Patrick Mynhardt

(1932-2007) Gifted bilingual actor and enjoyable eccentric. Born in Bethulie in the Free State, he joined André Huguenet as actor?? ** In 195* he left for Britain to gain experience, working ***Returned to South Africa in 196* with the Langford-Inglis Company??*. * Most memorable in South Africa for his one man performances of the stories of Herman Charles Bosman's "Oom Schalk Louwrens" stories. The first programme, called A Sip of Jerepigo, was devised by Mynhardt, directed by Michal Grobbelaar and opened at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre on 4th Novemeber 1969. It has had more that ** performances over the years. Others in the series were called ** and ***. He has also dramatised and performed his own biography (Boy from Bethulie, 19**). His more formal stage credits include **, The Cherry Orchard (PACT, 1963), **, Staircase by Charles Dyer (the Langford-Inglis Company, 1967), ** , A Long Day's Journey into Night (198*), International film credits include ***, A Clockwork Orange, **. The brilliant local TV drama Vyfster made him a household name as the menacing prison "don" called "Papa", while his ongoing role as the grandfather in the popular sitcom Suburban Bliss kept him in the public eye for much of the 1990s. Died on stage in London in 2007. MYNHARDT, Patrick. Actor. He starred in John Fernald’s production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard which was staged for PACT at the Alexander in 1963. It also starred Siegfried Mynhardt, Jenny Laird, Arthur Hall, Estelle Kohler and Fiona Fraser. He starred in PACT’s production of Rashomon, directed by Joan Brickhill in 1965. He directed Die Blinde Vegter for TRUK in 1965. He starred in the Langford-Inglis Company production of Charles Dyer’s Staircase, also starring Robert Langford in 1967. He put together a one-man show in 1969, A Sip of Jerepigo, based on the works of Herman Charles Bosman at the Pieter Roos Theatre in the Civic, which ended up running for two years. It was staged again by PACT in 1971. A Sip of Jerepigo played again at the Brooke in February 1972. He was seen in More Jerepigo at the Alexander in 1973. He starred in Barney Simon’s production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible for PACT together with Marius Weyers, Michael McCabe, Aletta Bezuidenhout and Michele Maxwell in 1975. He starred in Ken Leach’s production of Pieter Fourie’s Conspiracy for PACT at the Alexander in 1976. He starred in Mannie Manim’s production of Larry Gelbart’s Sly Fox for The Company at the Market in 1979. It was directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys and also starred Graham Armitage and Peter J. Elliott. He starred in More Jerepigo at the Academy in 1980. He starred in Peter Shaffer’s The Royal Hunt of the Sun, directed by Leonard Schach together with Marius Weyers, Michael McCabe, David Horner, Keith Grenville and Bill Flynn. It was staged during the opening season of the Pretoria State Theatre in 1981. His one-man autobiographical piece The Boy from Bethulie was staged at the Intimate by a group called A Teater as their first production in 1983. He starred in Bobby Heaney’s production of Brian Friel’s Translations together with Michael Richard in 1985. His one-man show Another Sip of Jerepigo was staged at the Market in January 1990. He staged The Boy from Bethulie at the Warehouse in May 1990. He returned to the Warehouse with Just Jerepigo in December of the same year. He starred in Die Sakeman van Venesie at the Alexander in 1991. He presented A Sip of Jerepigo at the Pieter Roos Theatre in 1992. MYNHARDT,Patrick – . Estelle Kohler was first cast in Cherry Orchard in 1965 by John Fernell (dir) from UK. She & Patrick Mynhardt were cast. Just jerepigo & Cold stone jug by die Groot Marico Kunstefees, 2002

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