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[[Mike Huff]] (19**-) is an architect and a cabaret artist, session singer, dramatic actor.
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[[Mike Huff]] (19**-) is an architect, cabaret artist, session singer and actor.  
  
Also known as [[Michael Hough]], [[Mike Hough]] or [[Michael Huff]]
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Though best known in theatre, film and TV by his stage name, [[Mike Huff]], he is also referred to/billed as '''[[Michael Huff]]''', '''[[Michael Hough]]''' or '''[[Mike Hough]]''', while he appears to have signed contracts as '''[[Michael Hough]]'''.
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''Not to be confused with well known the Canadian architect [[Michael Hough]] (1929-2013)[https://www.tclf.org/pioneer/michael-hough]''
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
Born [[Michael Hough]], he attended in Churchill High School in Harare and Homestead High - Mequon, Milwaukee, USA. Then completed a Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree at the [[University of Cape Town]].
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Born , he attended in Churchill High School in Harare and Homestead High - Mequon, Milwaukee, USA. Then completed a Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree at the [[University of Cape Town]].
  
 
== Career as architect==
 
== Career as architect==
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He worked as a self-employed architect, while gradually building up a career in theatre and media alongside his growing theatrical career. He worked for various firms, including those of Colyn & Meiring, Britz & Scholes, and others.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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=== Stage ===
 
=== Stage ===
  
Performed in ''[[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]]'', ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' and in ''[[Edith Piaf – No Regrets]]''. He starred in [[Brickhill-Burke]]’s production of Neil Simon’s ''[[They're Playing Our Song]]'' together with [[Marloe Scott-Wilson]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre|His Majesty’s]] in 1980. He starred in the [[Brickhill-Burke]] production of Jerry Herman’s musical ''[[Hello Dolly!]]'' together with [[Joan Brickhill]], [[Victor Melleney]], [[Iain Henderson]], [[Andrea Catzel]], [[June Hern]] and [[Charles Stodel]]. It was directed by [[Louis Burke]] and staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre|His Majesty’s]] in 1980, ''[[Jimmy Righteous]]'' (1981). He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production, ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'', together with [[Jeremy Crutchley]], [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Amanda Strydom]] and [[Annelisa Weiland]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1983/84. ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', [[Pieter Toerien]], [[Richard Loring]], (ass. Prod) [[Cameron Mackintosh]], produced by [[Constance Grappo]], set by [[Edward T. Gianfrancesco]], [[Jannie Swanepoel]]’s lighting, [[André Huguenet Theatre]], Jhb & [[Baxter Theatre]] 1985. He appeared as Colonel Goosen in ''[[The Biko Inquest]]'' (1985) as well as in ''[[Steve Biko: The Inquest]]''. He starred in ''[[Grin and Bare It]]'' at the [[Victory Theatre]] in 1990. Played "Gaston" for [[PACT]] in  ''[[Gigi]]'' (1992). He starred in ''[[Don't Dress for Dinner]]'' in 1993, ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' at the [[Staatstater]], Pretoria in 1995,the musical ''[[Milestones]]'' (1999).
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In his early days as a student (apparently performing as [[Michael Hough]] or [[Mike Hough]]), he was a cast member of a production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' by the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] in the [[Little Theatre]] (1969), and had a role in ''[[The Sport of My Mad Mother]]'' at the [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (1972).
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Taking on the stage name of [[Mike Huff]], he went on to become a well  known and widely appreciated performer. Among his many stage appearances have been:
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'''Musicals'''
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''[[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]]'', ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' and in ''[[Edith Piaf – No Regrets]]''. He starred in [[Brickhill-Burke]]’s production of Neil Simon’s ''[[They're Playing Our Song]]'' together with [[Marloe Scott-Wilson]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre|His Majesty’s]] in 1980. He starred in the [[Brickhill-Burke]] production of Jerry Herman’s musical ''[[Hello Dolly!]]'' together with [[Joan Brickhill]], [[Victor Melleney]], [[Iain Henderson]], [[Andrea Catzel]], [[June Hern]] and [[Charles Stodel]]. It was directed by [[Louis Burke]] and staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre|His Majesty’s]] in 1980, ''[[Jimmy Righteous]]'' (1981). He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production, ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'', together with [[Jeremy Crutchley]], [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Amanda Strydom]] and [[Annelisa Weiland]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1983/84. ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', [[Pieter Toerien]], [[Richard Loring]], (ass. Prod) [[Cameron Mackintosh]], produced by [[Constance Grappo]], set by [[Edward T. Gianfrancesco]], [[Jannie Swanepoel]]’s lighting, [[André Huguenet Theatre]], Jhb & [[Baxter Theatre]] 1985. He appeared as Colonel Goosen in ''[[The Biko Inquest]]'' (1985) as well as in ''[[Steve Biko: The Inquest]]''. He starred in ''[[Grin and Bare It]]'' at the [[Victory Theatre]] in 1990. Played "Gaston" for [[PACT]] in  ''[[Gigi]]'' (1992). He starred in ''[[Don't Dress for Dinner]]'' in 1993, ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' at the [[Staatstater]], Pretoria in 1995,the musical ''[[Milestones]]'' (1999).
  
