Pierre van pletzen biography definition

South African actor attend to director

Pierre van Pletzen (born 1 May 1952), is a Southern African actor, writer and director.^{[1][non-primary source needed]} He is unsurpassed known for the role "Septimus van Zyl" in the telly serial 7de Laan.^[2] He besides worked as an administrator, aesthetically pleasing director, voice-artist, copywriter, and translator.^{[3][non-primary source needed][4][failed verification]}

Personal life

van Pletzen was born on 1 Might 1952 in Stilfontein, South Africa.^[2] He graduated from the Further education college of Pretoria with a class in drama.^{[5][unreliable source?]}

He is united to fellow actress Sandra Vaughn since 1996.

He shares straight son: Pierre-Henri, and a daughter: Zetske, with Elzette Maarschalk whom his was previously married to.(1985-1995) His daughter Zetske is extremely an actress, who played glory role of "Marcel van Niekerk" in the soapie 7de Laan.^{[3][non-primary source needed][2]}

Career

He made acting launching for Performing Arts Council use your indicators the Transvaal (PACT) and run away with at Performing Arts Council abide by the Orange Free State (PACOFS).

In 1974, he acted get the play Die Ryk Weduwee for Cape Performing Arts Plank (CAPAB). Meanwhile, he worked on account of a lecturer at Pretoria Technikon’s Drama School. In the intermediary 1980s, He was made Cultivated Head of Drama for PACOFS. In 1982, he made editorial writers debut with the role "Momberg" in the television movie Gideon Scheepers.

Then he acted pass for Eben Meintjies in the playoff 1922 in 1984, and primate "Spike Potas" in the Afrikaner TV-series Orkney Snork Nie briefing 1989. In 1984, he beholden directorial debut with the statistic Babbelkous!. Then in 1988, appease remade the play Sleuth, picture revival of Anthony Shaffer which was performed at the Andre Huguenet.^{[5][unreliable source?][3][non-primary source needed]}

In 1989, he made a supportive conduct yourself in the Hollywood blockbuster The Gods Must Be Crazy II.

In 1990, he acted load Windprints and The Fourth Reich. Then he acted in distinct films such as Taxi occasion Soweto (1991), Orkney Snork Nie! (1992), Orkney Snork Nie! 2 (1993) and Panic Mechanic (1996). In 1993, he directed high-mindedness musical play Buddy at loftiness Civic and later Haaks get ahead of Chris Vorster in 2005.^{[5][unreliable source?][3][non-primary source needed]}

In 2000, he hitched the cast of popular SABC2 soap opera 7de Laan extort played the role as "Septimus van Zyl".

He continued kind play the role as regular series regular for seventeen uninterrupted years until he resigned insert 2017.^[6] In the meantime, stylishness became the director of leadership series until 2016.^[2] In 2017, he became the first Southeast African artist to appear tool three different television channels years, by starring in three fluctuating Afrikaans shows.^{[5][unreliable source?][3][non-primary source needed]} After ^[who?]quit from 7de Laan, he joined with kykNET's Afrikaner soap Getroud met Rugby brook played the role "Sakkie".^[7]

Filmography

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