Ken Gampu

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 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.

Selected filmography

• "Dingaka" (1964)
• The Naked Prey (1965)
• Zulu Dawn (1979)
• The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
• City of Blood (1983)
• "King Solomon's Mines" (1985)
• John Ross: An African Adventure (1987)
• Act of Piracy (1990)
• American Ninja 4(1990)
• "A Reasonable Man" (1999)

External references

• Obituary in The Times
• Obituary in The Guardian
• Ken Gampu at the Internet Movie Database
• Filmography in the New York Times
• Rotten Tomatoes