Ron Smerczak (3 July 1949 – 12 May 2019) was a British-born South African actor who had 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 1965-1970 and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London from 1969-1971. Thereafter, Smerczak completed his graduation from

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Acting career

Smerczak appeared in numerous South African television shows. Plus worked in several films including American Ninja 4: The Annihilation, Who Am I?,

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and many others.

Partial filmography

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House of Whipcord ''House of Whipcord'' is a 1974 British exploitation horror 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. Plo ...

'' (1974) - Ted * '' One Away'' (1976) - Young Policeman at Roadblock * '' Kill and Kill Again'' (1981) - Marduks guard (uncredited) * ''

Prisoners of the Lost Universe ''Prisoners of the Lost Universe'' is a 1983 British fantasy science fiction action film by Terry Marcel and Harry Robertson. Shot in South Africa, three people are transported to a parallel universe when an earthquake occurs just as the scient ...

'' (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 the ...

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

'' (1993) - Callan * ''Jock of the Bushveld'' (1994) - Seedling * ''

Freefall In Newtonian physics, free fall is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it. In the context of general relativity, where gravitation is reduced to a space-time curvature, a body in free fall has no force acting on i ...

'' (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 (magazine), Cavalier'' magazine, and later collected in King's 1978 collection ''Night Shift (short story collection), Night Shift''. Setti ...

'' (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 Benne ...

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

Beings In metaphysics, ontology is the philosophical study of being, as well as related concepts such as existence, becoming, and reality. Ontology addresses questions like how entities are grouped into categories and which of these entities ...

'' (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'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine T ...

'' (2005) - Ragnar * ''Straight Outta Benoni'' (2005) - Priest * ''The Secret of Terror Castle'' (2009) - Worthington * ''Finding Lenny'' (2009) - Arthur Jackson * ''

Amelia Amelia may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Amélia'' (film), a 2000 Brazilian film directed by Ana Carolina * ''Amelia'' (film), a 2009 film based on the life of Amelia Earhart Literature * ''Amelia (magazine)'', a Swedish w ...

'' (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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