Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ken Gampu
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 40Series: 4
TMDB ID: 59804
IMDb ID: nm0304027
Known for: Acting
Born: August 28, 1929
Died: November 4, 2003
Age: 74
Place of birth: Germiston, South Africa
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2001
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 5.9
Wikidata: Q3814467
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ken Gampu.
5.5
Askari
as Ndhlovu
2001 Movie
4.5
A Reasonable Man
as Headman
1999 Movie
6.5
Black Velvet Band
as Witch Doctor
1997 Movie
Fools
as The Elder
1997 Movie
5.8
Aristotle's Plot
as Policeman
1997 Movie
4.4
Cyborg Cop II
as Police Chief
1994 Movie
4.1
Lethal Ninja
as Ndumo
1992 Movie
5.7
Oh Schucks...! Here Comes UNTAG
as Tjicombo
1990 Movie
5.2
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
as Dr. Tamba
1990 Movie
4.0
Enemy Unseen
as Malanga
1989 Movie
3.0
Quiet Thunder
as President Zalabok
1988 Movie
3.3
Act of Piracy
as Herb Bunting
1988 Movie
Bush Shrink
as Gapu
1988 Movie
Operation Hit Squad
as Ken
1987 Movie
Scavengers
as Dr. Nduma
1987 Movie
3.6
City of Blood
as Black Leader
1987 Movie
4.4
Jake Speed
as Joe Smith
1986 Movie
5.4
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopo
1985 Movie
1.0
Van der Merwe PI
as Wiley
1985 Movie
Bullet on the Run
as Joe Bullet
1982 Movie
The Chain Gang Killings
as Khumalo
1982 Movie
4.0
Tuxedo Warrior
as Inspector Nderi
1982 Movie
4.4
Kill and Kill Again
as Gorilla
1981 Movie
7.3
The Gods Must Be Crazy
as President
1980 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ken Gampu.
