John Indi obit

Film legend Indi dies

 

He was not on the list.

John Indi (1953 or 1954 – 13 November 2024) was a Zimbabwean actor known for his roles in A Far Off Place (1993), Mandela, and Incident at Victoria Falls (1992). Indi and his actor wife Kubi Indi, started a company making beauty products company based in Africa.

After Zimbabwe became independent, Indi and his wife Chaza returned to the country. There they started a beauty products company called Kubi Cosmetics which is now a well-known brand in Southern Africa. It makes products that specifically for African skin and hair.

Indi played the part of the witch doctor in the 1982 film Shamwari which starred Ian Yule and Ken Gampu. He had a major role, playing the part of Oliver Tambo in the TV movie Mandela which was released in 1987. Another prominent role he had was paying the part of Khumalo in the Bill Corcoran directed film Incident at Victoria Falls which was released in 1992. He appeared as Bamuthi in the 1993 adventure film, A Far Off Place which was directed by Mikael Salomon. He had a part in Ruggero Deodato's Sotto il cielo dell'Africa aka Thinking About Africa which was released in 1999.

 

He was also well known as a voiceover artist and made a few advertisements for Chicken Licken,[8] as well as Kiwi Shoe polish.

Actor

Lacey Chabert and Jon Cor in Love on Safari (2018)

Love on Safari

6.6

TV Movie

S'bu

2018

 

Connie Nielsen, Carsten Bjørnlund, Sofie Gråbøl, Magnus Krepper, Anton Hjejle, and Charlie Karumi in Liberty (2018)

Liberty

6.3

TV Mini Series

Sandlasami

Sanlasami

2018

5 episodes

 

Thinking About Africa (1999)

Thinking About Africa

4.7

TV Series

Mowanda

1999

10 episodes

 

Kongo (1997)

Kongo

7.3

TV Mini Series

Eunungu

1997

1 episode

 

Robson Green in Soldier Soldier (1991)

Soldier Soldier

6.7

TV Series

Rebel Leader

1997

1 episode

 

Passeur d'enfants (1995)

Passeur d'enfants

TV Series

Adam Cotto (as Jean Indi)

1996

1 episode

 

A Far Off Place (1993)

A Far Off Place

6.5

Bamuthi

1993

 

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992)

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

6.1

TV Movie

Khumalo

1992

 

Consequences

Drama Teacher

1988

 

Danny Glover and Alfre Woodard in Mandela (1987)

Mandela

6.5

TV Movie

Oliver Tambo

1987

 

Shamwari (1982)

Shamwari

5.2

Witchdoctor

1982