"campaigned against apartheid and further publicised Biko's life and death, writing many newspaper articles about him, as well as a book, ""Biko"" (1978). This was made into the 1987 film ""Cry Freedom"" by Richard Attenborough, starring Denzel Washington as Biko. Many film critics and Black Consciousness proponents were concerned that the film foregrounded white characters like Woods over Biko himself, but ""Cry Freedom"" brought Biko's life and activism to a wider audience. The state censors initially permitted its release in South Africa, but after it began screening in the country's cinemas, copies were confiscated by police on the order of"
"Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film ""Glory"" (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller ""Training Day"" (2001). Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1980s, including his portrayals of real-life figures, such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in ""Cry Freedom"" (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in ""Malcolm"
"Biko (book) Biko is a biography about Black Consciousness Movement leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. It was written by the liberal white South African journalist Donald Woods, a personal friend of Biko. Donald Woods was forced into exile for attempting to expose the truth surrounding Biko’s death. It was the inspiration for the 1987 film ""Cry Freedom"". Biko covers the life of South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko from the view of his friend Donald Woods. The book is also critical of the white government of South Africa and the Apartheid system. It attacks the mistreatment of blacks and"
"(Penelope Wilton) and their family later join him. With the aid of Australian journalist Bruce Haigh (John Hargreaves), the British High Commission in Maseru, and the Government of Lesotho, they are flown under United Nations passports and with one Lesotho official over South African territory, via Botswana to London, where they were granted political asylum. The film's epilogue displays a graphic detailing a long list of anti-apartheid activists (including Biko), who died under suspicious circumstances while imprisoned by the government. The premise of ""Cry Freedom"" is based on the true story of Steve Biko, the charismatic South African Black Consciousness"
"of non-disclosure. He died from stomach cancer on November 1, 1998. Harold Snyman Harold Snyman (April 23, 1928 – November 1, 1998) was a major in the South African Security Police. He led the interrogation of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko after Biko's arrest in September 1977. He retired with the rank of colonel. In 1986, he was portrayed in the banned theatre production ""The Biko Inquest"", directed by Saira Essa and Charles Pillay in South Africa. His character was played by a British actor, Andrew Edwards. After South Africa's transition to democracy, Snyman applied for amnesty from the Truth"
"saying that their position is not a misunderstanding but a rejection of the TRC's mandate. Among the highest-profile of these objections were the criticisms levelled by the family of prominent anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who was killed by the security police, and whose story was featured in the film ""Cry Freedom"". Biko's family described the TRC as a ""vehicle for political expediency"", which ""robbed"" them of their right to justice. The family opposed amnesty for his killers on these grounds and brought a legal action in South Africa's highest court, arguing that the TRC was unconstitutional. On the other side"
"at this time were Steve Biko (murdered by police whilst being held in detention in 1977) and Dr. Mamphela Ramphele (Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town and a Director of the World Bank). Haigh helped banned newspaper editor, Donald Woods, escape from South Africa. His role (played by Australian actor John Hargreaves) in this escape was portrayed in the film, ""Cry Freedom"" produced by Richard Attenborough. Bruce helped a number of other political activists escape from South Africa. Haigh worked in the Australian Embassy in Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 1984. From 1984 to 1986 he was Director"
"Harold Snyman Harold Snyman (April 23, 1928 – November 1, 1998) was a major in the South African Security Police. He led the interrogation of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko after Biko's arrest in September 1977. He retired with the rank of colonel. In 1986, he was portrayed in the banned theatre production ""The Biko Inquest"", directed by Saira Essa and Charles Pillay in South Africa. His character was played by a British actor, Andrew Edwards. After South Africa's transition to democracy, Snyman applied for amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission but his submission was rejected on the basis"