 
Other appearances on stage were in ''[[Antjie Somers]]'', ''[[The Odd Couple]]'', ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Milestones]]'', ''[[Doubles]]'', ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'', ''[[Kafka Dances]]'', ''[[Please tell us what's going on, please!]]'', ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'', ''[[Cabaret]]'' (2015).
 
Other appearances on stage were in ''[[Antjie Somers]]'', ''[[The Odd Couple]]'', ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Milestones]]'', ''[[Doubles]]'', ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'', ''[[Kafka Dances]]'', ''[[Please tell us what's going on, please!]]'', ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'', ''[[Cabaret]]'' (2015).
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===Film and TV work===
 
===Film and TV work===
  
He has appeared in many international and South Arican films and TV dramas annd series.  among them  
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He has appeared in many international and South African films and TV dramas and series.  among them[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0400220/]:
''[[Let the Music Be]]'' (1990)
 
  
''Final Cut'' (1989)
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''[[My Liedjie van Verlange]]'' (1975), ''[[Westgate]]'' (1981), ''[[Thicker Than Water]]'' (1986), ''[[Grader Murphy]]'' (1989), ''[[American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt]]'' (1989), ''[[Vleuels]]'' (1989), ''[[Final Cut]]'' (1989), ''[[Crazy Camera]]'' (1989), ''[[Let the Music Be]]'' (1990), ''[[The Final Alliance]]'' (1990), ''[[Schweitzer]]'' (1990), ''[[River of Diamonds]]'' (1990), ''[[American Kickboxer]]'' (1991), ''[[African Skies]]'' (1992), ''[[Glaskasteel]]'' (1993), ''[[Die Sonkring II]]'' (1993), ''[[Project Shadowchaser II]]'' (1994), ''[[Dark Desires: Thelma]]'' (1994), ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' (1998), ''[[37 Honey St]]'' (1998), ''[[Behind the Badge]]'' (2002), ''[[A Drink in the Passage]]'' (2002), ''[[Whiskey Echo]]'' (2005), ''[[The Trail]]'' (2006), ''[[Wild at Heart]]'' (2006), ''[[Cryptid]]'' (2006), ''[[Endgame]]'' (2009), ''[[District 9]]'' (2009), ''[[Leonardo]]'' (2011), ''[[7de Laan]]'' (one episode, 2016), ''[[Blood and Glory]]'' (2016), ''[[Rakka]]'' (2017), ''[[Oats Studios]]'' (2017), ''[[Reed's Point]]'' (2022)
  
Schweitzer (1990)
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== Awards, etc ==
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Nominated for [[Vita Award]] (Gauteng) 1996 for his role in ''[[Kafka Dances]]'' (best supporting actor).
  
''[[District 9]]'' (2009),
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== Sources ==
 
 
Reed's Point (2022)
 
Reed's Point
 
2.8
 
Radio announcer
 
2022
 
 
 
Oats Studios (2017)
 
Oats Studios
 
6.3
 
TV Mini Series
 
Politician
 
2017
 
1 episode
 
 
 
Rakka (2017)
 
Rakka
 
7.3
 
Short
 
Politician
 
2017
 
 
 
Blood and Glory (2016)
 
Blood and Glory
 
6.4
 
English Doctor (uncredited)
 
2016
 
 
 
Diaan Lawrenson, Melanie du Bois, Jacques Blignaut, Anelisa Phewa, Hennie Jacobs, Corne Crous, Markus Haywood, Hildegardt Whites, and Masego Sehoole in 7de Laan (2000)
 
7de Laan
 
4.8
 
TV Series
 
Douglas Fletcher
 
2016
 
1 episode
 
 
 
Jonathan Bailey, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, and Colin Ryan in Leonardo (2011)
 
Leonardo
 
6.4
 
TV Series
 
Valerio
 
2011
 
4 episodes
 
 
 
Amanda Holden, Stephen Tompkinson, Lucy-Jo Hudson, Rafaella Hutchinson, and Luke Ward-Wilkinson in Wild at Heart (2006)
 
