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John Kani

1943 - Today

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Bonisile John Kani (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 (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Kani is the 4,325th most popular actor (up from 5,553rd in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 134th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South African Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Kani ranks 4,325 out of 13,578. Before him are Unshō Ishizuka, John Slattery, Caterina Murino, Emerald Fennell, Sofia Boutella, and Matthew Macfadyen. After him are Paprika Steen, Michael Cudlitz, Tura Satana, Fred Gwynne, Beatriz Segall, and Giorgia Moll.

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Among people born in 1943, John Kani ranks 445. Before him are Safi Faye, Owen Davidson, Gil Amelio, Alan Wilson, George Woods, and Andrej Bajuk. After him are Milan Máčala, Bill Bowrey, Max Jean, Friedrich Kittler, Luis Eduardo Aute, and Harry Shearer.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Kani ranks 110 out of 454. Before him are Hugh Masekela (1939), Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891), Alfred Swift (1931), Oscar Pistorius (1986), Max Gluckman (1911), and Alan Paton (1903). After him are Helen Suzman (1917), Tosca Musk (1974), Wilfrid Napier (1941), Bevil Rudd (1894), David Bailie (1937), and Margaret Gardiner (1959).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, John Kani ranks 9. Before him are Glynis Johns (1923), Basil Rathbone (1892), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Cyril Cusack (1910), Alice Krige (1954), and Janet Suzman (1939). After him are David Bailie (1937), Sharlto Copley (1973), Cecil Kellaway (1890), Glynis Barber (1955), Johnny Flynn (1983), and Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981).

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