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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 was born on 30 November 1942 in New Brighton, South Africa. He is a writer and actor, known for Black Panther (2018), Captain America: Civil War (2016) and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996).
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Jan 22, 2020 · John Kani, who played Othello and Caliban, risked his life to challenge apartheid and survived a murder attempt. He talks about his brother's death, his play Kunene And The King, and his role in Black Panther.
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 South African police and won a Tony Award for his Broadway performance.
- November 30, 1942
John Kani is a South African actor, voice actor, playwright, and director. He gained international fame after appearing as King T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ‘Captain America: Civil War’ and its sequel ‘Black Panther’.
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Legendary SA actor, director and playwright, John Kani joins Gareth in studio for an in-depth chat about his life’s work… from his early days as a struggling playwright, and how that...
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John Kani is a South African actor, director and playwright who has worked in theatre, film and television. He is known for his roles in Sizwe Banzi is Dead, The Island, Black Panther, The Lion King and more.
