David Geoffrey Clatworthy (11 July 1960 – 8 September 2020) was a South African actor and director.
Personal life
Clatworthy was born on 11 July 1960 in South Africa. He completed education from Pretoria Boys High School. From 1978 to 1979, he became the regimental instructor for the School of Artillery. In 1980, he enrolled to the
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu ...
to study a bilingual Performer's Diploma in Speech and Drama. He graduated with the degree in 1983.
He was married to fellow actress Wilmien Rossouw. The couple had two children. He was later in a relationship with Michelle Botha, where they have a son.
He diagnosed with an esophagus cancer for some time. He died on 8 September 2020 at the age of 60.
Career
He made notable performances in many theatre plays such as; ''The King and I'', ''Life Is a Pitch'', ''Macbeth'', ''Revamp'', ''The Boys Next Door'', and ''Beyond Therapy''. He played the role "Jamie" in ''Long Day’s Journey Into Night'', where he won the Fleur Du Cap Award for Best Supporting Actor. Apart from that, he was also nominated for a Fleur Du Cap Award and the Dalro award in 1989.
In 1990, he made film debut with ''Return to Justice'' and played the role "Hayes".
In 2008, he acted in the SABC2 television sitcom ''On the Couch'' with the role "Arno". In 2012, he starred as "Commander Schoeman" in the Mzansi Magic crime drama serial ''Mshika-shika''. In 2013, he made a guest role in the SABC3 sitcom ''Safe''.
In 2016, he joined with the kykNET Afrikaans soap opera ''Getroud met Rugby'' and played the role "Gerald Richter". In the meantime, he also became a director of the show.
In 2018, he played the role "Clive Wright" in SABC2 sitcom ''Konsternasie Oppie Stasie''. Other than that, he acted in the international science fiction film ''
District 9
''District 9'' is a 2009 science fiction mockumentary film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zeala ...
'' and joined with the first season of Netflix film ''The Crown''.
Apart from cinema, theatre and television, he rendered his voice in over 100 radio dramas.
Some his other notable film appearances came through, ''
Mia et le lion blanc
''Mia and the White Lion'' (french: Mia et le lion blanc) is a 2018 family adventure film directed by Gilles de Maistre. The film stars Daniah de Villiers, Mélanie Laurent, and Langley Kirkwood. The film was released in France on December 26, ...
'', ''Harry Game'', ''Young Ones'', ''
The Making of the Mahatma
''The Making of the Mahatma'' is a 1996 joint Indian - South African produced film, directed by Shyam Benegal, about the early life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (also known as Mahatma Gandhi, ''Great Soul'') during his 21 years in South Afric ...
'', ''Everyman's Taxi'', ''Lunar Cop'', ''Verraaiers'', ''Platteland'', and ''Winnie Mandela''.
Filmography
References
External links
IMDb
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1960 births
2020 deaths
South African male film actors
South African male television actors
South African male stage actors
White South African people
Deaths from esophageal cancer
Deaths from cancer in South Africa