Acting credits
9
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
D.R. Nanayakkara
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 9Series: 0
TMDB ID: 1055317
IMDb ID: nm0620730
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1915
Died: January 4, 1989
Age: 74
Place of birth: Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 1992
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 7.31
Wikidata: Q592113
Also known as
Dilum Nanayakkara • Don Ruter Nanayakkara
Biography
Don Ruter Nanayakkara was a leading character actor of Sri Lankan cinema. Playing lanky villains and comedic characters, Nanayakkara gained popularity in films like Rekava, Kurulu Bedda and Sikuru Tharuwa.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with D.R. Nanayakkara.
as El Mahadi
Beyond Justice
1992 • Movie
as Shaman
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 • Movie
as Exorcist
Baddegama
1980 • Movie
White Flowers for the Dead
1978 • Movie
as The lame beggar
Maruwa Samaga Wase
1977 • Movie
Lasanda
1974 • Movie
as Eliyas
The Yellow Robe
1967 • Movie
Parasathu Mal
1966 • Movie
as Sena's Father, Sooty
The Line of Destiny
1956 • Movie