John Kani
South African actor and author · South Africa · Actors · Born 1943 · age 83
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Something wrong?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...
A life in dates
Mufasa: The Lion KingFilm, Rafiki (voice)2023Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward2021
Marvel Studios LegendsSeries, T'Chaka (archive footage) (uncredited)
What If...?Series, 2021T'Chaka (voice)
Seal TeamFilm, 2021Brick (voice)2018
Black PantherFilm, T'Chaka2016Order of Ikhamanga in SilverAward2014
1994: The Bloody MiracleFilm, Narrator2011
CoriolanusFilm, General Cominius2009
EndgameFilm, Oliver Tambo2008
WallanderSeries, Max Khulu2001
Final SolutionFilm, Rev. Peter Lekota1996
Silent WitnessSeries, Dr. Phiri
The Ghost and the DarknessFilm, 1996Samuel1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and ApartheidFilm1992
African SkiesSeries1990
The Native Who Caused All the TroubleFilm1987
An African DreamFilm, Khatana1985
'Master Harold'... and the BoysFilm, Willie1980
Marigolds in AugustFilm, Melton1975Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayAward1974
PlayhouseSeries, Writer
Sizwe Bansi Is DeadFilm, 1974Writer1970
Play for TodaySeries, George O'Brien1943Born30 August 1943Also in Deutsch
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BBBeyond the Light BarrierSTSeal Team
TKThe Lion King
MMMurder Mystery
TSThe Space: Theatre of SurvivalBPBlack Panther
CWCaptain America: Civil WarTM1994: The Bloody Miracle
JCJail Caesar
FFFalls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardCOCoriolanus
HMHow to Steal 2 Million
WLWhite LionENEndgame
NTNothing But The Truth
TFThe Bird Can't FlyFSFinal Solution
TCThe Tichborne Claimant
KAKini & AdamsTDThe Ghost and the Darkness
SGSoweto GreenIAIn Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
SASarafina!TTThe Native Who Caused All the Trouble
ASA Dry White Season
OPOptions
OTOthelloADAn African DreamMB'Master Harold'... and the Boys
TSThe Grass Is SingingMAMarigolds in August
TGThe Wild Geese
VAVictims of ApartheidSDSizwe Bansi Is Dead
TMThe Man in the Mirror52 credits on file
Television 7
WIWhat If...?MLMarvel Studios LegendsWAWallanderSWSilent WitnessASAfrican SkiesPLPlayhousePTPlay for TodayAwards
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Child: Atandwa KaniAbout this person
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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