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 Quoted from ''[[Pack of Lies]]'' programme notes wherein he played the role of Peter in 1986: ' Such diverse productions as ''[[Rollo]]'', ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'', ''[[Life With Father]]'', and ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' have won Michael best actor of the year award in Port Elizabeth four times. Other credits include ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Measure for Measure]]'', [[Maynardville]] (1987), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]], [[PACOFS]]'s ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', ''[[Buried Inside Extra]]'', [[PACT]]'s ''[[Vereeniging, Vereeniging]]'' in Afrikaans, ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' and Captain Orton in ''[[The King and I]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]]. For [[Shirley Firth]] Productions he played in ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]''.
-His film and TV credits range from ''Two Weeks in Paradise'', ''Deadly Consequence'', ''Jock of the Bushveld'', '''n Saak van Geloof'' (2011) and ''Vyfster'', to playing the role of Taffy Williams in the series ''1922''. One of his most popular roles was that of Skip Buller in hit soap opera ''Isidingo''. He also played in the original version of ''The Villagers'', which was the first South African soap opera on [[SABC]] TV.
+His film and TV credits range from ''Two Weeks in Paradise'', ''Deadly Consequence'', ''The Sheltering Desert'' (1991), ''Jock of the Bushveld'', '''n Saak van Geloof'' (2011) and ''Vyfster'', to playing the role of Taffy Williams in the series ''1922''. One of his most popular roles was that of Skip Buller in hit soap opera ''Isidingo''. He also played in the original version of ''The Villagers'', which was the first South African soap opera on [[SABC]] TV.
 == Awards, etc ==

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 Actor and director [[Alan Williams]] said he had fond memories of working with Brunner in the late 1960s and early 1970s before Brunner left Port Elizabeth. Productions the pair had worked on together included ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' and ''[[Twelve Angry Men]]''.
-Quoted from ''[[Pack of Lies]]'' programme notes wherein he played the role of Peter in 1986: ' Such diverse productions as ''[[Rollo]]'', ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'', ''[[Life With Father]]'', and ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' have won Michael best actor of the year award in Port Elizabeth four times. Other credits include ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Measure for Measure]]'', [[Maynardville]] (1987), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]], [[PACOFS]]'s ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', ''[[Buried Inside Extra]]'', [[PACT]]'s ''[[Vereeniging, Vereeniging]]'' in Afrikaans, ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' and Captain Orton in ''[[The King and I]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]]. For [[Shirley Firth Productions]] he played in ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]''.
+Quoted from ''[[Pack of Lies]]'' programme notes wherein he played the role of Peter in 1986: ' Such diverse productions as ''[[Rollo]]'', ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'', ''[[Life With Father]]'', and ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' have won Michael best actor of the year award in Port Elizabeth four times. Other credits include ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Measure for Measure]]'', [[Maynardville]] (1987), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]], [[PACOFS]]'s ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', ''[[Buried Inside Extra]]'', [[PACT]]'s ''[[Vereeniging, Vereeniging]]'' in Afrikaans, ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' and Captain Orton in ''[[The King and I]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]]. For [[Shirley Firth]] Productions he played in ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]''.
 His film and TV credits range from ''Two Weeks in Paradise'', ''Deadly Consequence'', ''Jock of the Bushveld'', '''n Saak van Geloof'' (2011) and ''Vyfster'', to playing the role of Taffy Williams in the series ''1922''. One of his most popular roles was that of Skip Buller in hit soap opera ''Isidingo''. He also played in the original version of ''The Villagers'', which was the first South African soap opera on [[SABC]] TV.

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 He had roles in ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' ([[Market Theatre]],  1983); ''[[Tales of Beatrix Potter]]'' ([[Children's Theatre ]], 1983);  ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' ([[Children's Theatre]], 1984).
-[[Colin Ward]] said Brunner had played the leading role in his play ''[[Holy Man]]'' in 1986, which was produced for [[CAPAB]] at the [[Opera House]] and on a tour through the Eastern Cape.
+He played the leading role in ''[[Holy Man]]'' in 1986, which was produced for [[CAPAB]] at the [[Opera House]] and on a tour through the Eastern Cape.
 Actor and director [[Alan Williams]] said he had fond memories of working with Brunner in the late 1960s and early 1970s before Brunner left Port Elizabeth. Productions the pair had worked on together included ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' and ''[[Twelve Angry Men]]''.

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 Actor and director [[Alan Williams]] said he had fond memories of working with Brunner in the late 1960s and early 1970s before Brunner left Port Elizabeth. Productions the pair had worked on together included ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' and ''[[Twelve Angry Men]]''.
-Quoted from ''[[Pack of Lies]]'' programme notes wherein he played the role of Peter in 1986: ' Such diverse productions as ''[[Rollo]]'', ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'', ''[[LIfe With Father]]'', and ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' have won Michael best actor of the year award in Port Elizabeth four times. Other credits include ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Measure for Measure]]'', [[Maynardville]] (1987), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]], [[PACOFS]]'s ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', ''[[Buried Inside Extra]]'', [[PACT]]'s ''[[Vereeniging, Vereeniging]]'' in Afrikaans, ''[[The Man who Came to Dinner]]'' and Captain Orton in ''[[The King and I]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]]. For [[Shirley Firth Productions]] he played in ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]''.
+Quoted from ''[[Pack of Lies]]'' programme notes wherein he played the role of Peter in 1986: ' Such diverse productions as ''[[Rollo]]'', ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'', ''[[Life With Father]]'', and ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' have won Michael best actor of the year award in Port Elizabeth four times. Other credits include ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Measure for Measure]]'', [[Maynardville]] (1987), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]], [[PACOFS]]'s ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', ''[[Buried Inside Extra]]'', [[PACT]]'s ''[[Vereeniging, Vereeniging]]'' in Afrikaans, ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' and Captain Orton in ''[[The King and I]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]]. For [[Shirley Firth Productions]] he played in ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]''.
 His film and TV credits range from ''Two Weeks in Paradise'', ''Deadly Consequence'', ''Jock of the Bushveld'', '''n Saak van Geloof'' (2011) and ''Vyfster'', to playing the role of Taffy Williams in the series ''1922''. One of his most popular roles was that of Skip Buller in hit soap opera ''Isidingo''. He also played in the original version of ''The Villagers'', which was the first South African soap opera on [[SABC]] TV.

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-(19*-) Actor. * Roles in ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' ([[Market Theatre]],  1983); ''[[Tales of Beatrix Potter]]'' ([[Children's Theatre ]], 1983);  ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' ([[Children's Theatre]], 1984), *
+'''Michael Brunner''' (193*-2012). Actor.
 == Sources ==
-''[[Pack of Lies]]'' programme notes of the run at the [[Market Theatre]] in 19**.
+''[[Pack of Lies]]'' programme notes of the run at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1985.
 [[SACD|Limelight]] 1983/84;
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-Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
+Obituary published in ''The Herald'', 20 August 2012.
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