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John Kani

John Kani

Actor · Born 1943-11-30 · New Brighton, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Bonsile John Kani (born 1943) is a South African actor, director and playwright. He was born in New Brighton, South Africa. Kani joined The Serpent Players (a group of actors whose first performance was in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) in Port Elizabeth in 1965 and helped to create many plays that went unpublished but were performed to a resounding reception. These were followed by the more famous Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island, co-written with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona, in the early 1970s. He also received an Olivier nomination for his role in My Children My Africa! Kani's work has been widely performed around the world, including New York, where he and Winston Ntshona won a Tony Award in 1975 for Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island. These two plays were presented in repertory at the Edison Theatre for a total of 52 performances. Nothing but the Truth (2002) was his debut as sole playwright and was first performed in the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. This play takes place in post-apartheid South Africa and does not concern the conflicts between whites and blacks, but the rift between blacks who stayed in Sou…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Captain America: Civil War (2016) — King T'Chaka
  2. Black Panther (2018) — T'Chaka
  3. The Lion King (2019) — Rafiki (voice)
  4. Murder Mystery (2019) — Colonel Ulenga
  5. What If...? (2021) — T'Chaka (voice)
  6. Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) — Rafiki (voice)
  7. Murder Mystery 2 (2023) — Colonel Ulenga
  8. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) — Samuel
  9. Marvel Studios Legends (2021) — T'Chaka (archive footage) (uncredited)
  10. Coriolanus (2011) — General Cominius
  11. The Wild Geese (1978) — Sgt. Jesse Blake
  12. Seal Team (2021) — Brick (voice)
  13. Wallander (2008) — Max Khulu
  14. A Dry White Season (1989) — Julius
  15. Silent Witness (1996) — Dr. Phiri
  16. Endgame (2009) — Oliver Tambo
  17. Sarafina! (1992) — School Principal
  18. White Lion (2010) — Old Gisani
  19. Play for Today (1970) — George O'Brien
  20. 'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985) — Willie
  21. The Grass Is Singing (1981) — Moses
  22. Kini & Adams (1997) — Ben
  23. The Bird Can't Fly (2008) — Stone
  24. Options (1989) — Jonas
  25. Jail Caesar (2012) — Marius
  26. The Tichborne Claimant (1999) — Bogle
  27. Final Solution (2001) — Rev. Peter Lekota
  28. Saturday Night at the Palace (1987)
  29. How to Steal 2 Million (2011) — Julius Twala Snr.
  30. 1994: The Bloody Miracle (2014) — Narrator
  31. African Skies (1992)
  32. Marigolds in August (1980) — Melton
  33. The Native Who Caused All the Trouble (1990)
  34. In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994) — Self
  35. An African Dream (1987) — Khatana
  36. Othello (1989) — Othello
  37. Soweto Green (1995) — Dr. Curtis
  38. Miss Julie (1986) — John
  39. Playhouse (1974) — Styles / Buntu
  40. A Sizwe Bansi Workshop (1981) — Himself

Directed

  1. Nothing But The Truth (2009) — Director