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	In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969), “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).		In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969), “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).

−	He ~~soon became a leading male actor and with~~ a wide-ranging repertoire of major roles that included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' ([[PACT]], 1975), "Piso" in ''[[Germanicus]]'' (1981, as part of the Pretoria [[State Theatre]]'s opening season), "Claudius" in ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]], 1987), "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)	+	He went on to develop a wide-ranging repertoire of major roles that included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' ([[PACT]], 1975), "Piso" in ''[[Germanicus]]'' (1981, as part of the Pretoria [[State Theatre]]'s opening season), "Claudius" in ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]], 1987), "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)

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 == Roles as actor ==
-He made his debut as a professional actor in ''[[Die Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' by ''[[Die Johannesburgse Afrikaanse Toneelkomitee]]'' at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] in 1962. This was followed by: ''[[Bruidjie Dit en Bruidjie Dot]]'' (1964, his first role for [[PACT]]), "Antonio" ''[[Twelfth Night|Twaalfde Nag]]'' (1964); "Aigisthos" in ''[[Elektra]]'' (1965), "Beauperthuis" in ''[[Die Italiaanse Strooihoed]]'' (1966), "Generaal Cronje" in ''[[Die Pluimsaad Waai Vêr]]'' (1966), "Ben" in Die Grootkanonne (1966), "Astrow" in ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' (1967); ''[[Uit die Oude Doos]]'' (1967), "Geronte in ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]''  (1967), "Mario" in ''[[Spel van Liefde en Toeval]]'' (1967), "Kurt" in ''[[Die Dodedans]]'' (1967),  ''[[Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' (1967), ''[[Was die Boere toe Tevrede?]]'' (Revue, 1968), ''[[Die Verhoor]]'' (1968),
+He made his debut as a professional actor in ''[[Die Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' by ''[[Die Johannesburgse Afrikaanse Toneelkomitee]]'' at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] in 1962. This was followed by: ''[[Bruidjie Dit en Bruidjie Dot]]'' (1964, his first role for [[PACT]]), "Antonio" ''[[Twelfth Night|Twaalfde Nag]]'' (1964); "Aigisthos" in ''[[Elektra]]'' (1965), "Beauperthuis" in ''[[Die Italiaanse Strooihoed]]'' (1966), "Generaal Cronje" in ''[[Die Pluimsaad Waai Vêr]]'' (1966), "Ben" in Die Grootkanonne (1966), "Astrow" in ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' (1967); ''[[Uit die Oude Doos]]'' (1967), "Geronte in ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]''  (1967), "Mario" in ''[[Spel van Liefde en Toeval]]'' (1967), "Kurt" in ''[[Dodedans]]'' (1967),  ''[[Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' (1967), ''[[Was die Boere toe Tevrede?]]'' (Revue, 1968), ''[[Die Verhoor]]'' (1968),
 In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like   “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969),  “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).

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 == Roles as actor ==
-He made his debut as a professional actor in ''[[Die Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' by ''[[Die Johannesburgse Afrikaanse Toneelkomitee]]'' at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] in 1962. This was followed by: ''[[Bruidjie Dit en Bruidjie Dot]]'' (1964, his first role for [[PACT]]), "Antonio" ''[[Twelfth Night|Twaalfde Nag]]'' (1964); "Aigisthos" in ''[[Elektra]]'' (1965), "Beauperthuis" in ''[[Die Italiaanse Strooihoed]]'' (1966), "Generaal Cronje" in ''[[Die Pluimsaad Waai Vêr]]'' (1966), "Ben" in Die Grootkanonne (1966), "Astrow" in ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' (1967); ''[[Uit die Oude Doos]]'' (1967), "Geronte in ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]''  (1967), "Mario" in ''[[Spel van Liefde en Toeval]]'' (1967), "Kurt" in ''[[Die Dodedans]]'' (1967),
+He made his debut as a professional actor in ''[[Die Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' by ''[[Die Johannesburgse Afrikaanse Toneelkomitee]]'' at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] in 1962. This was followed by: ''[[Bruidjie Dit en Bruidjie Dot]]'' (1964, his first role for [[PACT]]), "Antonio" ''[[Twelfth Night|Twaalfde Nag]]'' (1964); "Aigisthos" in ''[[Elektra]]'' (1965), "Beauperthuis" in ''[[Die Italiaanse Strooihoed]]'' (1966), "Generaal Cronje" in ''[[Die Pluimsaad Waai Vêr]]'' (1966), "Ben" in Die Grootkanonne (1966), "Astrow" in ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' (1967); ''[[Uit die Oude Doos]]'' (1967), "Geronte in ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]''  (1967), "Mario" in ''[[Spel van Liefde en Toeval]]'' (1967), "Kurt" in ''[[Die Dodedans]]'' (1967),  ''[[Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' (1967), ''[[Was die Boere toe Tevrede?]]'' (Revue, 1968), ''[[Die Verhoor]]'' (1968),
 In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like   “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969),  “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).

