Ken Gampu
Sign in to saveSouth African actor (1929–2003)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949-06-05
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- Listeners
- 20
- Total plays
- 175
Ken Gampu was one of the first black South Africans to be featured in Hollywood films, working alongside such stars as Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster. A former schoolteacher, law clerk and interpreter, he spoke seven native dialects in addition to English and Afrikaans. Discovered by playwright Athol Fugard, he was cast in the play "No Good Friday" in 1958. In the 60s he moved to films and earned international distinction for his role in the movie adventure Dingaka (1964). <a href="https:
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2018 · cited 10,995x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,224x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ken
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Germiston
- Place of death
- Vosloorus
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of death
- 2003-11-04
- date of birth
- 1929-08-28
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
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