Dick Cruikshanks (1874 – March 3, 1947) was a South African actor and director.
His work includes five short comedies filmed in 1917, three of them with African actors.
Partial filmography
Actor
*''
De Voortrekkers'' (1916) as
Piet Retief
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*''
Swallow
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'' (1918) as Jan Botmar
Director
*''The Major's Dilemma'' (1917)
*''The Mealie Kids'' (1917)
*''The Piccanini's Christmas'' (1917)
*''Zulu-Town-Comedies'' (1917)
*''Bond and Word'' (1918)
*''The Bridge'' (1918)
*''Fallen Leaves'' (1919)
*''Prester John'' (1920)
*''The Vulture's Prey'' (1921)
*''
The Blue Lagoon'' (1923)
References
South African male film actors
South African film directors
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