About Dick Cruikshanks
Lived 1874 – 1947 (aged 72–73). Dick Cruikshanks was an actor and film director.
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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Who was Dick Cruikshanks?
British film actor and director
When was Dick Cruikshanks born?
Dick Cruikshanks was born in 1874 in South Africa.
When did Dick Cruikshanks die?
Dick Cruikshanks died on 17 March 1947.
What was Dick Cruikshanks's occupation?
Dick Cruikshanks was an actor and film director.
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