"Nelson Mandela and the bridge across the Buffalo River was renamed the ""Biko Bridge"". Woods also gave his support to the Action for Southern Africa event in Islington, London honouring Biko, helping to secure messages from Ntsiki Biko, Mamphela Ramphele (then the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town) and Mandela. Director Richard Attenborough filmed the story of Woods and Steve Biko, based upon the books which Woods had written, under the title ""Cry Freedom"". Donald and Wendy Woods became very much involved in the project, working closely with the actors and crew. The film was shot largely on"
"Negro Ensemble Company production ""A Soldier's Play"" which premiered November 20, 1981. A major career break came when Washington starred as Dr. Phillip Chandler in NBC's television hospital drama ""St. Elsewhere"", which ran from 1982 to 1988. He was one of only a few African-American actors to appear on the series for its entire six-year run. He also appeared in several television, motion picture and stage roles, such as the films ""A Soldier's Story"" (1984), ""Hard Lessons"" (1986) and ""Power"" (1986). In 1987, he starred as South African anti-apartheid political activist Steven Biko in Richard Attenborough's ""Cry Freedom"", for which"
"cinematically, and by MCA Home Video for home media. ""Cry Freedom"" premiered in cinemas nationwide in the United States on 6 November 1987 grossing $5,899,797 in domestic ticket receipts. The film was at its widest release showing in 479 cinemas nationwide. It was generally met with positive critical reviews before its initial screening in cinemas. South African authorities unexpectedly allowed the film to be screened in cinemas without cuts or restrictions, despite the publication of Biko's writings being banned at the time of its release. Following a news story depicting the demolition of a slum in East London, South Africa,"
"healthcare centre and a crèche in the Ginsberg area. During his ban he received repeated anonymous threats, and was detained by state security services on several occasions. Following his arrest in August 1977, Biko was severely beaten by state security officers, resulting in his death. Over 20,000 people attended his funeral. Biko's fame spread posthumously. He became the subject of numerous songs and works of art, while a 1978 biography by his friend Donald Woods formed the basis for the 1987 film ""Cry Freedom"". During Biko's life, the government alleged that he hated whites, various anti-apartheid activists accused him of"
"A different version opened in London in 1990. Briley attempted to obtain an injunction, claiming he had paid the King family $200,000 in personality rights. In 1987, Briley again teamed up with Attenborough for ""Cry Freedom"", about the South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. Briley had disagreements with Donald Woods, the journalist whose books formed the basis of the script. Briley viewed the nonviolence of the Black Consciousness Movement as principled, whereas Woods felt it was a tactical decision. Although Woods feared Briley lacked an awareness of the complexities of political debate among black South Africans, those shown a preview"
"Alamo: The Price of Freedom Alamo: The Price of Freedom is a 1988 American IMAX film directed and written by Kieth Merrill starring Merrill Connally, Casey Biggs, Enrique Sandino, Steve Sandor, Don Swayze, and Derek Caballero. The film was distributed by Macgillivray Freeman Films. It is based on the George A. McAlister book of the same name. It is shown at San Antonio's IMAX in Theater Rivercenter. In 1836, soldiers sacrifice their lives in combat in the new Republic of Texas. At the time of its filming, the production generated much controversy among the Tejano population of San Antonio who"
"protested that it was demeaning to their contributions to the city's history. Alamo: The Price of Freedom Alamo: The Price of Freedom is a 1988 American IMAX film directed and written by Kieth Merrill starring Merrill Connally, Casey Biggs, Enrique Sandino, Steve Sandor, Don Swayze, and Derek Caballero. The film was distributed by Macgillivray Freeman Films. It is based on the George A. McAlister book of the same name. It is shown at San Antonio's IMAX in Theater Rivercenter. In 1836, soldiers sacrifice their lives in combat in the new Republic of Texas. At the time of its filming, the"
"his work on ""The Sopranos"", ""Boardwalk Empire"", and ""Portlandia"" has received recognition. Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi (; ; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, director, and former firefighter. Buscemi has starred and supported in numerous successful Hollywood and indie films, including ""Parting Glances"", ""New York Stories"", ""Mystery Train"", ""Reservoir Dogs"", ""Desperado"", ""Con Air"", ""Armageddon"", ""The Grey Zone"", ""Ghost World"", ""Big Fish"", and ""The Death of Stalin"". He is also known for his appearances in the Coen brothers films ""Miller's Crossing"", ""Barton Fink"", ""The Hudsucker Proxy"", ""Fargo"", and ""The Big Lebowski"". Buscemi provides the voice of Randall"
"13, 2009 at New York City Hall. On March 9, 2012, the couple welcomed their second child, a son named Sebastian Kick Sisto. The family resides in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Sisto had recurring roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's ""Six Feet Under"" and as NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's ""Law & Order"". He also starred in the comedy ""Clueless"" (1995), the biblical television film ""Jesus"" (1999), the drama ""Thirteen"" (2003), and the horror film ""Wrong Turn"" (2003). In 2004, he portrayed bigoted"
"Christine Pan James. His urn resides on the mantle of his home in Burbank, California. Steve James (actor) Steve James (February 19, 1952 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor, stunt performer and martial artist. He starred mostly in action films such as the ""American Ninja"" series, ""The Delta Force"" (1986), ""The Exterminator"" (1980), and ""Enter the Game of Death"" (1978). James also portrayed Kung Fu Joe in the 1988 comedy/spoof film ""I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"", and its 1990 television pilot spinoff ""Hammer, Slammer, & Slade"". James was born and raised in New York City. His father was"
"stories, in a similar fashion to Tobolowsky's film ""Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party"". The show was picked up by Public Radio International in 2012. Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and musician. He is known for film roles such as annoying insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ""Groundhog Day"" and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in ""Memento"", as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry (""Deadwood""), Bob Bishop (""Heroes""), Sandy Ryerson (""Glee""), Stu Beggs (""Californication"" and ""White Famous""), and Action Jack Barker (""Silicon Valley""). Tobolowsky has a monthly audio podcast, ""The Tobolowsky Files"", of"
"Crying Freeman (film) Crying Freeman is a 1995 action film starring Mark Dacascos, Julie Condra, and Tchéky Karyo, and directed by Christophe Gans. It's an adaptation of the best-selling manga of the same name by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami, drawing primarily upon the ""Portrait of a Killer"" arc. The film was an international co-production between Canada, Japan, and France, and was filmed on location in British Columbia in October 1994. Despite being heavily promoted by Viz Media on ""Animerica"" magazine and reprints of the ""Crying Freeman"" graphic novel, the film was never released in the United States. The movie"
"Skeet Ulrich Skeet Ulrich (born Bryan Ray Trout; January 20, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in popular 1990s films, as Billy Loomis in ""Scream"" and Chris Hooker in ""The Craft"". Since 2017, he stars as FP Jones on The CW's ""Riverdale"". Other television roles include Paul Callan in the short-lived ABC drama ""Miracles"", Johnston Jacob ""Jake"" Green, Jr. in the television series ""Jericho"", and L.A.P.D. Detective Rex Winters, a former Marine from the ""Law & Order"" franchise. Skeet Ulrich was born as Bryan Ray Trout on January 20, 1970, in Lynchburg, Virginia. His"
"Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and musician. He is known for film roles such as annoying insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ""Groundhog Day"" and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in ""Memento"", as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry (""Deadwood""), Bob Bishop (""Heroes""), Sandy Ryerson (""Glee""), Stu Beggs (""Californication"" and ""White Famous""), and Action Jack Barker (""Silicon Valley""). Tobolowsky has a monthly audio podcast, ""The Tobolowsky Files"", of autobiographical stories of his acting and personal life. In 2015, he co-hosted a short-lived second podcast, ""Big Problems – An Advice Podcast"", with"
"Gary Sweet Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in ""Alexandra's Project"" (as Steve), ""Police Rescue"" (as Sergeant ""Mickey"" McClintock), ""Cody"" (as Cody), ""Big Sky"" (as Chris Manning), ""Bodyline"" (as Donald Bradman), ""Stingers"" (as DI Luke Harris) and ""House Husbands"" (as Lewis Crabb). He grew up in Warradale, South Australia, and attended Brighton High School in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at Sturt Teachers' College took up drama. His first role was in low-budget horror film ""Nightmares"". In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognisable through the"
"died at the age of 56 in New York City of a heart attack. Ralph Strait Ralph Strait (July 8, 1936 – July 31, 1992) was an American-Irish actor who starred in film and on television. He was known for his role in the 1982 cult film ""The Beastmaster"" as Sacco, also that year he starred in the horror movie """" as Buddy Kupfer, and that year he starred in ""They Call Me Bruce?"". He starred on the soap opera ""Search for Tomorrow"" as Dan Stone from 1985-1986. Strait had made guest appearances on TV shows, some of those shows"
"while Dacascos' character is presented as Kaga's nephew, though the actors are not related. Some of his other roles include the recurring character of Wo Fat on the CBS series ""Hawaii Five-0"", Kung Lao in the web series """", Eric Draven in """", Eubulon (the Advent Master) in """" and the title role in the film ""Crying Freeman"". Dacascos competed in season 9 of ""Dancing with the Stars"". Dacascos' father, Al Dacascos, is from Hawaii and is a martial arts instructor of Filipino, Spanish, and Han Chinese ancestry. His biological mother, Moriko McVey-Murray, is of Irish and Japanese ancestry. In"
