Actor info
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Name :
Ken Gampu
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Born :
August 28, 1929 in Germiston, South Africa (74 years at death)
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Died :
November 4, 2003
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
42 films (1964–2001)
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Biography
Ken Gampu (born 28 August 1929 in Germiston, South Africa; died 4 November 2003 in Vosloorus, South Africa) was a South African actor. Before he began his career, Gampu was a physical training instructor, salesman, interpreter and police officer. His first acting job was in Athol Fugard's play, No Good Friday (1958). His big break came in the 1965 film Dingaka by Jamie Uys. The same year, he had a significant role in Cornel Wilde's African adventure film, The Naked Prey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Gampu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Notable films
- King Solomon's Mines (1985) as Umbopo
- The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) as President
- Zulu Dawn (1979) as Mantshonga
- The Wild Geese (1978) as Alexander
- The Naked Prey (1965) as Leader of the warriors
