Ron Smerczak (3 July 1949 – 12 May 2019) was a British-born South African actor who appeared in South African telenovelas and contributed to South African cinema.

Early life

Smerczak was born on 3 July 1949 in the UK. Smerczak attended the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain from 1965 to 1970 and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London from 1969 to 1971. Thereafter, Smerczak completed his graduation from

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Acting career

Smerczak appeared several films including American Ninja 4: The Annihilation, Who Am I?, and

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Partial filmography

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House of Whipcord ''House of Whipcord'' is a 1974 British exploitation thriller film directed and produced by Pete Walker and starring Barbara Markham, Patrick Barr, Ray Brooks, Ann Michelle, Sheila Keith, Dorothy Gordon, Robert Tayman and Penny Irving. The fi ...

'' (1974) – Ted * '' One Away'' (1976) – Young Policeman at Roadblock * ''

Kill and Kill Again ''Kill and Kill Again'' is a 1981 action film directed by Ivan Hall. The film stars James Ryan as Steve Chase who is hired to save the scientist Horatio Kane, who has been kidnapped by the villain Marduk. Chase gathers together a team of merce ...

'' (1981) – Marduks guard (uncredited) * '' Prisoners of the Lost Universe'' (1983) – Head Trader * ''Torn Allegiance'' (1984) – Pte. Stan Archer * ''Deadly Passion'' (1985) – Plainclothes Cop * ''

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'' (1986, TV Mini-Series) – Ogle * ''Master of Dragonard Hill'' (1987) – Sergeant * ''Scavengers'' (1988) – Captain Barlow * ''Return of the Family Man'' (1989) – The Family Man * '' American Eagle'' (1989) – Edward Slovak * ''Toxic Effect'' (1989) – Jonathan Forbes * ''Burndown'' (1990) – Mason * ''The Fourth Reich'' (1990) – General Karlowa * '' American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'' (1990) – Maksood * '' Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG'' (1990) – Nigel Shady * ''

Incident at Victoria Falls ''Incident at Victoria Falls'' (also known as ''Sherlock Holmes and the Incident at Victoria Falls'' and ''Sherlock Holmes: The Star of Africa'') is the 1992 sequel to ''Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady'', and the second and final film in th ...

'' (1992, TV Movie) – Lt. Grisholm * ''

'' (1993) – Callan * ''

Jock of the Bushveld ''Jock of the Bushveld'' is a true story by South African author Sir James Percy FitzPatrick. Rudyard Kipling, a good friend of FitzPatrick, also took part in these story-telling evenings and eventually persuaded him to collect these tales in ...

'' (1994) – Seedling * ''

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'' (1994) – John Horner * ''Trigger Fast'' (1994) – Sgt. Tring * ''

The Mangler "The Mangler" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the December 1972 issue of ''Cavalier The term ''Cavalier'' () was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of Engla ...

'' (1995) – Officer Steele * ''Lunarcop'' (1995) – Aragon * ''

Cry, the Beloved Country ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' is a 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. Set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa, it follows a black village priest and a white farmer who must deal with news of a murder. American publisher B ...

'' (1995) – Captain van Jaarsveld * '' Dangerous Ground'' (1997) – Interrogation Policeman * '' Who Am I?'' (1998) – Morgan * ''

Beings Existence is the state of having being or reality in contrast to nonexistence and nonbeing. Existence is often contrasted with essence: the essence of an entity is its essential features or qualities, which can be understood even if one does ...

'' (1998) – PC Jim Blythe * ''Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target'' (1998) – Professor Johnson * ''Traitor's Heart'' (1999) – Senator John Mahoney * ''Kin'' (2000) – Hans * '' Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire'' (2000) – General Thompson * ''

The Little Unicorn ''The Little Unicorn'' is a 2001 South African direct-to-video fantasy adventure film written, co-produced and directed by Paul Matthews. Plot Polly Regan and her grandfather have to rescue a little unicorn when it's captured by a circus' owners ...

'' (2001) – Sam the Vet * ''Witness to a Kill'' (2001) – Gunther * ''Glory Glory'' (2002) – Packer * ''Pets'' (2002) – Sonny * '' Stander'' (2003) – Wild Coast Cop * ''Dead Easy'' (2004) – Bud Klein * ''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

'' (2005) – Ragnar * ''Straight Outta Benoni'' (2005) – Priest * ''The Secret of Terror Castle'' (2009) – Worthington * ''Finding Lenny'' (2009) – Arthur Jackson * '' Amelia'' (2009) – Reporter #3 * ''The Algiers Murders'' (2013) – Detective Don Bastick * ''Cry of Love'' (2016) – Ben * ''Harry's Game'' (2017) – Detective Don

References

External links

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