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By George (1982)
Character: Ebangu
An anthropologist observed by one of his erstwhile victims - a sophisticated comedy.
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Desert of Lies (1984)
Character: Bushman
The fortunes of two expeditions a century and a half apart become mysteriously linked in the same desolate stretch of Kalahari Desert. In 1848 the Broon family are sent by the London Missionary Society to look for and convert a legendary race of strangely deformed savages. In 1983, a team of three people go off in search of what really happened.
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Victims of Apartheid (1978)
Character: Henry
George, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after his experiences in South Africa.
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Child of Hope (1975)
Character: Shihungeleni
Thirty-seven men from the disputed territory of South West Africa are on trial for their lives in Pretoria, 1,000 miles from their home. They are to be tried under South Africa's Terrorism Act despite the UN ruling that South Africa must abandon its 'illegal administration' of their country.
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Escape From Kampala (1991)
Character: Wycliffe Kato
The true story of a daring prison break. Wycliffe Kato, Director of Civil Aviation in Idi Amin's Uganda was at the airport to catch a flight to Canada for a conference when he was arrested by Amin's secret police, members of the notorious State Research Bureau, and thrown into the Nakasero prison. This should have meant certain death, but, along with his cell mates, army officers who had come under suspicion of organizing a coup, he escaped and made it on foot to Nairobi. This TV movie is based on Wycliffe Kato's own account in his book "Escape From Idi Amin's Slaughterhouse".
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Mapungubwe: Secrets of a Sacred Hill (1999)
Character: Self
Governed from an impenetrable hilltop, Mapungubwe became the business centre for all of Africa’s trade which, between the years 950 AD to 1290 AD, had become well integrated into the world economy and thrived on trade with the East Indian Trade Route attracting traders from as far afield as Persia, Arabia, India and China. Join John Matshikiza is his investigation of these mysterious archeological ruins.
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Born Free: A New Adventure (1996)
Character: George Luello
Another thrilling adventure for Elsa the lioness as she works her magic on two teenagers struggling with changes in their life.
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Wah-Wah (2005)
Character: Dr. Zim Mzimba
Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.
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Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Character: President Habyarimana
In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of military units which come from dozens of countries and which each have a very different program... These are Lt Gen Dallaire's efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.
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Dust (1985)
Character: Hendrick
A South African spinster murders her father after he rapes the wife of the black foreman for his plantation.
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Yankee Zulu (1993)
Character: Zulu Mashabela
Two South African boys, one white, Rhino, and one black, Zulu, go their separate ways after an incident. Many years later, they meet up again as adults, when one, after living for years in the United States, is now a wanted criminal. The two end up being a part of a madcap chase involving a check for a large amount of lottery money, pursued by Gen. Diehard and Rhino's ex-wife Rowena, who was the cause of the rift between the two protagonists.
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The Redemption: Kickboxer 5 (1995)
Character: Police Detective
Kickboxing champion Matt Reeves witnesses the murder of his friend Johnny. While investigating the crime, he learns that a Mr. Negaal in South Africa has founded a new kickboxing association and does not leave international champions much of a chance. Johnny had to pay with his life when he did not want to join. Neegal seems to kill everybody who is in his way especially David Sloan from the previous Kickboxer films. Matt is on his own now, but suddenly finds an unexpected ally.
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Cry Freedom (1987)
Character: Mapetla
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
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Woman of Desire (1994)
Character: N/A
A yacht captain, Jack Lynch, is accused of murdering his boss and raping the victim's wife, Christina Ford. Nothing is how it first appears. Jack seeks the help of veteran attorney Walter J. Hill to help prove his innocence.
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The Air Up There (1994)
Character: Mingori Mining Company Clerk
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
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Dust Devil (1992)
Character: Joe Niemand
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
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Beyond Borders (2003)
Character: Dawit Ningpopo
Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British industrialist. She encounters Nick Callahan, a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a result, Sarah embarks upon a journey of discovery that leads to danger, heartbreak and romance in the far corners of the world.
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