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'''Cobus Visser''' (1949- ) is a South African stage, television and film actor. Studied at the [[University of Pretoria Drama Department]], was contracted by [[PACOFS]] in Bloemfontein and [[PACT]] in Pretoria from 1972 to 1975, after which he became a freelance actor, dubbing director, translator and voice artist.

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 Cobus was born on 2 April 1949 and completed his school career in Upington in the Northern Cape. He died on Monday 28 October, 2019, of heart failure at the age of 70.
-He was born in 1949  He completed his drama training at the University of Pretoria and was a member of Performing Arts Councils in Bloemfontein and Pretoria in the 1970s.
+== Training ==
 During his years at the [[SABC]] he attended master classes in Los Angeles at the renowned Lee Strasberg Method School of Acting on several occasions with actors such as Al Pacino and Shelly Winters as guest lecturers.
 Several study tours followed in places like England and Germany, the latter under the guidance of friend and teacher Professor Wolfgang von Stas, who was attached to the University of Koblenz and later Saarbrücken.
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 In 1976 he joined the [[SABC]] as a freelance translator, sync translator, dubbing director and actor.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 Some of his many appearances on stage were in productions of ''[[Hamlet]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] (1973), ''[[Professor Poffel en Professor Moffel]]'' [[PACOFS]] 1973, directed by [[Carel Trichardt]], ''[[Plaston: DNS-Kind]]'' as "Joon", ''[[Double Jeu|Dubbelspel met die Dood]]'' ([[PACT]] 1974) as "Kommissaris", ''[[The Great Galeoto|Theodora]]'' as "Pepito", ([[PACT]]1974), ''[[Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975, Klerk B), ''[[La Puce à L'Oreille|Hond se Gedagte]]'' staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Carel Trichardt]], with Cobus appearing as "Camille", ''[['n Seder Val in Waterkloof]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975).

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-[[Cobus Visser]] (1949-2019) was a South African stage, television and film actor.
+[[Cobus Visser]] (1949-2019) was a South African stage, television and film actor, voice artist and translator.
 == Biography ==
-Born: 02 April 1949
+Cobus was born on 2 April 1949 and completed his school career in Upington in the Northern Cape. He died on Monday 28 October, 2019, of heart failure at the age of 70.
-He was born in 1949 and completed his school career in Upington in the Northern Cape. He completed his drama training at the University of Pretoria and was a member of Performing Arts Councils in Bloemfontein and Pretoria in the 1970s.
+He was born in 1949  He completed his drama training at the University of Pretoria and was a member of Performing Arts Councils in Bloemfontein and Pretoria in the 1970s.
 == Training ==
-He studied at the [[University of Pretoria Drama Department]], was contracted by [[PACOFS]] in Bloemfontein and [[PACT]] in Pretoria from 1972 to 1975, after which he became a freelance actor, dubbing director, translator and voice artist.
+He studied at the [[University of Pretoria Drama Department]]. During his years at the [[SABC]] he attended master classes in Los Angeles at the renowned Lee Strasberg Method School of Acting on several occasions with actors such as Al Pacino and Shelly Winters as guest lecturers.
 Several study tours followed in places like England and Germany, the latter under the guidance of friend and teacher Professor Wolfgang von Stas, who was attached to the University of Koblenz and later Saarbrücken.
+During these years
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-''[[Professor Poffel en Professor Moffel]]''
+Cobus was also known for his vocal work on numerous soundtracks, and did a lot of translation work for television programs and films, mostly from English and German to [[Afrikaans]].
 == Sources ==

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−	~~'''~~Cobus Visser~~'''~~ (1949- ) is a South African stage, television and film actor. ~~Studied~~ at the [[University of Pretoria Drama Department]], was contracted by [[PACOFS]] in Bloemfontein and [[PACT]] in Pretoria from 1972 to 1975, after which he became a freelance actor, dubbing director, translator and voice artist.	+	[[Cobus Visser]] (1949-2019) was a South African stage, television and film actor.
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		+	Cobus Visser was a South African actor, voice artist and translator who has acted in numerous theatre productions, feature films and television series.
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		+	== Biography ==
		+	Born: 02 April 1949
		+	Died: 28 October 2019
		+	He died on Monday 28 October, 2019, of heart failure. He was 70.
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		+	He was born in 1949 and completed his school career in Upington in the Northern Cape. He completed his drama training at the University of Pretoria and was a member of Performing Arts Councils in Bloemfontein and Pretoria in the 1970s.
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		+	== Training ==
		+	He studied at the [[University of Pretoria Drama Department]], was contracted by [[PACOFS]] in Bloemfontein and [[PACT]] in Pretoria from 1972 to 1975, after which he became a freelance actor, dubbing director, translator and voice artist.
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		+	In 1976 he joined the SABC as a freelance translator, sync translator, dubbing director and actor.
		+
		+	During these years he attended master classes in Los Angeles at the renowned Lee Strasberg Method School of Acting on several occasions with actors such as Al Pacino and Shelly Winters as guest lecturers.
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		+	Several study tours followed in places like England and Germany, the latter under the guidance of friend and teacher Professor Wolfgang von Stas, who was attached to the University of Koblenz and later Saarbrücken.
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		+	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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		+	''[[Professor Poffel en Professor Moffel]]''
		+	[[PACOFS]] 1973, directed by [[Carel Trichardt]], starring [[Cobus Visser]] and [[Henk Hugo]].
		+	''[[Plaston: DNS-Kind]]''
		+	[[Cobus Visser]] (Joon), ''[[Double Jeu\|Dubbelspel met die Dood]]'' ([[PACT]] 1974) Cobus Visser (Kommissaris),
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		+	''[[The Great Galeoto\|Theodora]]'' Cobus Visser (Pepito), ([[PACT]]1974),
		+	''[[Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975),
		+	.), [[Cobus Visser]] (Klerk B),
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		+	''[[La Puce à L'Oreille Hond se Gedagte]]'' was staged by PACOFS, directed by Carel Trichardt, with Cobus Visser (Camille)
		+	''[['n Seder Val in Waterkloof]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975), a production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] (1973)
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		+	He had a role in the film ''[[Promised Land]]'' released in the early 2000s
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		+	Stage highlights since 1975 include ''[[The Rainmaker]]'', ''[[Bobaas van die Boendoe]]'' (André P. Brink),
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		+	He also acted in films such as Die Square, Fiela se Kind, Die Storie van Klara Viljee, Promised Land, Oh Schuks ... I'm Gatvol!, Vaatjie Sien sy Gat, Hond se Dinges, Stoute Boudjies, Platteland, Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee, Agent 2000: Die Laksman and Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey.
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		+	Cobus acted in numerous television series, including Die Avonture van Joachim Verwey, Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond, Die Vierde Kabinet, Sterk Skemer, Amalia, Dryfsand, Die Uwe Pottie Potgieter, Moeggeploeg, Molly & Wors, Vetkoek Paleis, Swartwater, The Docket and Huis Lelieveld.
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		+	He also acted in a number of soap operas including Generations, 7de Laan, Villa Rosa, Egoli: Place of Gold, Ashes to Ashes and Binnelanders.
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		+	He spent several years as a writer for soapies such as Egoli and Villa Rosa.
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		+	Cobus was also known for his vocal work on numerous soundtracks, and did a lot of translation work for television programs and films, mostly from English and German to Afrikaans.
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		+	== Sources ==
		+	Theatre programmes of various productions.
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		+	TVSA [https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=17955].
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		+	''[[Insig]]'', 31 December 2001.
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