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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-As a stage actor his credits include "John Proctor" in ''[[The Crucible]]'', "Caliban" in ''[[The Tempest]]'', "Shylock" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'',  “Hotspur” in ''[[Henry IV]]'' Part I; “Queenie” in ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[PACT]], ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' (1974), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Pleasure and Repentance]]'' (1976), ''[[Dirty Linen]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] (1977),  revival of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (1978), Les in Steven Berkoff's ''[[East]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' with [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[PACT]], 1980, ''[[Jumpers]]'' (1980), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1981), Brick in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''  (1982), ''[[The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte]]'' (1983), ''[[Beecham]]'' (1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984), ''[[Diary of a Madman]]'', ''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life|Cincinatti: Scenes from City Life]]'', ''[[Catastrophe]]'' (1985), ''[[Gulls]]'' (1987/1988), ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'' (1989), ''[[A Doll's House]]'' (1990), ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (1991), Tom in ''[[Skylight]]'' (1997), ''[[84 Charing Cross Road]]'', ''[[The Dresser]]'', ''[[Blue/Orange]]'' (by British playwright Joe Penhall, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], Johannesburg 2004), "Che Guevara" in [[Hans Pienaar]]'s ''[[Ching Chong Che]]'', [[Downstairs at Wits Theatre]], August 2004, "Archibald Drupe" in ''[[Tree Boy]]'', [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2010.
+As a stage actor his credits include "John Proctor" in ''[[The Crucible]]'', "Caliban" in ''[[The Tempest]]'', "Shylock" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'',  “Hotspur” in ''[[Henry IV]]'' Part I; “Queenie” in ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[PACT]], ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' (1974), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Pleasure and Repentance]]'' (1976), ''[[Dirty Linen]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] (1977),  revival of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (1978), Les in Steven Berkoff's ''[[East]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' with [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[PACT]], 1980, ''[[Jumpers]]'' (1980), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1981), Brick in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''  (1982), ''[[The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte]]'' (1983), ''[[Beecham]]'' (1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984),  ''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life|Cincinatti: Scenes from City Life]]'', ''[[Catastrophe]]'' (1985), ''[[Gulls]]'' (1987/1988), ''[[Diary of a Madman]]'' (1988), ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'' (1989), ''[[A Doll's House]]'' (1990), ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (1991), Tom in ''[[Skylight]]'' (1997), ''[[84 Charing Cross Road]]'', ''[[The Dresser]]'', ''[[Blue/Orange]]'' (by British playwright Joe Penhall, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], Johannesburg 2004), "Che Guevara" in [[Hans Pienaar]]'s ''[[Ching Chong Che]]'', [[Downstairs at Wits Theatre]], August 2004, "Archibald Drupe" in ''[[Tree Boy]]'', [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2010.
 As director, his first piece was ''[[Decadence]]'' (1984).

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Asa stage actor his credits include "John Proctor" in ''[[The Crucible]]'', "Caliban" in ''[[The Tempest]]'', "Shylock" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'',  “Hotspur” in ''[[Henry IV]]'' Part I; “Queenie” in ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[PACT]], ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' (1974), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Pleasure and Repentance]]'' (1976), ''[[Dirty Linen]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] (1977),  revival of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (1978), Les in Steven Berkoff's ''[[East]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' with [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[PACT]], 1980, ''[[Jumpers]]'' (1980), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1981), Brick in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''  (1982), ''[[The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte]]'' (1983), ''[[Beecham]]'' (1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984), ''[[Diary of a Madman]]'', ''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life|Cincinatti: Scenes from City Life]]'', ''[[Catastrophe]]'' (1985), ''[[Gulls]]'' (1987/1988), ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'' (1989), ''[[A Doll's House]]'' (1990), ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (1991), Tom in ''[[Skylight]]'' (1997), ''[[84 Charing Cross Road]]'', ''[[The Dresser]]'', ''[[Blue/Orange]]'' (by British playwright Joe Penhall, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], Johannesburg 2004), "Che Guevara" in [[Hans Pienaar]]'s ''[[Ching Chong Che]]'', [[Downstairs at Wits Theatre]], August 2004, "Archibald Drupe" in ''[[Tree Boy]]'', [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2010.
