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John Kani
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Bonisile John Kani (born 30 August 1943) 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 2019 remake of The Lion King and Colonel Ulenga in the Netflix film Murder Mystery (2019).
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Mufasa: The Lion King
Murder Mystery 2
Beyond the Light Barrier
Seal Team
The Lion King
Murder Mystery
1994: The Bloody Miracle
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Jail Caesar
Coriolanus
How to Steal 2 Million
White Lion
Endgame
The Bird Can't Fly
Wild Ocean
Final Solution
The Tichborne Claimant
Kini & Adams
The Ghost and the Darkness
Soweto Green
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Sarafina!
The Native Who Caused All the Trouble
Othello
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Saturday Night at the Palace
An African Dream
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
The Grass Is Singing
Marigolds in August
The Wild Geese