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WINKLER, James (19**-) Actor on stage and screen, Playwright.
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[[James Winkler]] (19**-). Actor on stage and screen, Director, Playwright.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
For [[PACT]] he acted in ''[[Kanna, hy kô Hystoe]]'', ''[[Die Krismis van Map Jacobs]]'', ''[[Kruispaaie]]'', ''[[Vereeniging, Vereniging]]'', ''[[Faan se Stasie]]'' (1985). He toured through Britain and Israel with [[Eersterus Performing Arts Council
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In 1978 he performed in [[ERUK]]'s production of ''[[Bacchus in die Boland]] and in 1982 in ''[[Gryskatte Onner Spinnerakke]]'' ([[SATO]]). For [[PACT]] he acted in ''[[Kanna, hy kô Hystoe]]'', ''[[Die Krismis van Map Jacobs]]'', ''[[Kruispaaie]]'', ''[[Vereeniging, Vereniging]]'' (as the saboteur), ''[[Faan se Stasie]]'' (1985), ''[[Die Verhoor|The Road to Slagtersnek]]'' (1986). He toured through Britain and Israel with [[Eersterus Performing Arts Council|ERUK]]'s production of ''[[Zuurveld]]''. He played in ''[[Broerse]]'' ([[KKNK]] 1997).
|ERUK]]'s production of ''[[Zuurveld]]''. He played in ''[[Broerse]]'' ([[KKNK]] 1997).
 
  
He played in films such as ''Billy Boy'' and ''Night of Terror'' and on television he appeared in ''House of Markowitz'' and ''Senor Smith''.
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He played in films such as ''Billy Boy'' and ''Night of Terror'' and on television he appeared in ''House of Markowitz'' and ''Senor Smith'' (1985).
  
 
Two of the plays he wrote have been performed: ''[[Debbie Go Home]]'' and  ''[[Fit for Trial]]'', the latter during [[PACT]]'s Pot-Pourri festival, starring [[Ben Kruger]] and [[Zeona Jacobs]].
 
Two of the plays he wrote have been performed: ''[[Debbie Go Home]]'' and  ''[[Fit for Trial]]'', the latter during [[PACT]]'s Pot-Pourri festival, starring [[Ben Kruger]] and [[Zeona Jacobs]].
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''Faan se Stasie'' theatre programme, 1985.
 
''Faan se Stasie'' theatre programme, 1985.
  
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Various articles in ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]''.
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

Revision as of 18:07, 23 August 2022

James Winkler (19**-). Actor on stage and screen, Director, Playwright.

Biography

Training

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

In 1978 he performed in ERUK's production of Bacchus in die Boland and in 1982 in Gryskatte Onner Spinnerakke (SATO). For PACT he acted in Kanna, hy kô Hystoe, Die Krismis van Map Jacobs, Kruispaaie, Vereeniging, Vereniging (as the saboteur), Faan se Stasie (1985), The Road to Slagtersnek (1986). He toured through Britain and Israel with ERUK's production of Zuurveld. He played in Broerse (KKNK 1997).

He played in films such as Billy Boy and Night of Terror and on television he appeared in House of Markowitz and Senor Smith (1985).

Two of the plays he wrote have been performed: Debbie Go Home and Fit for Trial, the latter during PACT's Pot-Pourri festival, starring Ben Kruger and Zeona Jacobs.

Awards, etc

Sources

Faan se Stasie theatre programme, 1985.

Various articles in The Rand Daily Mail.

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

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