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Full Bill Flynn Biography
Bill Flynn (December 13, 1948 - July 11, 2007 Johannesburg) was a well known South African film and theater actor and comedian. He was born in Cape Town and matriculated from Plumstead High School. He went to the UCT drama school and was a founder member of the Space theatre in Cape Town. Flynn and Bobby Heaney took Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman to South African audiences in 2001, with Flynn playing the role of Willie Loman.
He was perhaps best known for his portrayal of Tjokkie, a character which Flynn portrayed as a wise cracking, beer drinking rugby union fan. He had won 13 best actor awards, including the Dublin Critics and Golden Entertainer Awards. His film writing also won him a Best Screenplay award for 'Saturday Night at the Palace'. His karate comedy movie Kill and Kill Again was a top box office hit in America. Bill's movie of Saturday Night at The Palace won several Vita Film Awards, a Best Actor award at the Italian Taormina Film festival as well as a Merit Award at the Los Angeles Film festival.
At the time of his death Flynn was married to actress Jana Cilliers, his second wife. Flynn died in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 11, 2007, of an apparent heart attack. He was 58 at the time of his death. His highly successful career includes leading roles in over 140 stage plays, musicals, 42 films, dozens of TV shows and thousands of radio and TV commercials. |
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