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Home/People/Lieb Bester
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Born
Apr 15, 1949Died: Jul 21, 2021
Lived 72 years
Place of Birth
Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

7
Movies
5
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Lieb Bester

Acting

Biography
Lieb Bester (15 Apr 1949 – 21 Jul 2021) was a South African actor and musician. He was best known for his role as Fritz Retief in kykNET's soap opera, Villa Rosa. For this role, he received an ATKV Media Veertjie for Best Actor in a Soap Opera in 2012 and 2013. Bester was also known for his role as senior superintendent George Lindeque in the TV thriller, Arsenaal, which was originally broadcast on SABC2.
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Winnie Mandela

as Police Lieutenant
2011
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Panic Mechanic

as Gys
1996
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Agter elke man

as Reinders
1990
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Savage Encounter

Cast
1980
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Liefste Madelein

as Kobus Fourie
1976
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Mirage Squadron

as Lieut. Martin Bekker
1975
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Six Soldiers

as Godlieb 'Liebling' Van Lieres
1975