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Louis van Niekerk(1935-2023)

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Louis van Niekerk was born on 27 June 1935 in South Africa. He was an actor, known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The Fourth Reich (1990) and Egoli: Place of Gold (1991). He died on 7 February 2023 in South Africa.
BornJune 27, 1935
DiedFebruary 7, 2023(87)
BornJune 27, 1935
DiedFebruary 7, 2023(87)
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Known for

Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
7.1
  • Quartus de Wet
  • 2013
The Fourth Reich (1990)
The Fourth Reich
5.5
  • General Smuts
  • 1990
Egoli: Place of Gold (1991)
Egoli: Place of Gold
6.1
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Lisa Aliff, Marc Poppel, Stephen Shellen, and John Terlesky in Damned River (1989)
Damned River
4.9
  • Von Hoenigen
  • 1989

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  • Nthati Moshesh in The Long Run (2001)
    The Long Run
    5.7
    • dialogue coach: afrikaans
    • 2001
  • Egoli: Place of Gold (1991)
    Egoli: Place of Gold
    6.1
    TV Series
    • assistant to producers
    • 1991

Actor

  • Getroud met rugby
    • Festus
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Bittersoet (2022)
    Bittersoet
    Short
    • Oupa Andries
    • 2022
  • Getroud met rugby (2009)
    Getroud met rugby
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Festus
    • 2020–2021
  • Gustav Gerdener and Cintaine Schutte in Bus 7070 (2021)
    Bus 7070
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Motivational speaker
    • 2021
  • Stille Nag (2019)
    Stille Nag
    TV Movie
    • Dominee (voice)
    • 2019
  • Nigel Bluck, Alain Choquart, Liam Cunningham, Bertrand Faivre, Emily Mortimer, Claude Rich, Jérémie Renier, Peter Sarsgaard, Jude Foley, Sibongile Mlambo, Andrian Mazive, and Aura Msimang in Ladygrey (2015)
    Ladygrey
    5.0
    • Elderly Man in Wheelchair
    • 2015
  • Vlug na Egipte (2015)
    Vlug na Egipte
    TV Series
    • Meester Hoffman (2015)
    • 2015
  • Die Staat se Bul
    TV Movie
    • Jaap Venter
    • 2014
  • Swartwater (2014)
    Swartwater
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Kobus
    • 2014
  • Geraamtes in die Kas (2013)
    Geraamtes in die Kas
    TV Series
    • Dr. Adriaan Vermaak Snr
    • 2013
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    7.1
    • Quartus de Wet
    • 2013
  • Khumba (2013)
    Khumba
    5.6
    • Black Eagle (Afrikaans version, voice)
    • 2013
  • Nantes (2012)
    Nantes
    Short
    • Frans de Villiers
    • 2012
  • Amanda Holden, Stephen Tompkinson, Lucy-Jo Hudson, Rafaella Hutchinson, and Luke Ward-Wilkinson in Wild at Heart (2006)
    Wild at Heart
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 2011
  • Marié du Toit, David Rees, and Karen Zoid in Susanna van Biljon (2010)
    Susanna van Biljon
    6.3
    • Oudokter
    • 2010
  • Feast of the Uninvited (2008)
    Feast of the Uninvited
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Oupa Daniël van Wyk
    • 2008

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 27, 1935
    • South Africa
  • Died
    • February 7, 2023
    • South Africa(Natural causes)

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