Henry Cele

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Henry Cele ( pronunciation : [ hɛnˈri ˈǀɛ: le ]; born January 30, 1949 in Durban ; † November 2, 2007 ibid) was a South African actor and former football player. He achieved international fame with the title role in the 1986 television series Shaka Zulu .

Life and career

His first career peaked in the 1970s. Cele was a successful professional footballer at the time . As a goalkeeper , he draws attention to himself through his enormous agility, which earned him the nickname "Black Cat". After finishing his sporting career, he switched to acting, but continued to work as a football coach until his death.

Henry Cele played leading roles in a number of South African feature and television films and was repeatedly on the theater stage. Cele had his breakthrough in 1986 when he gained international fame for his portrayal of the Zulu King Shaka in the television series Shaka Zulu, co-produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) . In Germany, this series was shown on ZDF at the time. Cele had previously played the role of Shaka Zulu in a stage production. In 2001 he played this again in the TV movie Shaka Zulu: The Citadel . Other film productions in which Cele participated included a. Beyond Darkness and The Last Samurai , both from 1990, or the 1996 film The Spirit and Darkness . After his film career seemed to be over, he returned to KwaMashu , where he had previously lived.

Cele died of a serious infection at the age of 58 after a two week hospital stay. He left behind his wife Jenny Hollander and four sons from a previous marriage.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1986: Shaka Zulu , TV series
  • 1987: Guerilla Force ( Rage to Kill )
  • 1988: Hold My Hand I'm Dying
  • 1988: Freedom Fighters - mercenaries of freedom ( Mercanary Fighters )
  • 1990: Beyond Darkness ( Schweitzer )
  • 1990: Murderous Heat ( The Rutanga Tapes )
  • 1990: The Last Samurai ( The Last Samurai )
  • 1990: In the Name of Blood
  • 1991: Blood Sacrifice ( Curse III: Blood Sacrifice )
  • 1993: The Secret of the Spanish Rose ( Point of Impact )
  • 1996: The Ghost and the Darkness ( The Ghost and the Darkness )
  • 2001: Shaka Zulu: The Citadel, TV movie

Awards

Henry Cele was in 2006 Johannesburg with the Golden Plumes Award of the SABC excellent.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Who’s Who of South Africa ( Memento from September 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Portrait at sahistory.org.za (English), accessed on May 11, 2016
  3. ↑ a b Henry Cele on www.variety.com ( Memento from February 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Henry Cele died an angry man. news24.com of November 4, 2007

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personal data
SURNAME Cele, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African actor and soccer goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Durban , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 2007
Place of death Durban , South Africa