Patrick Mynhardt

Patrick Mynhardt

Born: June 12, 1932
Died: October 25, 2007
in Bethuli, South Africa
Patrick Beattie Mynhardt (12 June 1932 in Bethulie, Free State, South Africa – 25 October 2007 in London, England) was a well-known South African film and theatre actor. He appeared in over 150 stage plays in South Africa and England, 100 local and international films, TV plays and serials as well as an opera. He died in London, where he was performing in his one-man show Boy from Bethulie at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End.

Movies for Patrick Mynhardt...

Stander
Title: Stander
Character: Judge
Released: October 10, 2003
Type: Movie
The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.
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Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday
Title: Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday
Character: Vladimir Pasenko
Released: April 10, 1998
Type: Movie
A ship captained by the father of the leader of Delta Force is taken hostage by terrorists. As might be expected the force is sent in to stop them.
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Pride of Africa
Title: Pride of Africa
Character: Hertzberg
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Safari tour guide David Webb (Robert Powell) takes a job as head of security on the luxury train Pride of Africa and discovers that the wealthy passengers can be just as dangerous as the wild animals he knows so well. As the train sets off across the lush countryside, Webb contends with a dangerous kidnapping plot, a heated lovers' quarrel and a possible murder in this made-for-TV mystery set in the 1930s.
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Lipstiek Dipstiek
Title: Lipstiek Dipstiek
Character: Oom Disselboom
Released: November 25, 1994
Type: Movie
The story is about Poenie (Franscois Coertze) who burns his scrotum with a welding iron while working on his car and lands in hospital a few days before he is to marry the virgin Martie. This is the first mishap in a series of disasters and misunderstandings that provides many belly-clutching laughs. As Poenie's father Frikadel (Zak du Plessis) puts it, "Die seun sit sy voet uit die voordeur uit en dan is hy kniediep in die kak!"
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The Visual Bible: Matthew
Title: The Visual Bible: Matthew
Character: Herod Senior
Released: October 1, 1993
Type: Movie
The only dramatization using the actual scriptures...word for word from the New International Version (NIV). In Israel, then known as Judea of the Roman Empire, Nazarene Jesus Christ travels around the country with His disciples preaching to the people about God and salvation of their souls.
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Five Star: The Final
Title: Five Star: The Final
Character: Pappa
Released: September 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Five star (hotel) is a sarcastic reference to the Pretoria prison which is central to the plot. An inmate Skollie (A nickname meaning delinquent) escapes from jail with one desire, to be united with his son again. Life outside is much different to what Skollie remembers. Still behind bars are inmates Pappa, Priester and Polka, who are doing everything to prevent Skollie from being reunited with his son, even if that means they have to kill. Skollie discovers that Pappa might be responsible for the death of his mother and he vows revenge.
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Eendag Vir Altyd
Title: Eendag Vir Altyd
Character: Oom Jurie
Released: February 8, 1985
Type: Movie
A final year medical student goes on the run after bring implicated in the hit and run death of a fellow student.
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The Lighthouse
Title: The Lighthouse
Character: Andries Beukes
Released: October 1, 1984
Type: Movie
South African Film
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Broer Matie
Title: Broer Matie
Character: Jurie
Released: July 20, 1984
Type: Movie
A senior farmer of the Little Karoo dies and determines in his will that a brown minister must observe his funeral service. However, it is 1961 and apartheid is the order of the day.
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The Grass Is Singing
Title: The Grass Is Singing
Character: Charlie Muller
Released: August 30, 1981
Type: Movie
In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from the comforts of her cosmopolitan life and forced to live on his unsuccessful farm. Mary slowly goes insane and has a sexual affair with her black servant, Moses. When the affair is discovered, Mary asks Moses to leave the farm, but he returns and murders her.
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Zulu Dawn
Title: Zulu Dawn
Character: Col. Harness
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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Title: Les Diamants du Président
Released: November 4, 1977
Type: TV
Georges Lancier is a former mercenary for hire. After he retires from business, he gets trapped in a complex conspiracy involving a diamond heist, international financiers, and struggle for political power in an imaginary African country.
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Title: John Ralling
Character: Dr. Kisch
Released: April 14, 1975
Type: TV
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Forever Young, Forever Free
Title: Forever Young, Forever Free
Character: Doctor Du Toit
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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The Saboteurs
Title: The Saboteurs
Released: September 9, 1974
Type: Movie
South African military film. Currently does not have a VHS or DVD release
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The Voortrekkers
Title: The Voortrekkers
Character: Piet Retief
Released: December 10, 1973
Type: Movie
Historical Epic about The Voortrekkers
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Three Bullets... for a Long Gun
Title: Three Bullets... for a Long Gun
Character: Hawkeye
Released: August 1, 1971
Type: Movie
A Mexican bandit faces the firing squad - the call to fire about to be made. Suddenly, out of nowhere a lone man appears, killing the entire squad. But this act of mercy was not performed out of kindness or compassion...the stranger has one half of a map that leads to a cache of gold; the outlaw has the other.
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Pressure Burst
Title: Pressure Burst
Released: March 19, 1971
Type: Movie
South African Movie
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Shangani Patrol
Title: Shangani Patrol
Character: Lt. Arend Hofmeyr
Released: December 3, 1970
Type: Movie
Set in the First Matabele War in what was then Rhodesia; a scouting group from the British South African Company are chasing the Ndebele king Lobengula when they are ambushed by a massive Ndebele forced and must take a desperate last stand.
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Farewell Johnny
Title: Farewell Johnny
Character: George
Released: July 16, 1970
Type: Movie
A new arrival to a mental institute is ostracised by the other patients, until they use him as a scapegoat when another patient dies.
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Majuba: Hill of Pigeons
Title: Majuba: Hill of Pigeons
Character: Rolf du Toit
Released: December 23, 1968
Type: Movie
The story of the Battle of Majuba Hill, a humiliating defeat for the British in the Boer War.
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The Jackals
Title: The Jackals
Character: Gotz
Released: November 11, 1967
Type: Movie
Bad bank robber falls in love with granddaughter of miner he and his men planned to rob of gold, has change of heart.
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Africa Shakes
Title: Africa Shakes
Released: December 12, 1966
Type: Movie
A musical drama shot in black-and-white to lend an air of gritty realism, Africa Shakes follows British rock group, The Couriers, on a concert tour of South Africa.
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Kavaliers
Title: Kavaliers
Character: Col. Dart
Released: September 12, 1966
Type: Movie
General de Wet asks Boer soldier and Kavalier leader Chris Botha to select 100 of his best men for a “suicide mission” behind enemy lines. First the Kavaliers steal ammunition from right under the noses of the British, and then they leave behind a note taunting the enemy about it.
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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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The Naked Prey
Title: The Naked Prey
Character: Safari overseer
Released: June 1, 1965
Type: Movie
A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last surviving member is given "The Lion's Chance" by the tribal leader to be hunted down by a party of tribal warriors.
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Seven Against the Sun
Title: Seven Against the Sun
Character: Peters
Released: September 24, 1964
Type: Movie
In February of 1941, South African troops are in action against the Italian forces on the northern frontier of Kenya. An Italian invasion, aimed at pushing the Allied Forces out of Central and East Africa, is imminent. The South African Command realizes it has no forces at its disposal capable of stopping the Italian objective, so they resort to a grand bluff...
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Macbeth
Title: Macbeth
Character: Lennox
Released: March 16, 1964
Type: Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a different supporting cast.
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Stropers van die Laeveld
Title: Stropers van die Laeveld
Released: June 22, 1962
Type: Movie
South African Western
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As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is!
Title: As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is!
Character: Columnist, 'Ware Liefde'
Released: April 30, 1962
Type: Movie
Planning their 25th wedding anniversary, the Van der Merwes realise that their marriage certificate is lost. When they go to the relevant government department, they discover that there is no record of their marriage. Because there is no legal proof of their union, the couple has in a sense been living in sin. Magriet will have none of it and moves into a motel--either she must be made an honest woman once and for all, or 25 years of marriage go out of the window. In the meantime, Grandpa arrives with his pet goat in tow and only his grandson to appreciate him.
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Vadertjie Langbeen
Title: Vadertjie Langbeen
Character: Barry Cilliers
Released: February 24, 1955
Type: Movie
Trudi Adendorff lives in an orphanage all her life, until the day she completes her matric and an unknown benefactor sends her to university. He is Jacques de Villiers, a handsome businessman, and his only requirements are: she must not know his name and she must write to him regularly about her progress. However, he never writes back.