David Dontoh

David Kwame Dontoh (bɔgebo zie la 1964) ka ba maŋ̍ boɔle o ka Uncle David, "Ghanaman" ane "Kofi Abranteɛ" (Kofi Gentleman), e la veteran Ghanaian actor ane television personality na starred naŋ̍ be local ane international films, drama, theatre ane stage productions. O da maŋ taa leɛroo kyaare television ane drama, te gaŋ̍ a zaa golden yuomo na be theatre a Ghana kyaare a 80s ane90s.http://omgghana.com/kumawood-disgracing-ghana-david-dontoh/https://web.archive.org/web/20150904073939/http://www.dailyguideghana.com/david-dontoh-caught-over-russia-bullet/ 

 Obra Drama Kpaaroŋ̍ 
Dontoh taa la bammo kyaare a o toma na e "Ghanaman", a  lahɔrema kyaare a archetypal middle-aged Ghanaian na be a popular local comedy-drama series Ɔbra (Twi for "life"),  na da sere saaŋ a 80s ane 90s. Ɔbra da piilee a da e Keteke, a small theatre production na da aired kyaare Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) ko a rival Osofo Dadzie.

 Game Shows & Quizzes 

 Agoro (1998 - 2008)
 Agoro Fie (2011)
 By The Fire Side

 Films 
Dontoh's sinii mine

 Beasts of No Nation (2015) as Linguist
 The Dead (2010) as The Chief
 The Cursed Ones (2015) as Bar Tender.

 Notable Projects 
Dontohda e la memba ko Ghana National Theatre management team yuomo mine kyԑ da gaa peɛnnoo organisation a 2000. Ona la da piili a Ghana Union of Theatre Societies neŋ̍ Mr. Effah Nkrabea Darteh.https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/david-dontoh-opens-acting-school.html O meŋ̍ e la nem-piilaa ko a Ghana Actors Guild a da e Guild's first secretary. O meŋ̍ da e la president ko a Ghana Concert Parties Union. Dontoh meŋ̍ da e la chairman ko a planning committee na da be a Ghana Music Awards yuomo mine.https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Akufo-Addo-appoints-David-Dontoh-as-NFA-chair-Juliet-Asante-as-Executive-Secretary-820144

 Yuomo mine 
David Dontoh dɔgebo zie da la Gyegyeano, a  koraa kaŋ̍a na be Cape Coast a Central Region of Ghana. O saa da e la teacher, writer ane a agricultural officer neŋ̍ specialism kyaare vegetable farming ane animal husbandry. O ma - Elizabeth Victoria Ackon Green (Efua Beduwa) - meŋ da e la fish monger.

David Dontoh piili la a o acting  toma kyɛ da naŋ̍ kpeɛra neŋ̍ a o aunt na da be Dansoman. A daraata ko USAID, Olean Hess naŋ toŋ neŋ Dontoh's aunt a wagere na o naŋ da gaa a yiri a da nyɛ a o gɔɔloŋ̍ kyaare art. A Dontoh  da sage ne la 70 illustrations kyaare Olean Hess' new book, Agriculture na be Tropics, na da naŋ̍ taa yɔɔbo mine.

 Sakuuri 
David Dontoh's primary education da be la saku-gyamaa na da be a Cape Coast, Winneba, ane Abakrampa a Central Region of Ghana. O da toŋɛɛ amateur productions a o secondary school daare. O da taa la a o secondary education a Apam Senior High School. O da zanɛɛ science, English ane poetry. Yuomo mine na da pare a o da taa bammo gyamaa yi a acting scene, a o co-actor a saŋa naŋ - Grace Omaboe (Maame Dokono) of Obra fame - da kpaa o la ka o da nyɛ formal qualifications na be theatre ane drama yi o na da di baare a  Best Actor Award a 1984. Dontoh paaŋ da zanne la Drama ane Theatre a School na kyaare Performing Arts University of Ghana  yi 1985 ane 1988, ka o zankpoŋ̍ da e playwriting a da nyԑ diploma.

 Nyɔvooroŋ 
David Dontoh  kulee Rebecca Dontoh. Ba da taa biiri bata, noba bayi da taa soobo ko Jojo ane Ewurama. Yele mine yi la kyaare a Grace Omaboe (Maame Dokono) yuomo anaare mine poɔ ba naŋ̍ da laŋ̍ taa a naŋ̍ maale drama kpaaroŋ̍ na e Obra. 

Yi a acting toma puoriŋ, Dontoh meŋ da e la poet, scriptwriter, dramatist, playwright (television ane screenplay), composer, singer, songwriter, painter, sculptor, graphic illustrator, etc. O da ŋ̍mɛ la yiel-gyamaa kyɛ da sɛge 300 poems na da be Fanti, Twi ane English. Ona la a board chairman ko a Ghana National Film Authority paala ba na da maale. Ona meŋ da la a gyaagyi ko a Ghana 48 hours film competition.

 Filimogeraafi 

 Film 
YearFilmRoleNotes1983Kukurantumi: Road to AccraBob1989Heritage Africa1991Sika SunsumJimmy CashDirect-to-video1993ConfessionsPaa KwesiDirect-to-video1996Deadly VoyageBob1998Victim of LoveDirect-to-video2004Welcome Home'''
|Taxi Driver
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|2006
|No Time to Die|Asante
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|2010
|The Dead|The Chief
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|2011
|Ties That Bind|Koo
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|2012
|Kweiba|Father
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|2013
|The Dead 2: India|The Chief
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| rowspan="4" |2015
|Pieces of Me|Board Member
|Direct-to-video
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|Beasts of No Nation|Linguist
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|Chronicles of Odumkrom: The Headmaster|Mr. Brown
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|The Cursed Ones|Bar Tender
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|2016
|Like Cotton Twines|Father Baani
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|2019
|Smoke Screen|Uncle Debrah
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| rowspan="2" |2020
|Coming to Africa|Monte
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|Lagos to Oslo|Professor Obiora
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|2021
|Freedom and Justice|President
|Drama
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|2023
|Coming to Africa: Welcome to Ghana|
|Comedy / Drama / Romance
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|2024
|The Groomsmen''Drama

 Teevi 
YearFilmRoleNotes1996Screen TwoBobEpisode: "Deadly Voyage"2017BeatMr. Ntim

 Gyerema mine ane Kyɔtaɛ 

 Best Actor ECRAG Award 1984,1989 and 1992
 Best Supporting and World Centenary of Film, Ghana Film Award 1999
 PAM African Film Festival
 Ghana Peace Award (2017)

 Ziiri mine sommo 

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