Wild at Heart
 
7.4
 
TV Series
 
Nick
 
2011
 
1 episode
 
 
 
District 9 (2009)
 
District 9
 
7.9
 
MNU Doctor
 
2009
 
 
 
Endgame (2009)
 
Endgame
 
6.2
 
Willem de Klerk
 
2009
 
 
 
Evolution Takes Care of Nature's Mistakes... It Missed One
 
Cryptid
 
4.4
 
Eric
 
2006
 
 
 
The Trail (2006)
 
The Trail
 
5.5
 
Mr. Barton
 
2006
 
 
 
Providence Kwimo in Whiskey Echo (2005)
 
Whiskey Echo
 
8.1
 
TV Movie
 
Antoine
 
2005
 
 
 
A Drink in the Passage
 
7.6
 
Short
 
Mr. Du Toit
 
2002
 
 
 
Behind the Badge
 
TV Series
 
Director Brenen (2002)
 
2002
 
 
 
37 Honey St
 
TV Series
 
Prof. Larry Thompson (1998)
 
1998
 
 
 
George Buza and Zen Gesner in The Adventures of Sinbad (1996)
 
The Adventures of Sinbad
 
7.0
 
TV Series
 
Borell
 
1998
 
1 episode
 
 
 
Dark Desires: Thelma
 
4.1
 
TV Movie
 
Garage owner
 
1994
 
 
 
Frank Zagarino in Project Shadowchaser II (1994)
 
Project Shadowchaser II
 
4.1
 
Pilot
 
1994
 
 
 
Die Sonkring II
 
TV Series
 
Captain Laurie (1993)
 
1993
 
 
 
Glaskasteel
 
TV Series
 
Doctor (1993)
 
1993
 
 
 
African Skies (1992)
 
African Skies
 
6.9
 
TV Series
 
Alex Hennig (as Michael Huff)
 
1993
 
1 episode
 
 
 
American Kickboxer (1991)
 
American Kickboxer
 
3.7
 
Robert Bentley (as Michael Huff)
 
1991
 
 
 
River of Diamonds (1990)
 
River of Diamonds
 
4.4
 
Advocate Brükner (as Michael Huff)
 
1990
 
 
 
Schweitzer (1990)
 
Schweitzer
 
7.1
 
Dr. Bergman (as Michael Huff)
 
1990
 
 
 
David Hasselhoff in The Final Alliance (1990)
 
The Final Alliance
 
4.2
 
Mr. Colton
 
1990
 
 
 
Let the Music Be (1990)
 
Let the Music Be
 
Someone Else (as Michael Huff)
 
1990
 
  
Crazy Camera (1989)
 
Crazy Camera
 
4.7
 
1989
 
  
Final Cut (1989)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-huff-hough-b302619/?originalSubdomain=za
Final Cut
 
5.0
 
Malcolm (as Michael Huff)
 
1989
 
  
Vleuels
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[[Brian Astbury]] 1979. ''The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo''. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.
TV Series
 
Commanding Officer - 41st Squadron (1989)
 
1989
 
  
Grader Murphy
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue, including the [[Mannie Manim]] collection (MANIM, Mannie]_ 2010. 38. 2. 34. 12)
Smitty
 
1989
 
  
David Bradley and Steve James in American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
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''[[Hamlet]]'' programme, [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] (1969).  
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
 
3.7
 
Dr. Holger
 
1989
 
 
 
Thicker Than Water
 
TV Movie
 
André Meyers, Magistrate
 
1986
 
 
 
Westgate
 
TV Series
 
(1981)
 
1981
 
 
 
My Liedjie van Verlange (1975)
 
My Liedjie van Verlange
 
5.7
 
Claude Larson Singer (uncredited).
 
 
 
=== Radio and television ===
 
 
 
 
His work includes ''[[The Sound of Murder]]'', ''[[The Beatle Song Book]]'', ''[[Die Lewe Is...]]'', ''[[Thicker Than Water]]''.
 
 
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
Nominated for [[Vita Award]] (Gauteng) 1996 for his role in ''[[Kafka Dances]]'' [best supporting actor].
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
  
 
[[SACD]] 1977/78; 1978/79.
 
[[SACD]] 1977/78; 1978/79.
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''We and Them'' programme notes, 1989.
 
''We and Them'' programme notes, 1989.
  
Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=37197
  
http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=37197
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0400220/
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www.imdb.com/name/nm0400220/
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
== For more information ==
 
IMDb [www.imdb.com/name/nm0400220/]
 
  
 
== Return to ==
 
== Return to ==

Latest revision as of 06:07, 13 February 2024

Mike Huff (19**-) is an architect, cabaret artist, session singer and actor.

