Simon Sabela

Simon Sabela

Born: March 10, 1931
Died: January 1, 1994
in Durban, South Africa
Simon Sabela was born on March 10, 1931 in Durban, South Africa. He was an actor and director, known for Zulu (1964), Zulu Dawn (1979) and Der Rivonia-Prozess (1966). He died in 1994.

Movies for Simon Sabela...

The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Title: The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Character: General
Released: July 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.
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Skeleton Coast
Title: Skeleton Coast
Character: Sekassi
Released: April 14, 1988
Type: Movie
A retired Army colonel attempts to rescue his imprisoned son in this action packed thriller. To save his CIA operative son from terrorists, Col. Smith (Ernest Borgnine) and a group of mercenaries head to war-torn Angola's Skeleton Coast, where they must infiltrate an armed compound run by a sadistic East German officer before Smith's son is tortured to death. Robert Vaughn, Oliver Reed and Herbert Lom costar.
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The Shadowed Mind
Title: The Shadowed Mind
Character: The General
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
A patient at a private clinic for sufferers of sexual dysfunction begins a tentative affair with one of the other patients while a killer stalks the institution.
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Title: Auf Achse
Character: Leutnant
Released: October 28, 1980
Type: TV
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Zulu Dawn
Title: Zulu Dawn
Character: Cetshwayo
Released: May 14, 1979
Type: Movie
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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Target of an Assassin
Title: Target of an Assassin
Character: President Lunda
Released: December 10, 1977
Type: Movie
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Shout at the Devil
Title: Shout at the Devil
Character: Village Chief
Released: April 12, 1976
Type: Movie
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
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Black Cat
Title: Black Cat
Character: Lefty Ndaba
Released: November 27, 1975
Type: Movie
South African Movie
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Forever Young, Forever Free
Title: Forever Young, Forever Free
Character: Rakwaba the Witchdoctor
Released: March 24, 1975
Type: Movie
"e’Lollipop" is the extraordinary story of two inseparable South African children, Tsepo and his orphaned friend Jannie. Jannie is sent to a missionary station in Tsepo’s village where they become best friends as Jannie finds his place in his new home. Life is full of childhood fun and antics until tragedy strikes: Jannie, now 10 years old, is seriously injured. In the face of much adversity, Tsepo and his community pull together so that Jannie can get specialised medical treatment. A daunting challenge lies ahead... At what cost will Jannie survive? Tsepo and Jannie’s inspirational story unfolds against the breathtaking backdrops of a dramatic African landscape and New York City in the mid-1970s. "e’Lollipop" is a life-changing story that reminds us of the true value of friendship, community, sacrifice and family - despite our color or creed.
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Gold
Title: Gold
Character: Big King
Released: June 8, 1974
Type: Movie
Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners can make a killing in the international gold market.
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The Voortrekkers
Title: The Voortrekkers
Released: December 10, 1973
Type: Movie
Historical Epic about The Voortrekkers
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Rogue Lion
Title: Rogue Lion
Character: Witchdoctor
Released: June 5, 1972
Type: Movie
In South Africa a new young ranger is transferred to a troubled game reserve. He struggles to be accepted by, and help, his boss, fending off poachers and intruding natives, and gets involved with a poacher's daughter he knew from university.
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Pressure Burst
Title: Pressure Burst
Released: March 19, 1971
Type: Movie
South African Movie
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Satan's Harvest
Title: Satan's Harvest
Character: Foreman
Released: February 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Cutter Murdock inherits an estate in Africa on which "Satan's Harvest" (heroin and marijuana) is grown. The thugs growing the drugs want him out of the way, so things get messy.
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Strangers at Sunrise
Title: Strangers at Sunrise
Released: August 7, 1969
Type: Movie
In the Transvaal, in 1900, the British army condemns to death an American mining engineer for aiding and abetting the Boer enemy. The engineer escapes from custody and takes refuge at an isolated Boer farm. When three deserters from the British army arrive on the scene, the engineer takes steps to protect himself and the Boer family.
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Diamond Walkers
Title: Diamond Walkers
Released: August 20, 1965
Type: Movie
Drama among diamond smugglers and gold fever in South African bush.
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Tokoloshe
Title: Tokoloshe
Released: May 12, 1965
Type: Movie
A young African boy is rescued from a witchdoctor's death curse. He travels to the big city where a blind white man becomes his protector.
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Zulu
Title: Zulu
Character: Dance Leader
Released: January 22, 1964
Type: Movie
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
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Death Drums Along the River
Title: Death Drums Along the River
Character: Bosambo
Released: December 20, 1963
Type: Movie
A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.