Ken Gampu

Ken Gampu (born 28 August 1929 in Germiston, South Africa; died 4 November 2003 in Vosloorus, South Africa) was a South African actor.

Before he began his career, Gampu was a physical training instructor, salesman, interpreter and police officer. His first acting job was in Athol Fugard's play, No Good Friday (1958). His big break came in the 1965 film Dingaka by Jamie Uys. The same year, he had a significant role in Cornel Wilde's African adventure film, The Naked Prey.

Selected filmography

• Dingaka (1964)
• The Naked Prey (1965)
• Joe Bullet (1973)
• Slavers (1978)
• The Wild Geese (1978)
• Zulu Dawn (1979)
• King Solomon's Treasure (1978)
• Game for Vultures (1979)
• The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
• Kill and Kill Again (1981)
• Tuxedo Warrior (1982)
• City of Blood (1983)
• Morenga (1985)
• King Solomon's Mines (1985)
• Jake Speed (1986)
• Act of Piracy (1990)
• American Ninja 4: The Annihilation(1990)
• A Reasonable Man (1999)
• Askari (2001)

External links

• Obituary in The Times
• Obituary in The Guardian
• Ken Gampu at the Internet Movie Database
• Filmography in the New York Times
• Rotten Tomatoes