+As a stage actor his credits include "John Proctor" in ''[[The Crucible]]'', "Caliban" in ''[[The Tempest]]'', "Shylock" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'',  “Hotspur” in ''[[Henry IV]]'' Part I; “Queenie” in ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[PACT]], ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' (1974), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Pleasure and Repentance]]'' (1976), ''[[Dirty Linen]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] (1977),  revival of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (1978), Les in Steven Berkoff's ''[[East]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' with [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[PACT]], 1980, ''[[Jumpers]]'' (1980), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1981), Brick in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''  (1982), ''[[The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte]]'' (1983), ''[[Beecham]]'' (1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984), ''[[Diary of a Madman]]'', ''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life|Cincinatti: Scenes from City Life]]'', ''[[Catastrophe]]'' (1985), ''[[Gulls]]'' (1987/1988), ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'' (1989), ''[[A Doll's House]]'' (1990), ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (1991), Tom in ''[[Skylight]]'' (1997), ''[[84 Charing Cross Road]]'', ''[[The Dresser]]'', ''[[Blue/Orange]]'' (by British playwright Joe Penhall, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], Johannesburg 2004), "Che Guevara" in [[Hans Pienaar]]'s ''[[Ching Chong Che]]'', [[Downstairs at Wits Theatre]], August 2004, "Archibald Drupe" in ''[[Tree Boy]]'', [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2010.
 As director, his first piece was ''[[Decadence]]'' (1984).
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 He is also active in radio, both as actor and scriptwriter.
-South African television roles have included "Constable Murray" in ''[[The Diggers]]'', "Henry Stone" in ''[[The Settlers]]'', the playboy photographer, "Greg Tremaine" in ''[[Westgate]]'', leading villain "Archer" in ''[[Torn Allegiance]]'' (directed by [[Alan Nathanson]]), "Captain Denton" in ''[[My Friend Angelo'']],  "Mr Ogle" in [[SABC]]'s production of ''[[Shaka Zulu]]''.
+South African television roles have included "Constable Murray" in ''[[The Diggers]]'', "Henry Stone" in ''[[The Settlers]]'', the playboy photographer, "Greg Tremaine" in ''[[Westgate]]'', leading villain "Archer" in the TV film ''[[Torn Allegiance]]'' (also known as ''[[Sanna]]''), "Captain Denton" in ''[[My Friend Angelo'']],  "Mr Ogle" in [[SABC]]'s series  of ''[[Shaka Zulu]]''.
-Film roles include ''[[Jock of the Bushveld]]'' (1995), ''[[Cry the Beloved Country]]'' (1995), ''[[Finding Lenny]]'' (2009), "Archer" in the [[SABC]] co-production ''[[Sanna]]'' (directed by [[Alan Nathanson]]), as well as small parts in international films, such as ''[[One Way]]'', starring [[Elke Sommer]] and ''[[Prisoner of the Lost Universe]]'' with [[Richard Hatch]]..
+Film roles include ''[[Jock of the Bushveld]]'' (1995), ''[[Cry the Beloved Country]]'' (1995), ''[[Finding Lenny]]'' (2009), as well as small parts in international films, such as ''[[One Way]]'', starring [[Elke Sommer]] and ''[[Prisoner of the Lost Universe]]'' with [[Richard Hatch]]..
