Patrick Mynhardt

Patrick Mynhardt

Infobox Person
name = Patrick Mynhardt


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birth_date = 12 June 1932
birth_place = Bethulie, Free State, South Africa
death_date = 25 October 2007
death_place = London, England
occupation = Actor
spouse = Marysia Matulewicz
parents = Johannes Tobias Mynhardt and Elizabeth Beattie
children = Johann Mynhardt

Patrick Beattie Mynhardt (12 June 1932, Bethulie, Free State, South Africa - 25 October 2007 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.

Early life

The son of Johannes Tobias Mynhardt and Elizabeth Beattie, Patrick was born in Bethulie in the Free State. He matriculated from De La Salle College in East London. He studied drama at Rhodes University before joining the National Theatre Organisation in 1953 and touring South Africa. In 1954, he moved to London to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama. Performing on stage and for the BBC in Britain, he worked with such luminaries as Peter Sellers, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Michael Caine and Judi Dench. At the end of 1960 he returned to South Africa. [cite web|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=323037&referrer=RSS|title=Theatre icon Patrick Mynhardt dies]

Filmography

* The Hellions, 1961
* Diamond Walkers, 1965
* The Naked Prey, 1966
* Seven Against the Sun, 1967
* The Jackals, 1967
* Majuba, 1968
* Three Bullets for a Long Gun, 1970
* Jannie totsiens, 1970
* Die Voortrekkers, 1973
* Target of an Assassin, 1976
* Forever Young, Forever Free, 1976
* Lew Diamants du président, 1977
* Scotty & Co., 1979
* Zulu Dawn, 1979
* A Game for Vultures, 1979
* Pour tout l'or du Transvaal, 1979
* Gräset sjunger, 1981
* Torn Allegiance, 1984
* Scavengers, 1988
* The Emissary, 1989
* A Private Life, 1989
* Oddball Hall, 1990
* , 1993
* A Good Man in Africa, 1994
* Suburban Bliss, 1996
* Pride of Africa, 1997
* , 1998
* Cold Stone Jug, 2003
* Stander, 2003

References

External links

*imdb|0617068
* [http://www.patrickmynhardt.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/news/features/mynhardt.htm Fifty years of Patrick Mynhardt]
* [http://blogs.iol.co.za/insideiol/2007/10/26/remembering-patrick-mynhardt/ Remembering Patrick Mynhardt]
* [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20071025183755119C802277 Patrick Mynhardt, remembered fondly]
* [http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4099332 Final curtain for Patrick Mynhardt]
* [http://iafrica.com/news/sa/661153.htm Actor Patrick Mynhardt dies]
* [http://www.bizcommunity.com/Snippet/196/40/7010.html Patrick Mynhardt passes away in London]
* [http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=3322 Patrick Mynhardt at Who's Who]
* [http://www.knysna.co.za/index.php?comp=article&op=view&id=2992&eSESSION=3696de5017bcf61ead98dac2577d1e29 Patrick Mynhardt 'was Magic']
* [http://www.sabcnews.com/entertainment/other/0,2172,158119,00.html Tributes pour in for actor Patrick Mynhardt]
* [http://blog.fring.com/southafrica/?p=111 South Africa says Hamba Kahle to 3 famous South Africans]
* [http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/10/26/lucky-and-patrick-tale-of-two-friends/ Lucky and Patrick: Tale of two friends]


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