Ken Gampu - Revision history

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	He received a [[Vita Award\|Vita Lifetime Achievement Award]] (Gauteng region) award year 2002.		He received a [[Vita Award\|Vita Lifetime Achievement Award]] (Gauteng region) award year 2002.
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		+	The [[Springs Civic Theatre]] was re-named [[Ken Gampu Theatre]] in his honour in 2019.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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 His film debut came with ''Tremor'' (1960), but it was [[Jamie Uys]]'s ''[[Dingaka]]'' (1964) which made him famous.
-His film credits include: ''[[The Naked Prey]]'' (1966), ''[[Target of an Assassin]]'' (1976), ''Slavers'' (1978), ''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1978), ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' (1979), ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'' (1981), ''Claws'' (1982), ''[[King Solomon’s Mines]]'' (1985), ''[[Morenga]]'' (1985), ''American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'' (1991), ''Lethal Ninja'' (1993) and ''Cyborg Cop II'' (1994), ''A Reasonable Man'' (1999). He also had a role in Ramadan Suleman's film ''[[Fools]]'' based on [[Njabulo Ndebele]]'s short stories.
+His film credits include: ''[[The Naked Prey]]'' (1966), ''[[Target of an Assassin]]'' (1976), ''[[Slavers]]'' (1978), ''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1978), ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' (1979), ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'' (1981), ''Claws'' (1982), ''[[King Solomon’s Mines]]'' (1985), ''[[Morenga]]'' (1985), ''American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'' (1991), ''Lethal Ninja'' (1993) and ''Cyborg Cop II'' (1994), ''A Reasonable Man'' (1999). He also had a role in Ramadan Suleman's film ''[[Fools]]'' based on [[Njabulo Ndebele]]'s short stories.
 Regular TV appearances include series such as ''[[Ihashi Lensimbi]]'' and ''[[River Horse Lake]]''.

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 == Biography ==
-Perhaps the first black South African superstar. Born in Germiston, he had several jobs before he began his career (e.g physical training instructor, salesman, interpreter and police officer). He died on 4 November 2003 in Vosloorus, survived by his wife and two sons.
+Perhaps the first black South African superstar. Born in Germiston, he had several jobs before he began his career (e.g physical training instructor, salesman, interpreter and police officer). He died on 4 November 2003 in Vosloosrus, survived by his wife and two sons.
 === Youth ===

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 === Training ===
 He took up a bursary from the Women's Art Club to study acting at [[Dorkay House]].
 === Career ===

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 His film debut came with ''Tremor'' (1960), but it was [[Jamie Uys]]'s ''[[Dingaka]]'' (1964) which made him famous.
-His film credits include: ''The Naked Prey'' (1966), ''Target of an Assassin'' (1976), ''Slavers'' (1978), ''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1978), ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' (1979), ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'' (1981), ''Claws'' (1982), ''[[King Solomon’s Mines]]'' (1985), ''[[Morenga]]'' (1985), ''American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'' (1991), ''Lethal Ninja'' (1993) and ''Cyborg Cop II'' (1994), ''A Reasonable Man'' (1999). He also had a role in Ramadan Suleman's film ''[[Fools]]'' based on [[Njabulo Ndebele]]'s short stories.
+His film credits include: ''[[The Naked Prey]]'' (1966), ''[[Target of an Assassin]]'' (1976), ''Slavers'' (1978), ''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1978), ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' (1979), ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'' (1981), ''Claws'' (1982), ''[[King Solomon’s Mines]]'' (1985), ''[[Morenga]]'' (1985), ''American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'' (1991), ''Lethal Ninja'' (1993) and ''Cyborg Cop II'' (1994), ''A Reasonable Man'' (1999). He also had a role in Ramadan Suleman's film ''[[Fools]]'' based on [[Njabulo Ndebele]]'s short stories.
 Regular TV appearances include series such as ''[[Ihashi Lensimbi]]'' and ''[[River Horse Lake]]''.

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 He starred in ''[[No-Good Friday]]'', [[Athol Fugard]]’s first play, which was staged at the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre (BMSC)]] in conjunction with the Union of Southern African Artists in 1958 and went on to act in plays such as ''[[King Kong]]'' (1959), ''[[Of Mice and Men]]'' ((as “Lenny”, 1975), and ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (19*, reviving it in 1999 as entrepreneur and actor, with ****, the daughter of the original impressario, ***).
-His film debut came with ''Tremor'' (1960), but it was [[Jamie Uys]]'s ''Dingaka'' (1964) which made him famous.
+His film debut came with ''Tremor'' (1960), but it was [[Jamie Uys]]'s ''[[Dingaka]]'' (1964) which made him famous.
-His film credits include: ''The Naked Prey'' (1966), ''Target of an Assassin'' (1976), ''Slavers'' (1978), ''The Wild Geese'' (1978), ''Zulu Dawn'' (1979), ''The Gods Must Be Crazy'' (1981), ''Claws'' (1982), ''King Solomon’s Mines'' (1985), ''Morenga'' (1985), ''American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'' (1991), ''Lethal Ninja'' (1993) and ''Cyborg Cop II'' (1994), ''A Reasonable Man'' (1999). He also had a role in Ramadan Suleman's film ''Fools'' based on [[Njabulo Ndebele]]'s short stories.
+His film credits include: ''The Naked Prey'' (1966), ''Target of an Assassin'' (1976), ''Slavers'' (1978), ''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1978), ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' (1979), ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'' (1981), ''Claws'' (1982), ''[[King Solomon’s Mines]]'' (1985), ''[[Morenga]]'' (1985), ''American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'' (1991), ''Lethal Ninja'' (1993) and ''Cyborg Cop II'' (1994), ''A Reasonable Man'' (1999). He also had a role in Ramadan Suleman's film ''[[Fools]]'' based on [[Njabulo Ndebele]]'s short stories.
-Regular TV appearances include series such as ''Ihashi Lensimbi'' and ''River Horse Lake''.
+Regular TV appearances include series such as ''[[Ihashi Lensimbi]]'' and ''[[River Horse Lake]]''.
 == Awards, etc ==

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	[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz\|Tucker]], 1997. pp 119, 315.		[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz\|Tucker]], 1997. pp 119, 315.

−	~~(De~~ Beer, 1995; ''The Times'' 04/12/2003, ''[[Die Burger]]'' 15/11/2003, ''The Guardian'' 19/11/2003,	+	[[ESAT Bibliography Dea-Deu\|Mona de Beer]], 1995.
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		+	''The Times'' 04/12/2003, ''[[Die Burger]]'' 15/11/2003, ''The Guardian'' 19/11/2003.

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 == Sources ==
-([[SACD]] 1978/79)
+[[SACD]] 1978/79.
-[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 119, 315.
+[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. pp 119, 315.
 (De Beer, 1995; ''The Times'' 04/12/2003, ''[[Die Burger]]'' 15/11/2003,  ''The Guardian'' 19/11/2003,