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	In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969), “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).		In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969), “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).

−	~~His~~ repertoire of major roles ~~also~~ included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' ~~for~~ [[PACT~~]] (with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Marius Weyers~~]], 1975), "Piso" in ''[[Germanicus]]'' (1981, as part of the Pretoria [[State Theatre]]'s opening season), "Claudius" in ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]], 1987), "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)	+	He soon became a leading male actor and with a wide-ranging repertoire of major roles that included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' ([[PACT]], 1975), "Piso" in ''[[Germanicus]]'' (1981, as part of the Pretoria [[State Theatre]]'s opening season), "Claudius" in ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]], 1987), "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)

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−	. He starred in an [[Afrikaans]] translation of James Goldman’s ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' called ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'', ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ( together with [[Wilna Snyman]] under direction from [[Francois Swart]] for [[PACT]] in 1982. He starred in [[Athol Fugard]]’s ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' together with [[Elize Cawood]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1984. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of an Afikaans translation of Arthur Miller’s ''[[All My Sons]]'' called ''[[My Seuns]]'' together with [[Johan Engelbrecht]] and [[Lida Botha]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] for [[TRUK]] in 1984. He toured with ''[[Ampie]]'' written by [[Jochem van Bruggen]] as "Goor Dawid". He performed in ''[[Bagasie]]'' written by [[André Brink]]; ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' written by [[~~Tsjechof~~]] and in ''[[Die Drie van der Walts]]'' by [[Ernst Schlengemann]].	+	. He starred in an [[Afrikaans]] translation of James Goldman’s ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' called ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'', ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ( together with [[Wilna Snyman]] under direction from [[Francois Swart]] for [[PACT]] in 1982. He starred in [[Athol Fugard]]’s ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' together with [[Elize Cawood]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1984. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of an Afikaans translation of Arthur Miller’s ''[[All My Sons]]'' called ''[[My Seuns]]'' together with [[Johan Engelbrecht]] and [[Lida Botha]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] for [[TRUK]] in 1984. He toured with ''[[Ampie]]'' written by [[Jochem van Bruggen]] as "Goor Dawid". He performed in ''[[Bagasie]]'' written by [[André Brink]]; ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' written by [[Chekhov]] and in ''[[Die Drie van der Walts]]'' by [[Ernst Schlengemann]].

	He also translated and starred in Arthur Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' for [[PACT ]] (''[[Dood van ‘n Handelsreisiger]]'', 1984), with [[Louw Verwey]]. He played Orgon in ''[[Tartuffe\|Die Huigelaar]]'' (1986); he starred in ''[[Die Storm]]'' for [[TRUK]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1989. He played the title role in [[Uys Krige]]’s Afrikaans verson of ''[[King Lear]]'' which was staged at the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] and the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1990. He starred in [[Bartho Smit]]’s ''[[Die Keiser]]'' circa 1992. He starred in [[Julius Caesar]] at the [[Windybrow]] in 1994. He starred in [[Charles Fourie]]'s ''[[Don Gxubane Onner die Boere]]'' at the Arena at the [[State Theatre]] in 1994, ''[[The Lion in Winter\|Die Leeu in die Winter]]'', ''[[Valley Song]]'' (1995).		He also translated and starred in Arthur Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' for [[PACT ]] (''[[Dood van ‘n Handelsreisiger]]'', 1984), with [[Louw Verwey]]. He played Orgon in ''[[Tartuffe\|Die Huigelaar]]'' (1986); he starred in ''[[Die Storm]]'' for [[TRUK]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1989. He played the title role in [[Uys Krige]]’s Afrikaans verson of ''[[King Lear]]'' which was staged at the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] and the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1990. He starred in [[Bartho Smit]]’s ''[[Die Keiser]]'' circa 1992. He starred in [[Julius Caesar]] at the [[Windybrow]] in 1994. He starred in [[Charles Fourie]]'s ''[[Don Gxubane Onner die Boere]]'' at the Arena at the [[State Theatre]] in 1994, ''[[The Lion in Winter\|Die Leeu in die Winter]]'', ''[[Valley Song]]'' (1995).