Though best known in theatre, film and TV by his stage name, Mike Huff, he is also referred to/billed as Michael Huff, Michael Hough or Mike Hough, while he appears to have signed contracts as Michael Hough.

Not to be confused with well known the Canadian architect Michael Hough (1929-2013)[1]

Biography

Born , he attended in Churchill High School in Harare and Homestead High - Mequon, Milwaukee, USA. Then completed a Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree at the University of Cape Town.

Career as architect

He worked as a self-employed architect, while gradually building up a career in theatre and media alongside his growing theatrical career. He worked for various firms, including those of Colyn & Meiring, Britz & Scholes, and others.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Stage

In his early days as a student (apparently performing as Michael Hough or Mike Hough), he was a cast member of a production of Hamlet by the University of Cape Town Drama Department in the Little Theatre (1969), and had a role in The Sport of My Mad Mother at the The Space (1972).

Taking on the stage name of Mike Huff, he went on to become a well known and widely appreciated performer. Among his many stage appearances have been:

Musicals

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, The Rocky Horror Show and in Edith Piaf – No Regrets. He starred in Brickhill-Burke’s production of Neil Simon’s They're Playing Our Song together with Marloe Scott-Wilson at His Majesty’s in 1980. He starred in the Brickhill-Burke production of Jerry Herman’s musical Hello Dolly! together with Joan Brickhill, Victor Melleney, Iain Henderson, Andrea Catzel, June Hern and Charles Stodel. It was directed by Louis Burke and staged at His Majesty’s in 1980, Jimmy Righteous (1981). He starred in Janice Honeyman’s production, Forbidden Fruits, together with Jeremy Crutchley, Vanessa Cooke, Danny Keogh, Amanda Strydom and Annelisa Weiland at Upstairs at the Market in 1983/84. Little Shop of Horrors, Pieter Toerien, Richard Loring, (ass. Prod) Cameron Mackintosh, produced by Constance Grappo, set by Edward T. Gianfrancesco, Jannie Swanepoel’s lighting, André Huguenet Theatre, Jhb & Baxter Theatre 1985. He appeared as Colonel Goosen in The Biko Inquest (1985) as well as in Steve Biko: The Inquest. He starred in Grin and Bare It at the Victory Theatre in 1990. Played "Gaston" for PACT in Gigi (1992). He starred in Don't Dress for Dinner in 1993, The Sound of Music at the Staatstater, Pretoria in 1995,the musical Milestones (1999).

Other appearances on stage were in Antjie Somers, The Odd Couple, The Wizard of Oz, Milestones, Doubles, Hello, Dolly!, A Tale of Two Cities, Kafka Dances, Please tell us what's going on, please!, Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Sunset Boulevard, Cabaret (2015).

Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer for NAPAC, the Messenger in Barney Simon's The Dybbuk (1986), the jogger in I'm not Rappaport for CAPAB, David in We and Them.

Film and TV work

He has appeared in many international and South African films and TV dramas and series. among them[2]:

My Liedjie van Verlange (1975), Westgate (1981), Thicker Than Water (1986), Grader Murphy (1989), American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989), Vleuels (1989), Final Cut (1989), Crazy Camera (1989), Let the Music Be (1990), The Final Alliance (1990), Schweitzer (1990), River of Diamonds (1990), American Kickboxer (1991), African Skies (1992), Glaskasteel (1993), Die Sonkring II (1993), Project Shadowchaser II (1994), Dark Desires: Thelma (1994), The Adventures of Sinbad (1998), 37 Honey St (1998), Behind the Badge (2002), A Drink in the Passage (2002), Whiskey Echo (2005), The Trail (2006), Wild at Heart (2006), Cryptid (2006), Endgame (2009), District 9 (2009), Leonardo (2011), 7de Laan (one episode, 2016), Blood and Glory (2016), Rakka (2017), Oats Studios (2017), Reed's Point (2022)

Awards, etc

Nominated for Vita Award (Gauteng) 1996 for his role in Kafka Dances (best supporting actor).

Sources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-huff-hough-b302619/?originalSubdomain=za

Brian Astbury 1979. The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue, including the Mannie Manim collection (MANIM, Mannie]_ 2010. 38. 2. 34. 12)

Hamlet programme, University of Cape Town Drama Department (1969).

SACD 1977/78; 1978/79.

Beeld, 12 August 1995.

Tucker, 1997.

We and Them programme notes, 1989.

http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=37197

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0400220/

www.imdb.com/name/nm0400220/

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

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