Jack Klaff is a South African-born actor, writer and academic. He has held professorships at
Princeton University
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and
Starlab
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.
Amongst his early screen roles were in
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) as Red Four and
For Your Eyes Only (1981) as Apostis.
He also appeared in the 1984-87 BBC radio comedy series ''
Delve Special
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'' alongside
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring ...
.
Filmography
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20th-century South African male actors
21st-century South African male actors
Living people
South African male film actors
South African male television actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
1951 births
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