"Ray Liotta Raymond Allen Liotta (born December 18, 1954) is an American actor, film producer, and voice actor. Liotta is best known for his portrayal of Henry Hill in the crime drama ""Goodfellas"" (1990); other notable roles include Ray Sinclair in Jonathan Demme's ""Something Wild"" (1986), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, Shoeless Joe Jackson in ""Field of Dreams"" (1989), Officer Pete Davis in ""Unlawful Entry"" (1992), Officer Gary Figgis in ""Cop Land"" (1997), Paul Krendler in ""Hannibal"" (2001), Fred Jung in ""Blow"" (2001), Tommy Vercetti in the video game """" (2002), Chief Gus Monroe in ""John Q"""
"died in the tsunami on 26 December 2004. He was a longtime advocate of education that does not judge upon colour, race, creed or religion. His attachment to Waterford was his passion for non-racial education, which were the grounds on which Waterford Kamhlaba was founded. Waterford was one of his inspirations for directing the film ""Cry Freedom"", based on the life of Steve Biko. He founded The Richard Attenborough Arts Centre on the Leicester University campus in 1997, specifically designed to provide access for the disabled, in particular as practitioners. He was elected to the post of Chancellor of the"
"Steve Ryan (actor) Steve Ryan (June 19, 1947 – September 3, 2007) was an American actor. He was best known for his recurring role on the Fox sitcom ""Arrested Development"" as J. Walter Weatherman. Some of his other roles included ""Detective Nate Grossman"" on the NBC Police series ""Crime Story"" and his role as ""Bobick"" on ""Daddio"". He had recurring roles as Sgt. Adams on """", as Secretary of Defense Miles Hutchinson on ""The West Wing"", as Father Conti on ""American Dreams"", as Officer Mike Healy on ""Oz"", and as Mark Volchek on ""Wiseguy"" Ryan's notable stage appearances included the"
"Cry of the City Cry of the City is a 1948 black-and-white film noir directed by Robert Siodmak based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, ""The Chair for Martin Rome"". The screenwriter Ben Hecht worked on the film's script, but is not credited. The film was partly shot on location in New York City. Martin Rome (Richard Conte), a hardened criminal, is recuperating in a hospital from a shootout that resulted in the death of a police officer. At the hospital, he is secretly visited by his fiancée, Teena Ricante (Debra Paget). A shady lawyer representing another crook, Niles"
"Ralph Strait Ralph Strait (July 8, 1936 – July 31, 1992) was an American-Irish actor who starred in film and on television. He was known for his role in the 1982 cult film ""The Beastmaster"" as Sacco, also that year he starred in the horror movie """" as Buddy Kupfer, and that year he starred in ""They Call Me Bruce?"". He starred on the soap opera ""Search for Tomorrow"" as Dan Stone from 1985-1986. Strait had made guest appearances on TV shows, some of those shows range from ""The Incredible Hulk"", ""Eight Is Enough"", and ""Magnum, P.I."". In 1992, Strait"
"began as a non-violent demonstration before police responded violently. The protest devolved into a riot. 176 people died mostly killed by the security forces [needs verification]. The government's efforts to suppress the growing movement led to the imprisonment of Steve Biko, who became a symbol of the struggle. Biko died in police custody on 12 September 1977. It should be noted that Steve Biko was a non-violent activist, even though the movement he helped start eventually took up violent resistance. White newspaper editor Donald Woods supported the movement and Biko, whom he had befriended, by leaving South Africa and exposing"
"Theodore Bikel Theodore Meir Bikel ( ; May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was an Austrian-American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist. He appeared in films including ""The African Queen"" (1951), ""Moulin Rouge"" (1952), ""The Enemy Below"" (1957), ""I Want to Live!"" (1958), ""My Fair Lady"" (1964) and ""The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming"" (1966). For his portrayal of Sheriff Max Muller in ""The Defiant Ones"" (1958), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He made his stage debut in ""Tevye the Milkman"" in Tel Aviv, Israel, when he was"
"Kirk Bovill Kirk Bovill (born January 17, 1961) is an American actor, writer, voice-over artist and producer. His film credits include ""Vice"", ""20th Century Women"", ""Free State of Jones"", ""Get on Up"", ""Contraband"", ""Texas Killing Fields"", ""White Lightnin'"", ""The Butterfly Circus"", and ""God Bless America"". Bovill was born in Wayne, Nebraska, the son of Judy Bovill, a teacher, artist, and writer, and Ron Bovill, a college professor, coach, writer, and former actor, who filmed national Wells Fargo commercials in the 1970s as Mark Twain. After attending Aurora High School, he headed off to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where"