Johnny Sekka
Acting
1934-07-21 · Dakar, Senegal
Johnny Sekka (born Lamine Secka, 21 July 1934 – 14 September 2006) was a Senegalese actor. During the Second World War he found employment as an interpreter at an American air base in Dakar. He then worked on the docks. When he was 20, he stowed away on a ship to Marseille, France, and lived for three years in Paris. He arrived in London, England in 1952, and served for two years in the Royal Air Force, where he first received the nickname "Johnny", but then Bermudian actor Earl Cameron persuaded him to become an actor, and he attended RADA. He became a stagehand at the Royal Court Theatre, and appeared on stage in various plays from 1958.
Filmography
Babylon 5: The Gathering
1993 · Movie
The Gifted
1993 · Movie
Passion and Paradise
1989 · Movie
Fever Pitch
1985 · Movie
Master of the Game
1984 · Series
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982 · Series
Hanky Panky
1982 · Movie
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981 · Movie
Ashanti
1979 · Movie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Series
The African Queen
1977 · Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Series
The Message
1976 · Movie
Uptown Saturday Night
1974 · Movie
Visit to a Chief's Son
1974 · Movie
Good Times
1974 · Series
A Warm December
1973 · Movie
Charley-One-Eye
1973 · Movie
Reou-Takh
1972 · Movie
Things Fall Apart
1971 · Movie
Blood Suckers
1971 · Movie
Plays of Today
1969 · Series
The Southern Star
1969 · Movie
The Last Safari
1967 · Movie
Sleeping Dog
1967 · Movie
Khartoum
1966 · Movie
Gideon's Way
1965 · Series
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Series
East of Sudan
1964 · Movie
Woman of Straw
1964 · Movie
The Human Jungle
1963 · Series
The Wild and the Willing
1962 · Movie
Studio 4
1962 · Series
Flame in the Streets
1961 · Movie
Drama 61-67
1961 · Series
The Avengers
1961 · Series
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Series
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series