Dick Cruikshanks (1874 – March 3, 1947) was a South African actor and director.[1]
Dick Cruikshanks | |
|---|---|
 Cruikshanks in De Voortrekkers as Piet Retief, 1916 | |
| Born | 1874 |
| Died | March 3, 1947 (aged 72–73) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
His work includes five short comedies filmed in 1917, three of them with African actors.[2]
Partial filmography
[edit]Actor
[edit]- De Voortrekkers (1916) as Piet Retief
- Swallow (1918) as Jan Botmar[3]
Director
[edit]- 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)
References
[edit]- ^ "Dick Cruikshanks". IMDb.
- ^ Parsons, Neil (2016). "Make faces, Zulu! Make faces, Zulu! Silent comedy and ethnic stereotyping in early South African movies, 1916–1921". Journal of African Cinemas. 8 (2): 133–154. doi:10.1386/jac.8.2.133_1 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Dick Cruikshanks". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022.
- ^ Botha, Martin (1 January 2013). South African Cinema 1896-2010. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781783203307 – via Google Books.
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