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Home/People/Ken Gampu
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Born
Aug 28, 1929Died: Nov 4, 2003
Lived 74 years
Place of Birth
Germiston, South Africa
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

42
Movies
4
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Ken Gampu

Acting

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
Askari poster

Askari

as Ndhlovu
2001
A Reasonable Man poster

A Reasonable Man

as Headman
1999
Black Velvet Band poster

Black Velvet Band

as Witch Doctor
1997
Fools poster

Fools

as The Elder
1997
Aristotle's Plot poster

Aristotle's Plot

as Policeman
1997
Cyborg Cop II poster

Cyborg Cop II

as Police Chief
1994
Lethal Ninja poster

Lethal Ninja

as Ndumo
1992
Oh Schucks...! Here Comes UNTAG poster

Oh Schucks...! Here Comes UNTAG

as Tjicombo
1990
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation poster

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation

as Dr. Tamba
1990
Enemy Unseen poster

Enemy Unseen

as Malanga
1989
Quiet Thunder poster

Quiet Thunder

as President Zalabok
1988
Act of Piracy poster

Act of Piracy

as Herb Bunting
1988
Bush Shrink poster

Bush Shrink

as Gapu
1988
Operation Hit Squad poster

Operation Hit Squad

as Ken
1987
Scavengers poster

Scavengers

as Dr. Nduma
1987
John Ross: An African Adventure poster

John Ross: An African Adventure

as Jacob
1987
City of Blood poster

City of Blood

as Black Leader
1987
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Jake Speed

as Joe Smith
1986
King Solomon's Mines poster

King Solomon's Mines

as Umbopo
1985
Van der Merwe PI poster

Van der Merwe PI

as Wiley
1985