Johnny Sekka
Born: 1934-07-21 in Dakar, Senegal
Died: 2006-09-14
Known For: Acting
Biography
Johnny Sekka (born Lamine Secka, 21 July 1934 – 14 September 2006) was a Senegalese actor. During the Second World War he found employment as an interpreter at an American air base in Dakar. He then worked on the docks. When he was 20, he stowed away on a ship to Marseille, France, and lived for three years in Paris. He arrived in London, England in 1952, and served for two years in the Royal Air Force, where he first received the nickname "Johnny", but then Bermudian actor Earl Cameron persuaded him to become an actor, and he attended RADA. He became a stagehand at the Royal Court Theatre, and appeared on stage in various plays from 1958.
Filmography
1993
- Babylon 5: The Gathering as Dr. Benjamin Kyle
- The Gifted as King
1989
- Passion and Paradise as Alfred Adderly
1985
- Fever Pitch as Chocolate
1984
- Master of the Game as Banda
1982
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
- Hanky Panky as Lacey
1981
1979
- Roots: The Next Generations as Ebou Manga
- Ashanti as Captain Bradford
1977
1976
- The Message as Bilal
1974
- Good Times
- Uptown Saturday Night as Geechie's Henchman
- Visit to a Chief's Son as Nemolok
1973
- A Warm December as Dr. Joseph Myomo
- Charley-One-Eye as Bob
1972
- Reou-Takh as Tetja Bulan
1971
- Blood Suckers as Bob Kirby
- Things Fall Apart as Obi Okonkwo
1969
- Plays of Today as The Chief
- The Southern Star as Matakit
1967
- Sleeping Dog as Claud
- The Last Safari as Jama
1966
- Khartoum as Khaleel
1965
- Gideon's Way as Chay
1964
- The Wednesday Play as Claud
- Woman of Straw as Thomas
- East of Sudan as Kimrasi
1963
- The Human Jungle as Alvar
1962
- Studio 4 as Moses
- The Wild and the Willing as Reggie
1961
- The Avengers as Col. Nsonga
- Drama 61-67 as Mallboy Dowling
- Flame in the Streets as Peter Lincoln
1960
- Armchair Mystery Theatre as Taylor
1956
- Around the World in 80 Days as Man Operating Hand Held Fan in Military Police Office
- Armchair Theatre as Sammy Oliver