John Kani

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Credits
55 titles

Projects in Development (2 titles)	Budget
I am Khama! King Khama III (voice) King Khama III (voice) See fewer	£5MM
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) Rafiki (voice) Rafiki (voice) See fewer

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Murder Mystery 2 (2023) Colonel Ulenga Colonel Ulenga See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (29 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Seal Team (2021) Brick (voice) Brick (voice) See fewer				$765K
Black Is King (2020) Performer ("Follow Me (Rafiki Interlude)") Performer ("Follow Me (Rafiki Interlude)") See fewer
The Lion King (2019) Rafiki (voice) Rafiki (voice) See fewer	$260MM	$192MM	$544MM	$1.66B
Murder Mystery (2019) Colonel Ulenga Colonel Ulenga See fewer
Black Panther (2018) T'Chaka T'Chaka See fewer	$200MM	$202MM	$700MM	$1.35B
The Suit (2016) (Short) - Mr. Maphikela Mr. Maphikela See fewer
Captain America: Civil War (2016) King T'Chaka King T'Chaka See fewer	$250MM	$179MM	$408MM	$1.16B
Jail Caesar (2012) Marius Marius See fewer
How to Steal 2 Million (2011) Julius Twala Snr. Julius Twala Snr. See fewer				$216K
Janapriyan (2011) Actor Actor See fewer
Coriolanus (2011) General Cominius General Cominius See fewer		$61K	$757K	$2.4MM
White Lion (2010) Old Gisani Old Gisani See fewer	ZAR 40MM			$100K
Endgame (2009) Oliver Tambo Oliver Tambo See fewer		$2K	$10K	$26K
Nothing But the Truth (2008) Sipho, Director, Producer, Writer (original play), Writer Sipho, Director, Producer, Writer (original play), Writer See fewer
The Bird Can't Fly (2007) Stone Stone See fewer	€2MM			$938
Final Solution (2001) Rev. Peter Lekota Rev. Peter Lekota See fewer	$1.5MM
The Tichborne Claimant (1998) Bogle Bogle See fewer
Kini & Adams (1997) Ben Ben See fewer
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) Samuel Samuel See fewer	$55MM	$9.2MM	$39MM	$39MM
Soweto Green: This Is a 'Tree' Story (1995) Dr. Curtis Tshabalala Dr. Curtis Tshabalala See fewer
Sarafina! (1992) School Principal School Principal See fewer		$76K	$7.3MM	$7.3MM
The Native Who Caused All the Trouble (1989) Tselilo Mseme Tselilo Mseme See fewer
A Dry White Season (1989) Julius Julius See fewer	$9MM	$203K	$3.8MM	$3.8MM
Options (1989) Jonas Mabote Jonas Mabote See fewer	$5MM
An African Dream (1988) Khatana Khatana See fewer
Saturday Night at the Palace (1987) September September See fewer
The Grass Is Singing (1981) Moses Moses See fewer
Marigolds in August (1980) Melton Melton See fewer
The Wild Geese (1978) Sgt. Jesse Link Sgt. Jesse Link See fewer	$10MM

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Past Television (13 titles)	Episodes
What If...? (2021) (TV Series) - T'Chaka (2 episodes, 2021) T'Chaka (2 episodes, 2021) See fewer What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark? (Sep 15, 2021) Season 1, Episode 6 - T'Chaka (voice) T'Chaka (voice) See fewer What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord? (Aug 18, 2021) Season 1, Episode 2 - T'Chaka (voice) T'Chaka (voice) See fewer	2
Wallander (2015) (TV Series) - Max Khulu (1 episode, 2015) Max Khulu (1 episode, 2015) See fewer The White Lioness (May 8, 2016) Season 4, Episode 1 - Max Khulu Max Khulu See fewer	1
iNkaba (2012) (TV Series) - Actor (208 episodes, 2012), Writer (story developed by) (208 episodes, 2012), Executive Producer (208 episodes, 2012), Writer (created by) (55 episodes, 2012), Writer (original concept by) (55 episodes, 2012), Writer (52 episodes) Actor (208 episodes, 2012), Writer (story developed by) (208 episodes, 2012), Executive Producer (208 episodes, 2012), Writer (created by) (55 episodes, 2012), Writer (original concept by) (55 episodes, 2012), Writer (52 episodes) See fewer Episode #1.208 Season 1, Episode 208 - Actor, Executive Producer, Writer (created by), Writer (story developed by) Actor, Executive Producer, Writer (created by), Writer (story developed by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	208
Silent Witness (2008) (TV Series) - Dr. Phiri (2 episodes, 2008) Dr. Phiri (2 episodes, 2008) See fewer Finding Rachel: Part 2 (Nov 6, 2008) Season 12, Episode 12 - Dr. Phiri (as Dr. John Kani) Dr. Phiri (as Dr. John Kani) See fewer Finding Rachel: Part 1 (Nov 5, 2008) Season 12, Episode 11 - Dr. Phiri (uncredited) Dr. Phiri (uncredited) See fewer	2
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008) (TV Series) - Daddy Bapetsi (1 episode, 2008) Daddy Bapetsi (1 episode, 2008) See fewer The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Mar 29, 2009) Season 1, Episode 0 - Daddy Bapetsi Daddy Bapetsi See fewer	1
Hillside (2006–2008) (TV Series) - Dr. Vincent Maloka Dr. Vincent Maloka See fewer
Kap der Rache (1997) (TV Movie) - Inspektor Khumalo Inspektor Khumalo See fewer
Othello (1989) (TV Movie) - Othello Othello See fewer
Miss Julie (1986) (TV Movie) - John John See fewer
'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985) (TV Movie) - Willie Willie See fewer
Play for Today (1978) (TV Series) - George O'Brien (1 episode, 1978) George O'Brien (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Victims of Apartheid (Oct 24, 1978) Season 9, Episode 2 - George O'Brien George O'Brien See fewer	1
2nd House (1974) (TV Series) - Styles and Buntu in Sizwe Banzi Is Dead / John in The Island (1 episode, 1974) Styles and Buntu in Sizwe Banzi Is Dead / John in The Island (1 episode, 1974) See fewer Athol Fugard (Nov 30, 1974) Season 2, Episode 5 - Styles and Buntu in Sizwe Banzi Is Dead / John in The Island Styles and Buntu in Sizwe Banzi Is Dead / John in The Island See fewer	1
BBC2 Playhouse (1974) (TV Series) - Styles / Buntu (1 episode, 1974), Writer (deviser) (1 episode, 1974) Styles / Buntu (1 episode, 1974), Writer (deviser) (1 episode, 1974) See fewer Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (Mar 13, 1974) Season 1, Episode 1 - Styles / Buntu, Writer (deviser) Styles / Buntu, Writer (deviser) See fewer	1

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Self (10 titles)
Hollywood Insider (2019) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer At The Red Carpet Premiere - THE LION KING (Jul 17, 2019) Season 2, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
The Space: Theatre of Survival (2019) Self Self See fewer
Midlands Today (2019) (TV Series) - Self - Actor (2 episodes, 2019) Self - Actor (2 episodes, 2019) See fewer 8th April 2019 Evening News (Apr 8, 2019) Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer 8th April 2019 Lunchtime News (Apr 8, 2019) Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer
When Voices Meet: One Divided Country; One United Choir; One Courageous Journey (2015) John Kani John Kani See fewer
21 Icons (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer John Kani: A Shackled Performance (Apr 23, 2014) Season 1, Episode 18 - Self Self See fewer
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Gensyn med Johannesburg (1996) Self Self See fewer
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1993) Self Self See fewer
Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese (1978) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer

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