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	In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969), “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).		In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969), “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).

−	His repertoire of major roles also included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' for [[PACT]] (with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Marius Weyers]], 1975), ''[[Germanicus]]'' ~~when~~ [[~~The~~ State Theatre]] ~~opened~~), "Claudius" in ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]], 1987), "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)	+	His repertoire of major roles also included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' for [[PACT]] (with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Marius Weyers]], 1975), "Piso" in ''[[Germanicus]]'' (1981, as part of the Pretoria [[State Theatre]]'s opening season), "Claudius" in ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]], 1987), "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)

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	In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969), “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).		In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969), “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).

−	His repertoire of major roles also included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' for [[PACT]] (with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Marius Weyers]], 1975), ''[[Germanicus]]'' when [[The State Theatre]] opened), "Claudius" in ''[[Hamlet]]'', "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)	+	His repertoire of major roles also included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' for [[PACT]] (with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Marius Weyers]], 1975), ''[[Germanicus]]'' when [[The State Theatre]] opened), "Claudius" in ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]], 1987), "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)

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 In the late 1960s and 1970s he became closely associated with the work of [[P.G. du Plessis]], in which he delivered some memorable performances in roles like   “Dogoman” in ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (1969),  “Mattewis” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s phenomenally popular dramatization of [[Mikro]]’s ''[[Mattewis en Meraai]]'' (1969?? ), “Giel” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s equally successful ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' (1971), ''[[Skoene-skoene]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973).
-He played the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' for [[PACT]] with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Marius Weyers]] in 1975.  He was in ''[[Germanicus]]'' when [[The State Theatre]] opened.    He was also in ''[[Hamlet]]'' as "Claudius" and in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'' as "Antonio". He starred in an [[Afrikaans]] translation of James Goldman’s ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' called ''Die Leeu in die Winter'' together with [[Wilna Snyman]] under direction from [[Francois Swart]] for [[PACT]] in 1982. He starred in [[Athol Fugard]]’s ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' together with [[Elize Cawood]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1984. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of an Afikaans translation of Arthur Miller’s ''[[All My Sons]]'' called ''[[My Seuns]]'' together with [[Johan Engelbrecht]] and [[Lida Botha]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] for [[TRUK]] in 1984. He toured with ''[[Ampie]]'' written by [[Jochem van Bruggen]] as "Goor Dawid".  He performed in ''[[Bagasie]]'' written by [[André Brink]]; ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' written by [[Tsjechof]] and  in ''[[Die Drie van der Walts]]'' by [[Ernst Schlengemann]].
+His repertoire of major roles also included the title role in [[François Swart]]’s [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Othello]]'' for [[PACT]] (with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Marius Weyers]], 1975), ''[[Germanicus]]'' when [[The State Theatre]] opened),  "Claudius"  in ''[[Hamlet]]'', "Antonio" in ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'', "Henry" in ''[[Die Leeu in die Winter]]'' ([[PACT]], 1982), ''[[The Road to Mecca]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1984)
 He also translated and starred in Arthur Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' for [[PACT ]] (''[[Dood van ‘n Handelsreisiger]]'', 1984), with [[Louw Verwey]]. He played Orgon in ''[[Tartuffe|Die Huigelaar]]'' (1986);  he starred in ''[[Die Storm]]'' for [[TRUK]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1989. He played the title role in [[Uys Krige]]’s Afrikaans verson of ''[[King Lear]]'' which was staged at the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] and the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1990. He starred in [[Bartho Smit]]’s ''[[Die Keiser]]'' circa 1992. He starred in [[Julius Caesar]] at the [[Windybrow]] in 1994.  He starred in [[Charles Fourie]]'s ''[[Don Gxubane Onner die Boere]]'' at the Arena at the [[State Theatre]] in 1994, ''[[The Lion in Winter|Die Leeu in die Winter]]'', ''[[Valley Song]]'' (1995).