 ==Awards==

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-''[[84 Charing Cross Road]]'', ''[[The Dresser]]'',
+Asa stage actor his credits include "John Proctor" in ''[[The Crucible]]'', "Caliban" in ''[[The Tempest]]'', "Shylock" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'',  “Hotspur” in ''[[Henry IV]]'' Part I; “Queenie” in ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[PACT]], ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' (1974), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Pleasure and Repentance]]'' (1976), ''[[Dirty Linen]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] (1977),  revival of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (1978), Les in Steven Berkoff's ''[[East]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' with [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[PACT]], 1980, ''[[Jumpers]]'' (1980), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1981), Brick in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''  (1982), ''[[The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte]]'' (1983), ''[[Beecham]]'' (1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984), ''[[Diary of a Madman]]'', ''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life|Cincinatti: Scenes from City Life]]'', ''[[Catastrophe]]'' (1985), ''[[Gulls]]'' (1987/1988), ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'' (1989), ''[[A Doll's House]]'' (1990), ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (1991), Tom in ''[[Skylight]]'' (1997), ''[[84 Charing Cross Road]]'', ''[[The Dresser]]'', ''[[Blue/Orange]]'' (by British playwright Joe Penhall, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], Johannesburg 2004), "Che Guevara" in [[Hans Pienaar]]'s ''[[Ching Chong Che]]'', [[Downstairs at Wits Theatre]], August 2004, "Archibald Drupe" in ''[[Tree Boy]]'', [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2010.
-In ''[[Blue/Orange]]'' by British playwright Joe Penhall, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], Johannesburg 2004.
+As director, his first piece was ''[[Decadence]]'' (1984).
-Che Guevara in [[Hans Pienaar]]'s ''[[Ching Chong Che]]'', Downstairs at Wits Theatre, August 2004.
+He is also active in radio, both as actor and scriptwriter.
-Archibald Drupe in ''[[Tree Boy]]'', [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2010.
+South African television roles have included "Constable Murray" in ''[[The Diggers]]'', "Henry Stone" in ''[[The Settlers]]'', the playboy photographer, "Greg Tremaine" in ''[[Westgate]]'', leading villain "Archer" in ''[[Torn Allegiance]]'' (directed by [[Alan Nathanson]]), "Captain Denton" in ''[[My Friend Angelo'']],  "Mr Ogle" in [[SABC]]'s production of ''[[Shaka Zulu]]''.
-''[[Decadence]]'' (1984) was Ron's first venture into the realm of direction.
+Film roles include ''[[Jock of the Bushveld]]'' (1995), ''[[Cry the Beloved Country]]'' (1995), ''[[Finding Lenny]]'' (2009), "Archer" in the [[SABC]] co-production ''[[Sanna]]'' (directed by [[Alan Nathanson]]), as well as small parts in international films, such as ''[[One Way]]'', starring [[Elke Sommer]] and ''[[Prisoner of the Lost Universe]]'' with [[Richard Hatch]]..
 ==Awards==

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 In South African television Ron is known for his portrayals of Constable Murray in ''[[The Diggers]]'', Henry Stone in ''[[The Settlers]]'' and the playboy photographer, Greg Tremaine in ''[[Westgate]]''.
-TV: Leading villian Archer in ''Torn Allegiance'' directed by [[Alan Nathanson]];
+TV: Leading villian "Archer" in ''[[Torn Allegiance]]'' directed by [[Alan Nathanson]];
-Captain Denton in ''My Friend Angelo'';
+"Captain Denton" in ''[[My Friend Angelo'']]; "Mr Ogle" in [[SABC]]'s production of ''[[Shaka Zulu]]''.
 Feature movies too have been Ron's vehicle. He had roles in ''[[Jock of the Bushveld]]'' (1995), ''[[Cry the Beloved Country]]'' (1995), ''[[Finding Lenny]]'' (2009). Among others he has played small parts in ''[[One Way]]'', starring [[Elke Sommer]] and ''[[Prisoner of the Lost Universe]]'' with [[Richard Hatch]]. In the SABC co-production ''[[Sanna]]'' directed by [[Alan Nathanson]], Ron playing the lead villian, Archer. He is also active in radio, both as actor and scriptwriter.

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−	~~SMERCZAK,~~ Ron (1949-) ~~Actor for~~ stage, film and TV	+	'''Ron Smerczak''' (1949-) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Smerczak] is a British-born South African stage, film and television actor.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==