Marius Weyers

Marius Weyers (gebore op 3 Februarie 1945 in Johannesburg) is ’n Suid-Afrikaanse akteur. Hy het saam met sy vrou, Yvette, op Rooi-Els, Wes-Kaap, gewoon waar sy op 11 Julie 2023 oorlede is nadat alzheimersiekte in 2019 by haar gediagnoseer is. Hy het internasionaal bekend geraak as Andrew Steyn in die rolprent The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980). Hy het 'n toekenning as beste akteur vir sy rol in Paljas ontvang.

In 1981 ontvang Weyers die Erepenning vir Verhoogkuns van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns. In 2021 word Weyers weer deur die Akademie vereer met die Besondere Erepenning van die SA Akademie vir sy besondere bydrae tot rolprent- en TV-kuns.

Filmografie

Rolprente 
Liebesnächte in der Taiga, 1967
Oupa for Sale, 1968 as Kobie
Die vervlakste tweeling, 1969 as Toni Roux/'Paul'
Onwettige huwelik, 1970
Stop Exchange, 1970
 Sononder, 1971
Die bankrower, 1973
Siener in die suburbs, 1973 as Jakes.
Vreemde wêreld, 1974
Ein toter Taucher nimmt kein Gold, 1974 as René Chagrin
Ongewenste vreemdeling, 1974 as Steenberg.
Daar kom tant alie, 1976 as Jansonius Groeneweg
Listen to My Story, 1976
Target of an Assassin, 1977 as kolonel Albert Pahler
The Guest: An episode in the Life of Eugène Marais, 1977 as Dr. A.G. Visser
The Gods Must Be Crazy, 1980 as Andrew Steyn.
Gandhi, 1982 as dirigent
Le léopard, 1984 as Nicolas/Nick Denver
Torn Allegiance, 1986 as Henk (die Boere)
Saturday Night at the Palace, 1987 as Van Vuuren
Jewel of the Gods, 1989
DeepStar Six, 1989 as Dr. John Van Gelder
Farewell to the King, 1989 as Sersant Conklin.
Happy Together 1989, as Denny Dollenbacher
Windprints, 1990 as Henning
The Fourth Reich, 1990 as Jan Taillard
Taxi to Soweto, 1991 as Morace du Toit
The Good Fascist, 1992 as van Wyk
The Power of One, 1992 as Prof. Daniel Marais
Friends, 1993 as Johan
Bopha!, 1993 as Van Tonder
The Cage, 1995 as Clouse
Den vita lejoninnan, 1996 as Dekker
 Paljas, 1998 as Hendrik MacDonald
Final Solution, 2001 as mnr. Wolfaardt
Pure Blood, 2002 as generaal
Consequence, 2003 as Dr. Alexander Kopp
Stander, 2003 as André Stander se pa
Charlie, 2004 as Van den Bergh
Blood Diamond (2006) as Rudolf Van de Kaap

Die wonderwerker, 2012 as Gys van Rooyen
Die laaste tango, 2013 as kapt. Mauritz Duvenhage
Faan se trein, 2014 as die dominee

TV-programme 
 Vyfster (TV-reeks), 1984
The Mantis Project, 1985 as Selous Scout (TV-fliek)
Good & Evil (TV-reeks), 1991 as Ronald
The Golden Girls (TV-series), 1992 as Derek
Death in the Family (TV-minireeks), 1993 as Gerrit du Plessis
Nurses (TV-reeks), 1992–1993 as Dr. Peter Pleckner / Ian Worthington
Designing Women (TV-reeks), 1993 as Nigel
 Soutmansland (TV-reeks), 1999
Check-in to Disaster (TV-fliek), 2001 as Johann Falkner
 Song vir Katryn (TV-reeks), 2003 as "Dad"

Verwysings

Eksterne skakels 
 Weyers se filmografie 
 
  Hierdie artikel is vertaal vanuit die Engelse Wikipedia

Geboortes in 1945
Lewende mense
Suid-Afrikaanse akteurs
Afrikaners
Suid-Afrikaanse manlike akteurs van die 20ste eeu
Suid-Afrikaanse manlike akteurs van die 21ste eeu