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John Kani. Bonisile John Kani, OIS, OBE (born 30 August 1942) is a South African actor, author, director and playwright. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2018), Rafiki in The Lion King (2019) and Colonel Ulenga in the Netflix films Murder Mystery (2019 ...
John Kani is a South African writer and actor, known for his roles in Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War and The Ghost and the Darkness. He also wrote and performed in Athol Fugard's plays, such as The Island and Sizwe Bansi Is Dead.
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John Kani is a South African writer and actor, known for his roles in Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War and The Ghost and the Darkness. He lost his left eye after a beating by police and won a Tony Award for his Broadway performance in "Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island".
- November 30, 1942
Learn about the life and career of John Kani, a versatile and esteemed artist who starred as King T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and voiced Rafiki in Disney's The Lion King. Find out his bio, facts, family life, awards, and more on TheFamousPeople.com.
Jan 22, 2020 · John Kani is a legendary South African actor, director and writer who risked his life to fight apartheid and performed in a play that won a Tony award. He talks about his career, his family, his politics and his latest play Kunene And The King, which explores themes of loss, survival and Shakespeare.
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Mar 29, 2019 · When apartheid ended 25 years ago, everything changed for John Kani. Until then, the actor and playwright’s every artistic choice had been driven by “the struggle” against South Africa’s ...
John Kani is a South African actor and filmmaker who has appeared in movies such as Black Panther, The Ghost and the Darkness, and Coriolanus. He also voiced Rafiki in The Lion King and Mufasa in the upcoming sequel.
