Acting
Ken Gampu
Born August 28, 1929 · Germiston, South Africa
Died November 4, 2003 · aged 74
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…
Known For
The Gods Must Be Crazy · 1980The Gods Must Be Crazy
★ 7.31980
MovieActionComedy
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
King Solomon's Mines · 1985King Solomon's Mines
★ 5.41985
MovieActionAdventure
Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of King Solomon. As the kidnappers, led by sinister German military officer Bockner, journey into the wilds of Africa, Allan and Jesse track the party and must contend with fierce natives and dangerous creatures, among other perils.
The Wild Geese · 1978The Wild Geese
★ 6.81978
MovieAction
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
The Naked Prey · 1965The Naked Prey
★ 6.61965
MovieAdventureThriller
A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last surviving member is given "The Lion's Chance" by the tribal leader to be hunted down by a party of tribal warriors.
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation · 1990American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
★ 5.31990
MovieActionThriller
The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.
Cyborg Cop II · 1994Cyborg Cop II
★ 4.31994
MovieActionScience Fiction
Jack, a cop, loses his partner to a crazed terrorist during a hostage rescue sending the man to death row. What Jack doesn't know is that the terrorist will be taken and turned into a cyborg for the "Anti-Terrorist Group".
Zulu Dawn · 1979Zulu Dawn
★ 6.11979
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Jake Speed · 1986Jake Speed
★ 4.61986
MovieActionComedy
Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa to see if he's up to the task.
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