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Henry Cele is a Actor Sud africain born on 30 january 1949 at Durban (South africa)
Henry Cele ([hɛnˈri ˈkǀɛːle]; 30 January 1949 – 2 November 2007) was a South African actor famous for his chilling performance as Shaka Zulu in SABC's Shaka Zulu miniseries. Born in Durban, South Africa, he landed the role of Shaka in the miniseries after acting out the same role in a South African stage production of Shaka Zulu.
Henry also had a minor role in The Ghost and the Darkness. After Shaka Zulu, he acted out various minor roles in such action films as Hold my hand, I'm dying and The Last Samurai. He also appeared in major roles in South African movies and television series programmes. He was married to Jennifer "Jenny" Hollander.
Prior to acting in Shaka Zulu, Cele, nicknamed "Black Cat," was a football (soccer) goalkeeper. He coached a professional soccer club in South Africa until his death.
After his acting career, Cele moved from his suburban home in Glenmore, South of Durban and went back to Kwamashu township.
At the time of his death he had been in hospital for two weeks after being admitted with a chest infection.
His last name is pronounced [ˈkǀɛːle] with a dental click (similar to the English click "tsk-tsk" used for disapproval).
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Nationality South africa
Birth 30 january 1949 at Durban (South africa)
Death 2 november 2007 (at 58 years) at Durban (South africa)
Birth 30 january 1949 at Durban (South africa)
Death 2 november 2007 (at 58 years) at Durban (South africa)
Henry also had a minor role in The Ghost and the Darkness. After Shaka Zulu, he acted out various minor roles in such action films as Hold my hand, I'm dying and The Last Samurai. He also appeared in major roles in South African movies and television series programmes. He was married to Jennifer "Jenny" Hollander.
Prior to acting in Shaka Zulu, Cele, nicknamed "Black Cat," was a football (soccer) goalkeeper. He coached a professional soccer club in South Africa until his death.
After his acting career, Cele moved from his suburban home in Glenmore, South of Durban and went back to Kwamashu township.
At the time of his death he had been in hospital for two weeks after being admitted with a chest infection.
His last name is pronounced [ˈkǀɛːle] with a dental click (similar to the English click "tsk-tsk" used for disapproval).
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The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
, 1h49Directed by Stephen Hopkins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about lions, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Brian McCardie, Emily Mortimer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani
Roles Mahina
Rating67%
In 1898, Sir Robert Beaumont (Tom Wilkinson), the primary financier of a railroad project in Tsavo, Kenya, is furious because the project is running behind schedule. He seeks out the expertise of John Henry Patterson (Val Kilmer), an Irish military engineer, to get the project back on track. Patterson travels from England to Tsavo, telling his wife, Helena, he will complete the project and be back in London for the birth of their son. He meets supervisors Angus Starling (Brian McCardie) and Samuel (John Kani), (the film's narrator), and the doctor, David Hawthorne (Bernard Hill). Hawthorne tells Patterson of a recent lion attack.
Schweitzer (1990)
Directed by Gray Hofmeyr
Genres Drama
Actors Malcolm McDowell, Susan Strasberg, John Carson, Henry Cele, Barbara Nielsen
Roles Oganga
Rating68%
Blind Justice (1988)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Christopher Cazenove, Oliver Reed, Edita Brychta, Henry Cele, Siegfried Mynhardt
Roles Kamisu
Rating50%
When the British territory of Southern Rhodesia issues a unilateral declaration of independence in 1965, it means freedom and hope for some; despair, fear, and death for others. The one thing certain is that nobody can escape the changes it will bring - least of all Joseph Mahoney, the last colonial commissioner in Kariba Gorge, who finds himself charged with a vast region thrown into turmoil as UDI becomes reality. With the assistance of Afrikaner naturalist Suzie de Villiers and his loyal Ndebele manservant Sampson, Mahoney finds himself struggling to see justice administered to all despite unsympathetic colonists, tribal intrigues, and a mounting rural insurgency. Meanwhile, Sampson finds himself torn between his commitment to ZAPU nationalists and his friendship with Joseph. After Mahoney settles permanently in Rhodesia on Suzie's farm, ZIPRA orders Sampson to bomb the homestead; the latter is appalled, and only carries out his attack when his employers are away.