Johan du Plooy

Johan du Plooy (1926?-2011) was an actor.

Biography

Unlike many of his contemporaries in the film industry, Johan du Plooy did not have any professional theatrical experience before embarking on a movie career. In fact, initially he was a traffic officer who one day was called upon to write out a ticket for a young film director called Jamie Uys. Uys thought du Plooy had potential as an actor and gave him a role in Geld Soos Bossies (1955), on which he also acted as unit manager. After that he made seven more appearances (sometimes uncredited) in Uys’s films and six in productions by Emil Nofal. Though he never became a major star, his presence in small roles was always reassuring and he joined South Africa’s growing roster of character actors. In the 1960s he had augmented his income as a press photographer for newspapers as diverse as Die Transvaler and the Rand Daily Mail.

In later years he was in poor health and was forced to leave the film industry. He and his wife Joey were married for 54 years. He died in Roodepoort on 15 February 2011.

Film Credits

1955 – Geld Soos Bossies (Director: Jamie Uys), 1956 – Paul Krüger (Director: Werner Grünbauer), 1958 – Die Bosvelder (Director: Jamie Uys), 1959 – Nooi van my Hart- (Director: Pierre de Wet), 1960 – Rip van Wyk (Director: Emil Nofal), 1960 – Oupa en die Plaasnooientjie (uncredited) (Director: Pierre de Wet), 1960 – Hou die Blink Kant Bo (Director: Emil Nofal), 1961 – Hans en die Rooinek / Sidney and the Boer (uncredited) (Director: Jamie Uys), 1962 – Voor Sononder (Director: Emil Nofal), 1962 – Gevaarlike Spel (Director: Al Debbo), 1962 – Lord Oom Piet (Director: Jamie Uys), 1963 – Kimberley Jim (Director: Emil Nofal), 1964 – Dingaka (uncredited) (Director: Jamie Uys), 1965 – Debbie (Director: Elmo de Witt), 1965 – King Hendrik (Director: Emil Nofal), 1966 – All the Way to Paris (uncredited) (Director: Jamie Uys), 1967 – Wild Season (Director: Emil Nofal), 1967 – Die Professor en die Prikkelpop / The Professor and the Beauty Queen (Director: Jamie Uys), 1967 – Oupa for Sale (Director: Richard Daneel), 1968 – Dr Kalie (Director: Ivan Hall), 1968 – Majuba: Heuwel van Duiwe (Director: David Millin), 1969 – Vrolike Vrydag 13de (Director: Richard Daneel), 1969 – Stadig oor die Klippe (Director: Richard Daneel), 1969 – Die Vervlakste Tweeling (Director: Mario Schiess), 1969 – Dirkie / Lost in the Desert (Director: Jamie Uys), 1969 – Staal Burger (Director: Daan Retief), 1970 – Onwettige Huwelik / Professor du Plessis (Director: Mario Schiess), 1970 – Stop Exchange (Director: Howard Rennie), 1970 – Pressure Burst (Director: George Canes), 1971 – Breekpunt (Director: Daan Retief), 1972 – Marmerpoel (Director: Judex C. Viljoen), 1972 – Liefde vir Lelik (Director: Keith G. van der Walt), 1973 – Die Sersant en die Tiger Moth (Director: Koos Roets), 1973 – Groetnis vir die Eerste Minister (Director: Bertrand Retief), 1973 – Die Voortrekkers (Director: David Millin), 1973 – They Call Me Lucky (Director: Peter Henkel), 1974 – Pens en Pootjies (Directors: Dirk de Villiers & Joe Stewardson), 1974 – Suster Teresa (Director: David Millin), 1974 – Lelik is my Offer (Director: Joe Stewardson), 1975 – Kniediep… (Directors: Roy Sargeant & Joe Stewardson), 1976 – Haak Vrystaat (Director: Al Debbo), 1978 – Sebastiaan Senior (TV series) (Director: Manie van Rensburg).

Sources

Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm (1982)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238934/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_3_in_0_q_johan%2520du%2520plooy

Beeld, 17 February 2011

https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/veteran-sa-actor-mourned-1029381

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