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Ken Gampu (1929–2003)

Actor

Ken Gampu was one of the first black South Africans to be featured in Hollywood films, working alongside such stars as Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster. A former schoolteacher, law clerk and interpreter, he spoke seven native dialects in addition to English and Afrikaans. Discovered by playwright Athol Fugard... See full bio »

Born:

in Germiston, South Africa

Died:

(age 74) in Vosloorus, South Africa
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2001 Askari
Ndhlovu
 
2001 Malunde
 
1999 A Reasonable Man
Headman
 
1997 Black Velvet Band (TV movie)
Witch doctor
 
1997 Fools
The Elder
 
1997 Pride of Africa (TV movie)
Mampuru
 
1996 La ferme du crocodile (TV movie)
Le griot
 
1996 Rhodes (TV mini-series)
Mshete
– Upsetting the Apple Cart (1996) … Mshete
– Land, Gold and Loot (1996) … Mshete
– The Price of My Blood (1996) … Mshete
– The Place of the Killing (1996) … Mshete
 
1996 Le complot d'Aristote
Policeman
 
1995 Le crime de monsieur Stil (TV movie)
Serviteur
 
1994 Cyborg Cop II
Police Chief
 
1994 The Air Up There
Itumbo
 
1993 Lethal Ninja
Ndumo
 
1990 Kwagga Strikes Back
Tjicombo
 
1990/II Fatal Mission
President Tembu
 
1990 American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
Dr. Tamba
 
1990 Act of Piracy
Herb Bunting
 
1990 Voice in the Dark
 
1990 Killer Instinct
President Mbule
 
1990 Brutal Glory (video)
Chief
 
1989 Laser Mission
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
 
1989 Enemy Unseen
Malanga
 
1989 The Emissary
Beamish
 
1988 Quiet Thunder (video)
President Zalabok
 
1987 Scavengers
Dr. Nduma
 
1987 Operation Hit Squad
 
1986 Jake Speed
Joe Smith
 
1985 Van der Merwe PI
 
1985 King Solomon's Mines
Umbopo
 
1985 Morenga
Morenga
 
1984 Flashpoint Africa
Head of Guerrilla Forces
 
1983 City of Blood
Black Leader
 
1982 Claws
Moses
 
1982 Tuxedo Warrior
Inspector Nderi
 
1981 Kill and Kill Again
Gorilla
 
1980 The Gods Must Be Crazy
President
 
1980 Shamwari
Khumalo
 
1979 Game for Vultures
Sixpence
 
1979 King Solomon's Treasure
Umslopogaas
 
1979 Zulu Dawn
Mantshonga
 
1978 The Wild Geese
Alexander
 
1978 Slavers
Musulna
 
1977 Les diamants du président (TV mini-series)
Mamba
 
1977 Target of an Assassin
Manga
 
1977 Mister Deathman
 
1976 Death of a Snowman
Steve Chaka
 
1975 e'Lollipop
Thomas Luke
 
1974 La diosa virgen
Gampu
 
1974 Pens en Pootjies
 
1972 Rogue Lion
 
1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Kamba
– The Value of a King (1967) … Kamba
 
1967 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Mulanda
– The Time of the Predator (1967) … Mulanda
 
1966 The Naked Prey
Leader of the warriors
 
1964 Dingaka
Ntuku Makwena
 
1961 As die Aarde Skeur
 

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The Gods Must Be Crazy -- A bushman in the Kalahari encounters technology for the first time - in the shape of a Coke bottle. He takes it back to his tribe, and uses it for many tasks. The tribe start to fight over it, so he decides to return it to the Gods - where he thinks it came from.
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Personal Quote:

"For the first time the black man was on an equal footing with the white man, and you know - the heavens didn't fall" - on his role in a 1975 production of 'Of Mice and Men'. See more »

Trivia:

Suffered indignities as a black actor in South Africa despite his success in Hollywood. In 1975, he was cast as Lennie in a South African stage production of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," but was allowed to play the role only after the government gave him permission to share a stage with white actors. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo