Eckard Rabe is a former

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

n film, television and theatre actor. He is now a teacher at

Parktown Boys' High School Parktown Boys' High School is a public English medium high school for boys situated in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is one of the oldest schools in Johannesburg. Parktown Boys' sister school is P ...

. He was born in 1948 in St Winifreds,

Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ( ...

and grew up in

Port Shepstone Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, Margate and is positioned 120&nbs ...

. He acted as the business tycoon and patriarch of the Edwards family on the local soap opera, Egoli - Place of Gold from 1995 to 2009. He has one daughter, Caitlin Bianca, by actress Jo Da Silva.

Filmography

* ''Ballade vir 'n Enkeling'' (2015) * ''Getroud met Rugby: Die Onvertelde Storie'' (2011) * ''

Catch a Fire ''Catch a Fire'' is the fifth studio album by the reggae band The Wailers (aka Bob Marley and the Wailers), released in April 1973. It was their first album released by Island Records. After finishing a UK tour with Johnny Nash, they had sta ...

'' (2006) * ''

Act of Piracy ''Act of Piracy'' is a 1988 American–South African thriller film directed by John "Bud" Cardos and starring Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer, Ray Sharkey and Nancy Mulford. Busey and Bauer play a separated couple who must reunite to free their chi ...

'' (1990) * '' American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt'' (1989) * ''Paradise Road'' (1988) * ''Kampus: 'n Varsity-Storie'' (1986) * ''Plekkie in die son'' (1979) * ''Springbok'' (1976) * ''Daar Kom Tant Alie'' (1976) * ''Dog Squad'' (1973)

Television

* ''

7de Laan ''7de Laan'' is a South African Afrikaans soap opera created by Danie Odendaal and produced by Danie Odendaal Productions. The series focuses on the lives of residents in and around the community of 7de Laan (7th Avenue), in the suburb of Hill ...

'' (2010) * '' Wild at Heart'' (2010) * '' Egoli: Place of Gold'' (1995–2009) * ''Westgate'' (1981) * ''

The Dingleys ''The Dingleys'' is an early South African television family drama from 1977, following the South African Broadcasting Corporation's introduction of television. Set in Pietermaritzburg in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), it centred on a fictional mid ...

'' (1977)

Teacher

Eckard Rabe is now an English teacher at

External links

*
Mr Eckard Rabe-Who's Who of Southern Africa
1948 births Living people People from Port Shepstone South African male actors {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub