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Ngakane, Lionel (1928-2003)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits
 
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY / AFRICAN FURY1951Absalom Kumalo
DARK LONDON1952cast member
DUEL IN THE JUNGLE1954servant
SAFARI1956Kakora
ONDONGO / ONDONGO AN ADVENTURE OF THE AFRICAN FRONTIER 1956Leni's brother
THE LAST RHINO1956voice
THE MARK OF THE HAWK / ACCUSEDUS, 1957African doctor
ACROSS THE BRIDGE1957second train attendent
TOTO AND THE POACHERS1957voice
NOR THE MOON BY NIGHT / ELEPHANT GUN 1958Nimrod
PICCADILLY THIRD STOP1960London Underground porter
ALI AND THE CAMEL1960voice
FLAME IN THE STREETS1961Sam
THE PAINTED SMILE / MURDER CAN BE DEADLY1961barman
NOTHING BARRED1961Convict
VUKANI - AWAKEUK/South Africa, 1965director
JEMIMA + JOHNNY1966director; writer
HANDLING WITH BATTERY POWER1966commentator
TWO GENTLEMEN SHARINGUK/US, 1969Bill
RHODESIA COUNT DOWNUK/Rhodesia, 1969cast member
IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GO1970guest artist
BEHIND THE LINES1971narrator
THE SQUEEZE1979West Indian
A DRY WHITE SEASONUS, 1989technical adviser
 
Television Credits
 
TROUBLE IN THE SUNBBC tx 26/7/1953native
THE PROMISED YEARS: The Small VictoryBBC tx 11/7/1954Sam
SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE: Halcyon DaysBBC tx 18/7/1954Corey Simms
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. PRESENTS: One Way TicketITV tx 25/8/1954Robert
THE THREE PRINCESBBC tx 26/12/1954the Janisarry
DIXON OF DOCK GREEN: The Dock Green DesperadoBBC tx 30/7/1955Jumble
O.S.S: Operation BarbequeITV tx 18/1/1958cast member
SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE: The Green PasturesBBC tx 14/9/1958Shem
QUATERMASS AND THE PIT: The HalfmenBBC tx 22/12/1958workman
SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE: The ConcertBBC tx 5/7/1959Steve
DIXON OF DOCK GREEN: The Black and the WhiteBBC tx 12/3/1960Jumble
DANGER MAN: DeadlineITV tx 4/6/1961Moses Amadu
BOYD Q.C.: Out of the Frying PanITV tx 14/6/1961Davis
STUDIO 4: The Grass is SingingBBC1 tx 26/3/1962houseboy
Z CARS: AffrayBBC1 tx 19/6/1962doctor
THE SUNDAY NIGHT PLAY: The Man Who Opted OutBBC tx 8/7/1962Tom
THE CHEATERS: Diamond Studded MalariaITV tx 6/1/1963cast member
Z CARS: The Share-OutBBC1 tx 12/5/1965Apricot
BLACKMAIL: The Taming of Tropper TannerITV tx 25/11/1965cast member
THEATRE 625: Wind Versus PolygamyBBC2 tx 15/7/1968Ofodile
THE TROUBLESHOOTERS: Camelot on a Clear DayBBC1 tx 1/6/1970Mbogo
PLAY OF THE MONTH: King OedipusBBC1 tx 24/11/1972cabinet secretary
BARLOW AT LARGE: TrespassBBC1 tx 21/3/1973Daniel
SPY TRAP: Anything Legal ConsideredBBC1 tx 18/9/1973Ralph Kisanga
PLAY FOR TODAY: Child of HopeBBC1 tx 24/4/1975Mutumbulua
PLAY FOR TODAY: Victims of ApartheidBBC1 tx 24/10/1978Mokwe
BLESS ME FATHER: Father Neil's First MiracleITV tx 18/11/1979Mr Affram
PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE: Nelson MandelaBBC2 tx 16/10/1981 Govan Mbeki
JOHNNY JARVIS: 1977-1978BBC1 tx 10/11/1983Mr Casson
NELSON MANDELA / MANDELASouth Africa tx 8/1/1986director
AFRICA ON FILM BBC2 tx 16/3/1991 program consultant / on-screen participant