Marius Weyers - Revision history

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 His film career can be said to have begun when he obtained an 8mm camera. His interest, however, was not in performing but rather directing and it was horror genre movies that initially inspired the young artist.
-However, he intially began as an Assistant Stage Manager and stage actor, only later being cast in films as well. In the end he appeared in over 35 motion pictures most notably the huge box-office hit ''[[The Gods Must be Crazy]]'', for which he garnered the "Best Comedy Actor" Award at the Charles Chaplin Festival in Switzerland. He earned his recognition as an international actor with this performance, and became a member of SAG.
+However, he intially began as an Assistant Stage Manager and stage actor, only later being cast in films as well. In the end he appeared in over 35 motion pictures most notably the huge box-office hit ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'', for which he garnered the "Best Comedy Actor" Award at the Charles Chaplin Festival in Switzerland. He earned his recognition as an international actor with this performance, and became a member of SAG.
 Some notable international feature credits include ''[[Tigers Don't Cry]]'' with Anthony Quinn (Weyers's international feature debut), Richard Attenborough's ''Ghandi'', ''Farewell to the King' (directed by John Milius and starring Nick Nolte), ''[[Bhopa!]]'' (directed by Morgan Freeman and starring Danny Glover) and John Avildson's ''[[The Power of One]]''.  as well as his  in

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	Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.		Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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		+	Programme for ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'', In: [[George Ballot]] scrapbooks. (Provisionally held in the [[ESAT Archive]], with the kind permission of Prof Muller Ballot[http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/ballotm.html] and consulted 2024).

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 Starting with ''[[Ampie]]'' ("Ampie", 1970), he went on to play numerous leading and supporting roles in [[Afrikaans]] and English productions for the state funded provincial [[Performing Arts Councils]] over the years, notably [[PACT]] and [[CAPAB]]. These productions included:
-''[[Othello]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]]: as “Iago”, [[PACT]], 1975; as “Othello”,[[CAPAB]],1977), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (as “Proctor”), ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' (as “Starbuck”), ''[[Equus]]'' (as “Martin Dysart”), ''[[Othello]]'' (for [[CAPAB]] in 1977 as “Othello”), an [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Becket of die Eer van God]]'' (as “Becket” in 1979), ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' (as “Piet”), ''[[Die Seemeeu]]'', (1972), ''[[Woyzeck]]'', ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Die Vasvat van 'n Feeks]]'' (''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', 1983), ''[[Die Trem se Naam: Begeerte]]'', an [[Afrikaans]] translation of Tennessee Williams’s ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in May 1985, ''[[Emigrante|Die Emigrante]]'' (1986), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]], 1987), ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'' (198*), (19**), ''[[Strider]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987.
+''[[Othello]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]]: as “Iago”, [[PACT]], 1975; as “Othello”,[[CAPAB]],1977), ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (as "Johnny", 1977), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (as “Proctor”), ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' (as “Starbuck”), ''[[Equus]]'' (as “Martin Dysart”), ''[[Othello]]'' (for [[CAPAB]] in 1977 as “Othello”), an [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Becket of die Eer van God]]'' (as “Becket” in 1979), ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' (as “Piet”), ''[[Die Seemeeu]]'', (1972), ''[[Woyzeck]]'', ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Die Vasvat van 'n Feeks]]'' (''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', 1983), ''[[Die Trem se Naam: Begeerte]]'', an [[Afrikaans]] translation of Tennessee Williams’s ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in May 1985, ''[[Emigrante|Die Emigrante]]'' (1986), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]], 1987), ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'' (198*), (19**), ''[[Strider]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987.
 He played Menelaus in ''[[The Trojan Women|Vroue van Troje]]'' for [[The Company]] in 1977.

