Allen Booi

Allen Booi (1943 – 20 July 2020) was a South African actor. He was best known for his roles in the series Tsha Tsha and After Nine.

Career In 1988, Booi made his film debut with Mercenary Fighters directed by Riki Shelach. He also appeared in the films Diamond in the Rough and Act of Piracy. The following year in 1989, Booi made his television debut in Inkom' Edla Yodwa and appeared in the films In the Name of Blood and The Evil Below. He went on to play Gagashe in the series Ubambo Lwami.

In 2003, Booi joined the cast of the SABC 1 drama series Tsha Tsha as the character Mike, a role he played until 2006. In the meantime, he made supporting and guest appearances in series such as Zero Tolerance, Zone 14 and After 9. Then in 2007, he starred as Godfrey Xaba in the SABC1 miniseries After Nine. In July 2020, before his death, he was supposed to go to Cape Town to start shooting for a role. He was survived by his wife, Cathy and two children.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Mercenary Fighters Sgt. Obote 1988 Diamond in the Rough Rory 1988 Act of Piracy George Chibanda 1989 In the Name of Blood Coroner 1989 The Evil Below Father Dasard 1990 The Sandgrass People Thomas 2014 The Blanket Mr. Ntombeni 2018 Looking for love Mr. Dube

Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Inkom' Edla Yodwa 1989 Vleuels Josef 1994 Dark Desires: Thelma Lt. Friemans Television film 2003 Tsha Tsha Mike 2004 Zero Tolerance Pule Marafe 2005 Zone 14 Bra Zakes 2007 After 9 Godfrey Xaba Generations Guest 2009 A Place Called Home Guest 2009 Society Senior Pastor 2009 Wild at Heart Bill 2010 Intersexions Priest 2011 Intsika Chief Zamokhanyo 2011 90 Plein Street Pastor Jonas Muvhango Guest 2012 Room 9 Felokwake 2013 Zabalaza Richard 2013 Isibaya Mofokeng Isidingo Muzi 2015 Jozi Streets Oom Piet 2016 Igazi King Mbangatha 2018 The Queen Judge 2018 Umqhele Television film 2021 Dead Places Daniel