Marius Weyers (born 3 February 1945, in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

) is a South African actor. He lives with his wife Yvette, an artist in her own right, in Rooi-Els in the

Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...

. He received international attention playing Andrew Steyn, a bumbling scientist in the movie ''

The Gods Must Be Crazy ''The Gods Must Be Crazy'' is a 1980 comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by Jamie Uys. An international co-production of South Africa and Botswana, it is the first film in ''The Gods Must Be Crazy'' series. Set in Southern Africa ...

'' (1980). He appeared in ''

Blood Diamond ''Blood Diamond'' is a 2006 American political war action thriller film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds min ...

'' (2006).

Selected filmography

* 1967 ''

Love Nights in the Taiga ''Love Nights in the Taiga'' (German: ''Liebesnächte in der Taiga'') is a 1967 West German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Thomas Hunter, Marie Versini and Stanislav Ledinek.Cowie & Elley p.148 It is also known by the alte ...

'' as Markjoff * 1974 ''

No Gold for a Dead Diver ''No Gold for a Dead Diver'' (german: Ein toter Taucher nimmt kein Gold) is a 1974 West German adventure film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Horst Janson, Monika Lundi and Marius Weyers.Bock & Bergfelder p. 390 A thriller about deep sea ...

'' as Rene Chagrin * 1977 ''

Target of an Assassin ''Target of an Assassin'' is a 1977 South African thriller film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Anthony Quinn and John Phillip Law. It was completed in South Africa in 1976 as ''Tigers Don't Cry'', but was not put into general American ...

'' as Colonel Pahler * 1980 ''

'' as Andrew Steyn * 1982 ''

Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

'' as Train Conductor * 1988 ''

Thieves of Fortune ''Thieves of Fortune'' (other titles - ''Chameleon'' and ''May the Best Man Win'') is a 1990 American action film directed by Michael MacCarthy. It is Lee Van Cleef's last film, released the year after he died of a heart attack. Premise In order ...

'' as Unknown * 1989 ''

DeepStar Six ''DeepStar Six '' (released in the Philippines as ''Alien from the Deep'') is a 1989 American science-fiction horror film about the struggles of the crew of an underwater military outpost to defend their base against the attacks of a sea monster ...

'' as Dr. John Van Gelder * 1989 ''

Farewell to the King ''Farewell to the King'' is a 1989 American action adventure drama film written and directed by John Milius. It stars Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, and Gerry Lopez and is loosely based on the 1969 novel ''L'Adieu au Roi'' by Pierre Schoe ...

'' as Sergeant Conklin * 1989 '' Happy Together'' as Denny Dollenbacher * 1989 ''Jewel of the Gods'' as Snowy Grinder * 1992 '' The Power of One'' as Professor Daniel Marais * 1992

Golden Girls ''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty Whit ...

as Derek * 1993 ''

Bopha! ''Bopha!'' is a 1993 American drama film directed by Morgan Freeman and starring Danny Glover. It is Freeman's directorial debut. It was adapted from a 1986 play of the same name. Story Micah Mangena is a black police officer in South Africa du ...

'' as Van Tonder * 1997 ''Paljas'' as Hendrik MacDonald * 2003 '' Stander'' as General Francois Jacobus Stander, Andre Stander's Father * 2005 '' The Triangle'' as Karl Sheedy * 2006 ''

'' as Rudolf Van de Kaap * ''Woestynblom'' (TV series) as Jerry F. * 2013 ''Nothing for Mahala'' as Hendrik Botha * 2018 ''The Seagull (Die Seemeeu)'' as Piet * 2018 ''The Recce'' as General Piet Visagie * 2019 ''

The Story of Racheltjie De Beer ''Racheltjie de Beer'' is a 2019 Afrikaans film about a young Afrikaner girl, Racheltjie de Beer in the Voortrekker-era who sacrificed herself to save her brother. The director is Matthys Boshoff and the producer is Johan Kruger. The screenplay ...

'' as George

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Detailed filmography
Living people 1945 births Afrikaner people Male actors from Johannesburg South African male actors South African people of German descent {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub