Johnny Sekka
Biography
Johnny Sekka was a Senegalese actor who built a career in British film and television. Born in Dakar, he served in the Royal Air Force before Earl Cameron urged him to take acting, and he trained at RADA and worked as a stagehand at the Royal Court Theatre. He began in plays in 1958 and had a small part in the film of Look Back in Anger, then a leading role in Flame in the Streets. In the 1960s he appeared in Woman of Straw (1964) and Khartoum (1966), and in 1968 he took the lead in a West End staging of Night of Fame. He later moved to the United States, where Sidney Poitier directed him in A Warm December (1973) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974), and he played Bilal in The Message (1976). He also appeared in Hanky Panky (1982) and as Dr. Benjamin Kyle in the Babylon 5 pilot The Gathering (1993).
72years old at death
- Born Dakar
- Died Agua Dulce
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 29 years1964 to 1993
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A role that slipped away
Johnny Sekka was passed over for Roots in 1977 because he seemed not American enough, but he landed a part in the 1979 sequel, Roots: The Next Generations, as an African interpreter.
First role
Tony Richardson had seen Johnny Sekka on stage, and he directed the 1958 film of Look Back in Anger, in which Sekka played a small part.
Johnny Sekka movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sidney Poitier directed three of these films, Basil Dearden two. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sidney Poitier's page
Peter Ustinov's page
Ralph Richardson's page
André Morell's page
Alexander Knox's page
Basil DeardenDirector, 2 films, 1964 to 1966
All films by Basil Dearden
Also two films together3 more actors
- Douglas WilmerKhartoum (1966) and Woman of Straw (1964)
- Earl CameronThe Message (1976) and A Warm December (1973)
- Zia MohyeddinAshanti (1979) and Khartoum (1966)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.