1980Nominee
Best Performance
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Ken Gampu
Actor
Germiston, South Africa
August 28, 1929
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Gampu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1978Nominee
Best Performance
The Wild Geese
1985Nominee
Best Performance
King Solomon's Mines
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Jake Speed
1990Highlight
Best Performance
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
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The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Wild Geese
King Solomon's Mines