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John Kani

Bonisile John Kani OIS OBE (born 30 August 1942) 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…

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Known for
Sizwe Banzi is Dead; The Island
Awards
Tony Award (1975); Obie Award (2003); SAFTA Lifetime award (2010)
Born
Bonisile John Kani (1942-08-30) 30 August 1942 (age 83) New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Children
Atandwa Kani
Honours
Order of Ikhamanga in Silver
Occupations
Actor · author · director · playwright

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John Kani

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John Kani

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Occupations · 4
John Kani → Actor, author, director, playwright
related to External links · 3
John Kani → IMDbBonisile John Kani, SA History OnlineJohn Kani, TVSA
Awards · 1
John Kani → Tony Award (1975); Obie Award (2003); SAFTA Lifetime award (2010)
Born · 1
John Kani → Bonisile John Kani (1942-08-30) 30 August 1942 (age 83) New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Children · 1
John Kani → Atandwa Kani
Honours · 1
John Kani → Order of Ikhamanga in Silver
Known for · 1
John Kani → Sizwe Banzi is Dead; The Island
Years active · 1
John Kani → 1965–present

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John KaniBornBonisile John Kani (1942-08-30) 30 August 1942 (age 83) New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa1.00infobox
John KaniChildrenAtandwa Kani1.00infobox
John KaniHonoursOrder of Ikhamanga in Silver1.00infobox
John KaniKnown forSizwe Banzi is Dead; The Island1.00infobox
John KaniOccupationsActor1.00infobox
John KaniOccupationsauthor1.00infobox
John KaniOccupationsdirector1.00infobox
John KaniOccupationsplaywright1.00infobox
John KaniYears active1965–present1.00infobox
John Kanirelated to External linksIMDbBonisile John Kani0.60section
John Kanirelated to External linksSA History OnlineJohn Kani0.60section

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