John Kani

John Kani

Acting

Birthday

1943/11/30 (82 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

New Brighton, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Also know as

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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in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) in Port Elizabeth in 1965 and helped to create many plays that went unpublished but were performed to a resounding reception.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, c...Read more

Acting
The Ghost and the Darkness
6.8

(1996) The Ghost and the Darkness

as Samuel

Seal Team
6.9

(2021) Seal Team

as Brick (voice)

Marigolds in August
0.0

(1980) Marigolds in August

as Melton

The Wild Geese
6.8

(1978) The Wild Geese

as Sgt. Jesse Blake

0.0

(1981) A Sizwe Bansi Workshop

as Himself

The Native Who Caused All the Trouble
0.0

(1990) The Native Who Caused All the Trouble

as ---

Sarafina!
6.1

(1992) Sarafina!

as School Principal

White Lion
6.4

(2010) White Lion

as Old Gisani

Murder Mystery 2
6.4

(2023) Murder Mystery 2

as Colonel Ulenga

The Bird Can't Fly
7.0

(2008) The Bird Can't Fly

as Stone

'Master Harold'... and the Boys
6.5

(1985) 'Master Harold'... and the Boys

as Willie

The Space: Theatre of Survival
0.0

(2019) The Space: Theatre of Survival

as ---

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
0.0

(1994) In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

as Self

The Grass Is Singing
3.8

(1981) The Grass Is Singing

as Moses

Options
2.0

(1989) Options

as Jonas

The Man in the Mirror
0.0

The Man in the Mirror

as ---

1.0

(1987) Saturday Night at the Palace

as ---

Coriolanus
5.8

(2011) Coriolanus

as General Cominius

An African Dream
0.0

(1987) An African Dream

as Khatana

Mufasa: The Lion King
7.3

(2024) Mufasa: The Lion King

as Rafiki (voice)

Jail Caesar
6.3

(2012) Jail Caesar

as Marius

Captain America: Civil War
7.4

(2016) Captain America: Civil War

as King T'Chaka

Endgame
5.8

(2009) Endgame

as Oliver Tambo

Black Panther
7.4

(2018) Black Panther

as T'Chaka

The Lion King
7.1

(2019) The Lion King

as Rafiki (voice)

The Tichborne Claimant
8.0

(1999) The Tichborne Claimant

as Bogle

Murder Mystery
6.3

(2019) Murder Mystery

as Colonel Ulenga

Victims of Apartheid
0.0

(1978) Victims of Apartheid

as George O'Brien

Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
0.0

(2012) Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

as Self

Kini & Adams
6.0

(1997) Kini & Adams

as Ben

A Dry White Season
6.6

(1989) A Dry White Season

as Julius

Nothing But The Truth
0.0

(2009) Nothing But The Truth

as Sipho

How to Steal 2 Million
7.0

(2011) How to Steal 2 Million

as Julius Twala Snr.

Othello
0.0

(1989) Othello

as Othello

Soweto Green
0.0

(1995) Soweto Green

as Dr. Curtis

1994: The Bloody Miracle
10.0

(2014) 1994: The Bloody Miracle

as Narrator

Sizwe Bansi is Dead
0.0

(1974) Sizwe Bansi is Dead

as Styles/Buntu

Final Solution
9.5

(2001) Final Solution

as Rev. Peter Lekota

0.0

(1986) Miss Julie

as John

Beyond the Light Barrier
0.0

(2023) Beyond the Light Barrier

as Narrator/Self

What If...?
8.1

(2021) What If...?

as T'Chaka (voice)

African Skies
6.0

(1992) African Skies

as ---

Playhouse
7.0

(1974) Playhouse

as Styles / Buntu

Marvel Studios Legends
7.4

(2021) Marvel Studios Legends

as T'Chaka (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wallander
7.3

(2008) Wallander

as Max Khulu

Silent Witness
7.5

(1996) Silent Witness

as Dr. Phiri

Play for Today
6.3

(1970) Play for Today

as George O'Brien