Dick Cruikshanks

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

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