Fidelis Cheza
Fidelis Chirimuuta Cheza (* 1947 in Southern Rhodesia , † October 25, 2015 in Harare ) was a Zimbabwean actor .
Life
Cheza is considered one of the veterans of the Zimbabwean film industry. In 1985 he appeared in the feature film Quatermain - In Search of the Treasure of Kings as a leading tribal warrior. Two years later he was also involved in the successor Quatermain II - In Search of the Mysterious City . In the same year he played a supporting role in In the jungle all hell is going on . In 1992, he played a bartender in Jit . He became famous as Chief Palala in the Canadian-American adventure film The Lost World and its successor in the same year Return to the Lost World . In 1993 he worked in The Trace of Wind - The Last Great Adventure and in Bopha! - fight for freedom with. In 1997 he acted in an episode of the TV series Diamant , as well as in the film Kini & Adams as Tapera .
Cheza, who was featured in some productions as Fidelis Chea , was seen in over 40 domestic and foreign productions. He died in 2015 and was buried in the Warren Hills in Harare.
Filmography
- 1985: Quatermain - In search of the treasure of kings
- 1987: Quatermain II - In search of the mysterious city
- 1987: All hell breaks loose in the jungle
- 1992: Jit
- 1992: The Lost World ( The Lost World )
- 1992: Return to the Lost World ( Return to the Lost World )
- 1993: The Trail of the Wind - The last great adventure
- 1993: Bopha! - fight for freedom
- 1997: Diamond (Mini-TV Series, Episode 1x01)
- 1997: Kini & Adams
Web links
- Fidelis Cheza in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abundance of talent in Zim: Danger , Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, accessed November 16, 2010.
- ↑ a b Fidelis Cheza on findagrave.com, accessed on February 28, 2018.
- ↑ Curtain comes down on ZIFF , The Herald, accessed December 17, 2013.
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SURNAME | Cheza, Fidelis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cheza, Fidelis Chirimuuta (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zimbabwean actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Southern Rhodesia |
DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 2015 |
Place of death | Harare , Zimbabwe |