Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi(1928-2023)

Actor

Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi was born on 27 August 1928 in Mahlabathini, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Zulu (1964), Tokoloshe (1965) and Black as Hell...Thick as Grass (1979). He was married to Irene Mzila. He died on 9 September 2023 in Durban, South Africa.

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Known for

Zulu

7.7

Cetewayo(as Chief Buthelezi)

1964

Tokoloshe

7.0

Zulu Chief(as Chief Gatsha Butelezi)

1965

Black as Hell...Thick as Grass

Cetshwayo(as Chief Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi)

1979

Talking with David Frost

7.3

TV Series

Self

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Actor

Tokoloshe
7.0
- Zulu Chief (as Chief Gatsha Butelezi)
- 1965
Zulu
7.7
- Cetewayo (as Chief Buthelezi)
- 1964

Personal details

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Official sites
- Encyclopedia
- Foundation_bio
Alternative names
- Chief Gatsha Butelezi
Born
- August 27, 1928
- Mahlabathini, South Africa
Died
- September 9, 2023
- Durban, South Africa(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Irene Mzila1952 - March 2019 (her death, 8 children)
Children
- TSbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi
Parents
Relatives
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
The producers of Zulu (1964) visited him in 1963 to discuss hiring extras, but then offered him the role of the Zulu King Cetshwayo, his own great-grandfather.

Quotes
In a sense we forgot we were in this country at the time. Whites and blacks could mingle without any fuss. You might say it was a very small thing but for this country, which was so racist at the time, it was something of great significance for us. The film helped restore to pride about where we come from - about how our people resisted the mightiest army in the world at the time, even though we were poorly equipped with cow-hide shields and spears. [commenting in 2014 on the filming of Zulu during apartheid]