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[[Nico Liebenberg]] (1955-2014) was a South African [[Afrikaans]] stage, television and film actor. 

== Biography ==
Nico was married to actress [[Trudie Taljaard]]. In the 1980s he worked as artistic programmer at the Witbank Civic Theatre in Mpumalanga. He passed away in January 2014.

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
He has appeared on stage in ''[[Confetti]]'' (1980), ''[[Krismis van Map Jacobs]]'' (1979), ''[[Ons Wag op die Kaptein]]'' (1982), ''[[Oscar|Die Vernuftige Vryer]]'' (1983), ''[[Die Potlooddief en die Engel]]'' (1985), ''[[Amadeus]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]] 1991), ''[[I Remember Mama|Ek Onthou vir Mamma]]'' (1983), ''[[Charley's Aunt|Charley se Tante]]'' (1983), ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' (1980), ''[[The Taming of the Shrew|Vasvat van ‘n Feeks]]'' (1983), ''[[Kinkels innie Kabel]]'' ([[PACT]] 1981), ''[[Smallholding]]'' (1994), ''[[Stille Nag]]'' (1989), ''[[Yerma]]'' (1979), ''[[The Lion in Winter|Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' {1982), ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1982), ''[[Happy Birthday]]'' (1980), ''[[La Cagnotte|Die Geldpot]]'' (1980), ''[[Marie zápasí s anděly| 'n Stryd met Engele]]'' (1982), ''[[Fleur de Cactus|As die Turksvy Blom]]'' (1982), ''[[La Puce à L'Oreille|Hond se Gedagte]]'' (1981), ''[[Twelfth Night, or What You Will| Twaalfde Nag]]'' (1981). 

He was also known for his roles in the [[SABC]] television series ''[[Konings]]'', ''[[Die Glaskasteel]]'', ''[[Meester]]'' and ''[[Orkney Snork Nie 2]]''. 

He had roles in the feature films ''[[Kampus: 'n Varsity-Storie]]'' (1986), ''[[Orkney Snork Nie! 2 (nog 'n movie)]]'' (1993) and ''[[The Fourth Reich]]'' (1990).

== Sources ==
Theatre programmes of the various productions.

Tribute written by [[Ismail Mahomed]] published in ''[[The Herald]]'', 22 January 2014.


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