Dick Cruikshanks
Dick Cruikshanks was an actor and director in South Africa born in 1874 and died on March 3, 1947.[1]
His work includes five short comedies filmed in 1917, three of them with African actors.[2]
Partial filmography[]
Actor[]
- De Voortrekkers (1916) as Piet Retief
- as Jan Botmar[3]
Director[]
- The Major's Dilemma (1917)
- The Mealie Kids (1917)
- The Piccanini's Christmas (1917)
- Zulu-Town-Comedies (1917)
- Bond and Word (1918)
- The Bridge (1918)
- Fallen Leaves (1919)
- Prester John (1920)
- The Vulture's Prey (1921)[4]
- The Blue Lagoon (1923 film)
References[]
- ^ "Dick Cruikshanks". IMDb.
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309432425_Make_faces_Zulu_Make_faces_Zulu_Silent_comedy_and_ethnic_stereotyping_in_early_South_African_movies_1916-1921
- ^ "Dick Cruikshanks". BFI.
- ^ Botha, Martin (January 1, 2013). South African Cinema 1896-2010. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781783203307 – via Google Books.
Categories:
- South African male film actors
- South African film directors
- South African actor stubs