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 His first roles included appearances in ''[[Modes van Agter, Skuld van Voor]]'' (1964), followed by ''[[Die Onwillige Weduwee]]'' ("eerste vryer", 1965), ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("Kaptein Douglas Turner", 1965), ''[[Elektra]]'' ("Pulades", 1965), ''[[Die Italiaanse Strooihoed]]'' ("Emile Tavernier" & "Achille", 1966), ''[[Die Pluimsaad Waai Ver]]'' ("Pieter", 1966), ''[[Die Man met 'n Lyk om sy Nek]]'' ("Frans", 1966), ''[[Dokter Teen Wil-en-Dank]]'' ("Leander", 1966), ''[[Uit die Oude Doos]]'' (1967), ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' ("Leander", 1967), ''[[Spel van Liefde en Toeval]]'' ("Dorante", 1967), ''[[Die Dodedans]]'' ("The lieutenant", 1967), ''[[Was die Boere toe Tevrede?]]'' (1968), ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' ("Etienne Roux", 1968), ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' ("Johannes Ackerman", 1968), ''[[As ons Twee eers Getroud is]]'' ("Johan", 1968), ''[[Kringloop van die Liefde]]'' (1968), ''[[Die Drie van der Walts]]'' (""Ferdinand", 1969), ''[[Die Terroriste]]'' ("Stepan", 1969), ''[[Pase]]'' ("Elis", 1969), ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'' (("Bassanio", 1969), ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' ("Dirk", 1969 & 1970),
-Starting with ''[[Ampie]]'' ("Ampie", 1970), he went on to play numerous leading and supporting roles in [[Afrikaans]] and English productions for the state funded provincial [[Performing Arts Councils]] over the years, notably [[PACT]] and [[CAPAB]]. These included:
+Starting with ''[[Ampie]]'' ("Ampie", 1970), he went on to play numerous leading and supporting roles in [[Afrikaans]] and English productions for the state funded provincial [[Performing Arts Councils]] over the years, notably [[PACT]] and [[CAPAB]]. These productions included:
 ''[[Othello]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]]: as “Iago”, [[PACT]], 1975; as “Othello”,[[CAPAB]],1977), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (as “Proctor”), ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' (as “Starbuck”), ''[[Equus]]'' (as “Martin Dysart”), ''[[Othello]]'' (for [[CAPAB]] in 1977 as “Othello”), an [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Becket of die Eer van God]]'' (as “Becket” in 1979), ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' (as “Piet”), ''[[Die Seemeeu]]'', (1972), ''[[Woyzeck]]'', ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Die Vasvat van 'n Feeks]]'' (''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', 1983), ''[[Die Trem se Naam: Begeerte]]'', an [[Afrikaans]] translation of Tennessee Williams’s ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in May 1985, ''[[Emigrante|Die Emigrante]]'' (1986), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]], 1987), ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'' (198*), (19**), ''[[Strider]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987.

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 His first roles included appearances in ''[[Modes van Agter, Skuld van Voor]]'' (1964), followed by ''[[Die Onwillige Weduwee]]'' ("eerste vryer", 1965), ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("Kaptein Douglas Turner", 1965), ''[[Elektra]]'' ("Pulades", 1965), ''[[Die Italiaanse Strooihoed]]'' ("Emile Tavernier" & "Achille", 1966), ''[[Die Pluimsaad Waai Ver]]'' ("Pieter", 1966), ''[[Die Man met 'n Lyk om sy Nek]]'' ("Frans", 1966), ''[[Dokter Teen Wil-en-Dank]]'' ("Leander", 1966), ''[[Uit die Oude Doos]]'' (1967), ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' ("Leander", 1967), ''[[Spel van Liefde en Toeval]]'' ("Dorante", 1967), ''[[Die Dodedans]]'' ("The lieutenant", 1967), ''[[Was die Boere toe Tevrede?]]'' (1968), ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' ("Etienne Roux", 1968), ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' ("Johannes Ackerman", 1968), ''[[As ons Twee eers Getroud is]]'' ("Johan", 1968), ''[[Kringloop van die Liefde]]'' (1968), ''[[Die Drie van der Walts]]'' (""Ferdinand", 1969), ''[[Die Terroriste]]'' ("Stepan", 1969), ''[[Pase]]'' ("Elis", 1969), ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'' (("Bassanio", 1969), ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' ("Dirk", 1969 & 1970),
-Starting with ''[[Ampie]]'' ("Ampie", 1970), he went on to play numerous leading and supporting roles in [[Afrikaans]] and English productions for the provincial [[Performing Arts Boards]] over the years, notably [[PACT]] and [[CAPAB]]. These included:
+Starting with ''[[Ampie]]'' ("Ampie", 1970), he went on to play numerous leading and supporting roles in [[Afrikaans]] and English productions for the state funded provincial [[Performing Arts Councils]] over the years, notably [[PACT]] and [[CAPAB]]. These included:
 ''[[Othello]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]]: as “Iago”, [[PACT]], 1975; as “Othello”,[[CAPAB]],1977), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (as “Proctor”), ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' (as “Starbuck”), ''[[Equus]]'' (as “Martin Dysart”), ''[[Othello]]'' (for [[CAPAB]] in 1977 as “Othello”), an [[Afrikaans]] production of ''[[Becket of die Eer van God]]'' (as “Becket” in 1979), ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' (as “Piet”), ''[[Die Seemeeu]]'', (1972), ''[[Woyzeck]]'', ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Die Vasvat van 'n Feeks]]'' (''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', 1983), ''[[Die Trem se Naam: Begeerte]]'', an [[Afrikaans]] translation of Tennessee Williams’s ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in May 1985, ''[[Emigrante|Die Emigrante]]'' (1986), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]], 1987), ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'' (198*), (19**), ''[[Strider]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987.