Winston Ntshona
Winston Ntshona (born October 6, 1941 in Port Elizabeth , Cape Province , † August 2, 2018 ) was a South African film and theater actor .
Life
Before his acting career, Winston Ntshona worked as a worker in a factory for Ford and was responsible for the production of car engines . In 1967 the South African writer John Kani became aware of Ntshona, who accepted Ntshona together with Athol Fugard in the Serpent Players theater company . The group belonged to the anti- apartheid movement in South Africa. The Serpent Players also went on tour, including briefly on Broadway in 1975 . That same year, Ntshona and Kani also received the Tony Award for Best Actor.
Now that Hollywood became aware of the South African, Ntshona got the first film offers, so that from 1974 he could be seen in small supporting roles in several successful films that are still known today, including the 1982 historical film Gandhi . In one of his last film roles, Ntshona starred in the 2006 drama Blood Diamond . In 2010 he received the Order of Ikhamanga in silver.
Filmography (selection)
- 1978: The Wild Geese (The Wild Geese)
- 1979: Ashanti
- 1981: The Dogs of War (The Dogs of War)
- 1982: Gandhi
- 1989: A Dry White Season (A Dry White Season)
- 1992: The Power of One (The Power of One)
- 1998: Tarzan and the Lost City
- 2000: I Dreamed of Africa (I Dreamed of Africa)
- 2006: Blood Diamond
- 2008: A Detective for Botswana (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) (TV series, episode 01x01)
Web links
- Winston Ntshona in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Winston Ntshona in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Presidency: Appreciation at thepresidency.org.za (English), accessed on March 3, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ntshona, Winston |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Elizabeth , Cape Province , South Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd August 2018 |