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Dick Cruikshanks (1874 – March 3, 1947) was a South African actor and director.

Dick Cruikshanks
Cruikshanks in De Voortrekkers as Piet Retief, 1916
Born	1874 South Africa
Died	March 3, 1947(1947-03-03) (aged 72–73)
Nationality	South African
Occupation(s)	Actor, director

His work includes five short comedies filmed in 1917, three of them with African actors.

Partial filmography

Actor

• De Voortrekkers (1916) as Piet Retief
• Swallow (1918) as Jan Botmar

Director

• The Major's Dilemma (1917)
• The Mealie Kids (1917)
• The Piccanini's Christmas (1917)
• Zulu-Town-Comedies (1917)
• Bond and Word (1918)
• The Bridge (1918)
• Fallen Leaves (1919)
• Prester John (1920)
• The Vulture's Prey (1921)
• The Blue Lagoon (1923)

References

1. "Dick Cruikshanks". IMDb.
2. Parsons, Neil (2016). "Make faces, Zulu! Make faces, Zulu! Silent comedy and ethnic stereotyping in early South African movies, 1916–1921". Journal of African Cinemas. 8 (2): 133–154. doi:10.1386/jac.8.2.133_1 – via ResearchGate.
3. "Dick Cruikshanks". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022.
4. Botha, Martin (1 January 2013). South African Cinema 1896-2010. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781783203307 – via Google Books.

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