(1973) with Ge Korsten, "Karate Olympia" (the first African martial arts film, released in 1976) and the political thriller "Funeral For An Assassin" with Vic Morrow - which was banned in 1974 by the then all powerful South African censors for no apparent reason and then unbanned just as quickly, again for no apparent reason.
Aside from his work with Kavaliers, he also directed the film "Aanslag Op Kariba" in 1973 - the sequel to Brigadiers Films' enormously successful film Kaptein Caprivi.
Ivan Hall's greatest success as a filmmaker came in 1981 when his martial arts film "Kill & Kill Again", (the sequel to his earlier film "Karate Olympia") became a major international box-office success both in the USA and in the Far East. This film reached number one on the USA Variety box-office list and made an instant star out of its lead actor, James Ryan, who had also starred in "Karate Olympia". Ivan Hall went on to make the films "The Riverman" with Michael Parks, "Skollie" with George Ballot and "Trackers" with Craig Wasson and Henry Cele.
Ivan Hall was honoured by the National Film, Video and Sound Archives, the Volksbladfees Directorate and the Mimosa Film Productions Directorate in June 2007 for his invaluable contributions to the South African film industry.
Hall passed away on 11th October 2008 and will be greatly missed by all his colleagues and friends in the South African film industry.- Producer
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Friedrich Stark was born in 1954. He was a producer and actor, known for Parys Parys (2012), Generations (1993) and Vergeet My Nie (1976). He was married to Elsje Stark. He died on 25 December 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa.- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Chris Barnard was a writer and producer, known for Die Wonderwerker (2012), Paljas (1997) and Fiela se Kind (1988). He was married to Katinka Heyns and Anette. He died on 28 December 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa.- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Born in 1924, Dirk De Villiers can easily lay claim to the title of being the South African filmmaker with the longest professional career. His career started chiefly as an actor in productions such as Ivan Hall's Kruger Millions in which he played the traitorous member of the Cavalier suicide commando who attempts to derail the plans to mint the gold coins by disposing of them in the Blyde River Canyon.
His first feature film as director was in the light comedy Jy Is My Liefling, starring Franz Marx (also in his first film role) and Min Shaw, where he also acted as Franz Marx's boss. He followed this up with one of his finest films, Die Geheim Van Nantes, an adaptation of the famous Springbok Radio serial, starring the entire voice cast including Pieter Hauptfleisch, Francois Du Bruyn, Dawid Swart and Raedawn Stevens.
Among his other films, his 1972 thriller My Broer Se Bril, the adoption drama Met Liefde Van Adele (1974), the adventure film The Virgin Goddess (1974) and the euthanasia - oriented drama Decision To Die (1978) as well as his international successes Glenda (1976) and The Diamond Hunters (1976), based on the book by Wilbur Smith and starring David McCallum and Hayley Mills.
Dirk De Villiers was honoured at the 2008 Klein Karoo Arts Festival for his contribution to the South African film industry.- Cinematographer
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- Writer
David Hughes was born in Eastern Transvaal, South Africa. He was a cinematographer and director, known for National Geographic Explorer (1985), Lions of the African Night (1987) and Missing Link (1988). He was married to Carol Hughes. He died in March 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.- Gerrie Coetzee was born on 8 April 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He died on 12 January 2023 in Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Elsa Jourbert was a South African novelist who rose to prominence with her novel "The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena," which was translated into 13 languages and also staged as a drama before being released as the film, "Poppie Nongena" (2019).
She received numerous awards during her career including the Hertzog Prize (probably the most prestigious award for Afrikaans writing), and an honorary doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch.
"The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena" has been voted one of the top 100 best books of the 20th century.