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John Kani

South African actor and author (born 1942)

  • Fame53.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • South Africa rank#233
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  • Fame53.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • South Africa rank#233
  • Wikipedia8.6K
Born 1943 · age 83South Africa
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    27 languages
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  • Rank in South Africa
    #233
    Actors
  • Age
    83
    Born 1943
  • Known for
    Captain America: Civil…
    2016
Summary
Updated 2026-06-26

Bonisile John Kani is a South African actor. 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 Mufasa: The Lion King as well as Colonel Ulenga in the Netflix films Murder Mystery (2019) and Murder Mystery 2 (2023). Also a playwright, Kani co-wrote with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona the 1975 anti-apartheid play Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, as well as performing in it.

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  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Order of Ikhamanga in Silver
  • Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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53.9
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Historical21.8
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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#233
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