Siegfried Mynhardt Explained

Siegfried Mynhardt
Birth Name:Siegfried Charles Ferdinand Mynhardt
Birth Date:5 March 1909
Birth Place:Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony
Death Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Yearsactive:1956–1990
Spouse:Jocelyn Mynhardt
Children:3

Siegfried Mynhardt (5 March 1906 – 28 March 1996) was a South African actor.[1]

Personal life

Mynhardt was born in Johannesburg and lived in a Wynberg army camp, where his father was a padre. He had three children with his wife, Jocelyn.[2]

Career

As well as appearing in several films and several television projects, Mynhardt was also known for his work in both South African and British theatre.[2] After the end of school, he started appearing in theatre productions across South Africa.[2] He admitted that he learnt true professionalism in the 1930s, when he was performing in the Old Vic in London and sharing a flat with Alec Guinness.[2] His credits included appearing in Dingaka, a 1965 film by the acclaimed South African director, Jamie Uys. He later appeared alongside Jacqueline Bisset in A Cape Town Affair. On 26 January 2020, Siegfried was also inaugurated as a living legend in the South African Legends Museum. His nephew, Shaun Mynhardt dedicated the museum in memory of Siegie.

Selected filmography

Film & Television
YearFilmRoleNotes
1965 Dingaka JudgeJamie Uys film
1967 The Cape Town Affair Fenton Robert D. Webb film
1968 Philippus Du Toit David Millin film
Doctor Kalie Doctor Kalie Ivan Hall film
Jy is my liefling Du Toit Dirk DeVilliers
1969 Danie Bosman: Die verhaal van die Grootste Komponis Tommie Meyer film
1974Tant Ralie se losieshuisMatroos CJIvan Hall film
1975Die troudag van tant RalieMatroos CJIvan Hall film
1977 Funeral for an Assassin Judge William Whitfield Ivan Hall film
1986 Auf Achse German television series, episode "Konvo"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veteran Actor Siegfried Mynhardt Dies at 87. .
  2. Book: 1980s. Jani Allan. Jani Allan. . Longstreet.