Ben Dekker
Ben Dekker (1941-) is an actor, artist, activist and politician. ***
Born Benito Adolf Bekker , but generally known as Ben Dekker, he studied philosophy and fine art at Rhodes University. Did a masters degree at UCT before turning to acting.
Worked at The Space in the early 1970s, with roles in Gilgamesh and Othello Slegs Blankes. He did designs for Egoli: City of Gold by Matsemela Manaka (Soyikwa Theatre, 1979), **. Acted in a number of Afrikaans television dramas, English and Afrikaans films and radio dramas. Also writes short stories and poetry, and sculpts. Became notorious/famous in the early 1980’s for opposing the legendary Sir De Villiers Graaff for a parliamentary seat. In 1980 moved to a cave in Port St Johns and has lived there ever since. He has toured Africa from corner to corner, mostly on foot.
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Sources
Toffoli and Silber, 1989,
Astbury, 1979
www.go.co.za/2004/10/28/features/ben.html.
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