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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
 
He was married to the actress [[Susan Coetzer]]. They have one son, Frankie. Frank has remarried and the couple have a daughter.
 
He was married to the actress [[Susan Coetzer]]. They have one son, Frankie. Frank has remarried and the couple have a daughter.
 
  
 
=== Youth ===
 
=== Youth ===
 
 
  
 
=== Training ===
 
=== Training ===
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=== Career ===
 
=== Career ===
He joined [[PACT]] Drama circa 1985.
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He joined [[PACT]] Drama circa 1985. He spent a few years in America to obtain a Green Card but returned to South Africa in the mid 1990s.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
Directed and designed ''[[Lunchtime Concert]]'' (Student drama 1983).
 
Directed and designed ''[[Lunchtime Concert]]'' (Student drama 1983).
  
''[[Frühlings Erwachen|Bloeiende Lente]]'' ([[PACT]] 1985); ''[[Faan se Stasie]]'' ([[PACT]] 1985); "Damis" in ''[[Tartuffe|Die Huigelaar]]'' [[PACT]] (1986); ''[[The Cabal of Hypocrites|Die Ketter]]'' ([[PACT]] 1986).
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For [[PACT]] he appeared in ''[[Frühlings Erwachen|Bloeiende Lente]]'' (1985); ''[[Faan se Stasie]]'' (1985); "Damis" in ''[[Tartuffe|Die Huigelaar]]'' (1986); ''[[The Cabal of Hypocrites|Die Ketter]]'' (1986).
  
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Did voice of "Raymond Sintès" for video used in ''[[The Outsider]]'' (Camus/Triffard, 1997/8).
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[[Chris Vorster]]’s ''[[Gehang]]'' ([[KKNK]], 2005),
  
[[Chris Vorster]]’s ''[[Gehang]]'' ([[KKNK]], 2005),
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''[[Talk Radio]]'' (1998), ''[[RooiKôppitjie]]'' (Spier 2001), ''[[Partners]]'' ([[KKNK]] 2013), ''[[Sing jy van Bomme]]'' ([[Woordfees]] 2017)
  
Did voice of "Raymond Sintès" for video used in ''[[The Outsider]]'' (Camus/Triffard, 1997/8).
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He has collaborated with [[Dana Snyman]] on a number of one-man shows, such as ''[[Die Uwe, Pottie Potgieter]]'' and its sequel ''[[Wyk 14]]'', ''[[Rooikaart]]'' ([[Woordfees]] 2011), ''[[Die Klaagliedere van ds Tienie Benadé]]'' and ''[[Hond]]''.
  
''[[Briewe aan 'n Rooi Dak]]'' (producer for [[KykNet]] channel, 2005), ''[[Partners]]'' ([[KKNK]] 2013), ''[[Rooikaart]]'' ([[Woordfees]] 2011), ''[[RooiKôppitjie]]'' (Spier 2001), ''[[Talk Radio]]'' (1998), ''[[Die klaagliedere van ds. Tienie Benadé]]'', ''[[Die Uwe, Pottie Potgieter]]'' and its sequel ''[[Wyk 14]]'', ''[[Sing jy van Bomme]]'' ([[Woordfees]] 2017).
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Among several film roles are ''[[Boetie Gaan Border Toe!]]'' (1984) and the 2004 film ''[[Gums & Noses (film)]]''.
  
Films:
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On television he played Chris ''The Big Time'' and Ouboet in ''Orkney Snork Nie''.
''[[Boetie Gaan Border Toe!]]'' (film 1984), he had a role in the 2004 film ''[[Gums & Noses (film)]]''.
 
  
On television  ''The Big Time'', ''Orkney Snork nie''.
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He produced ''[[Briewe aan 'n Rooi Dak]]'' for the[[KykNet]] channel, 2005.
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==
Artes best actor The Big Time 1992 and The big time 2nd series, 1994
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Artes best actor ''The Big Time'' 1992 and ''The Big Time'' 2nd series, 1994, both broadcast on [[SABC]] television.
  
His documentary film ''My Hare Krishna Family'' won three awards in India in 2006. (Beeld, 14 March 2006)
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His documentary film ''My Hare Krishna Family'' won three awards in India in 2006. (''Beeld'', 14 March 2006)
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
Programme: ''Albert Camus: The Outsider'', PK 11 Productions, 1998.
 
Programme: ''Albert Camus: The Outsider'', PK 11 Productions, 1998.
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[[Die Burger]], 23 January 2008.
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[[Beeld]], 26 September 2011.
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''[[Volksblad]]'', 8 July 2015.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, 20 April 2023

Frank Opperman (born 1960) is a stage, film and TV actor and musician.

Biography

He was married to the actress Susan Coetzer. They have one son, Frankie. Frank has remarried and the couple have a daughter.

Youth

Training

He studied drama at the Pretoria Technikon in the early 1980s.

Career

He joined PACT Drama circa 1985. He spent a few years in America to obtain a Green Card but returned to South Africa in the mid 1990s.

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

Directed and designed Lunchtime Concert (Student drama 1983).

For PACT he appeared in Bloeiende Lente (1985); Faan se Stasie (1985); "Damis" in Die Huigelaar (1986); Die Ketter (1986).

Did voice of "Raymond Sintès" for video used in The Outsider (Camus/Triffard, 1997/8). Chris Vorster’s Gehang (KKNK, 2005),

Talk Radio (1998), RooiKôppitjie (Spier 2001), Partners (KKNK 2013), Sing jy van Bomme (Woordfees 2017).

He has collaborated with Dana Snyman on a number of one-man shows, such as Die Uwe, Pottie Potgieter and its sequel Wyk 14, Rooikaart (Woordfees 2011), Die Klaagliedere van ds Tienie Benadé and Hond.

Among several film roles are Boetie Gaan Border Toe! (1984) and the 2004 film Gums & Noses (film).

On television he played Chris The Big Time and Ouboet in Orkney Snork Nie.

He produced Briewe aan 'n Rooi Dak for theKykNet channel, 2005.

Awards, etc

Artes best actor The Big Time 1992 and The Big Time 2nd series, 1994, both broadcast on SABC television.

His documentary film My Hare Krishna Family won three awards in India in 2006. (Beeld, 14 March 2006)

Sources

Programme: Albert Camus: The Outsider, PK 11 Productions, 1998.

Die Burger, 23 January 2008.

Beeld, 26 September 2011.

Volksblad, 8 July 2015.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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