Lionel Ngakane

Lionel Ngakane

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Biography

Lionel Ngakane (17 July 1928 – 26 November 2003) was a South African filmmaker and actor, who lived in exile in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until 1994, when he returned to South Africa after the end of apartheid. His 1965 film Jemima and Johnny, inspired by the 1958 "race riots" in Notting Hill, London, won awards at the Venice and Rimini film festivals. In the 1960s, Ngakane was a founding member of the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) and Fespaco, the Panafrican Film and Tel...Read more

Acting
Wind Versus Polygamy
0.0

(1968) Wind Versus Polygamy

as Ofodile

The Painted Smile
5.6

(1962) The Painted Smile

as Barman

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
0.0

(1994) In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

as Self

Safari
5.6

(1956) Safari

as Makora

Nothing Barred
6.5

(1961) Nothing Barred

as Convict

Nor the Moon by Night
6.0

(1958) Nor the Moon by Night

as Nimrod

Victims of Apartheid
0.0

(1978) Victims of Apartheid

as Mokwe

Cry, the Beloved Country
6.1

(1951) Cry, the Beloved Country

as Absolom Kumalo

Duel in the Jungle
5.9

(1954) Duel in the Jungle

as Servant

Child of Hope
0.0

(1975) Child of Hope

as Mutumbulua

The Squeeze
5.8

(1977) The Squeeze

as West Indian

Two Gentlemen Sharing
4.0

(1969) Two Gentlemen Sharing

as Bill

The Mark of the Hawk
3.0

(1957) The Mark of the Hawk

as African Doctor