Ron Smerczak

Ron Smerczak (3 July 1949 – 12 May 2019 ) was a British-born South African actor who appeared in South African telenovelas and contributed to South African cinema.

Early life
Smerczak was born on 3 July 1949 in the UK. Smerczak attended the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain from 1965-1970 and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London from 1969-1971. Thereafter, Smerczak completed his graduation from University of Cardiff.

Acting career
Smerczak appeared several films including American Ninja 4: The Annihilation, Who Am I?, and Cyborg Cop.

Partial filmography

 * House of Whipcord (1974) - Ted
 * One Away (1976) - Young Policeman at Roadblock
 * Kill and Kill Again (1981) - Marduks guard (uncredited)
 * Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983) - Head Trader
 * Torn Allegiance (1984) - Pte. Stan Archer
 * Deadly Passion (1985) - Plainclothes Cop
 * Shaka Zulu (1986, TV Mini-Series) - Ogle
 * Master of Dragonard Hill (1987) - Sergeant
 * Scavengers (1988) - Captain Barlow
 * Return of the Family Man (1989) - The Family Man
 * American Eagle (1989) - Edward Slovak
 * Toxic Effect (1989) - Jonathan Forbes
 * Burndown (1990) - Mason
 * The Fourth Reich (1990) - General Karlowa
 * American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990) - Maksood
 * Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG (1990) - Nigel Shady
 * Incident at Victoria Falls (1992, TV Movie) - Lt. Grisholm
 * Cyborg Cop (1993) - Callan
 * Jock of the Bushveld (1994) - Seedling
 * Freefall (1994) - John Horner
 * Trigger Fast (1994) - Sgt. Tring
 * The Mangler (1995) - Officer Steele
 * Lunarcop (1995) - Aragon
 * Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) - Captain van Jaarsveld
 * Dangerous Ground (1997) - Interrogation Policeman
 * Who Am I? (1998) - Morgan
 * Beings (1998) - PC Jim Blythe
 * Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target (1998) - Professor Johnson
 * Traitor's Heart (1999) - Senator John Mahoney
 * Kin (2000) - Hans
 * Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire (2000) - General Thompson
 * The Little Unicorn (2001) - Sam the Vet
 * Witness to a Kill (2001) - Gunther
 * Glory Glory (2002) - Packer
 * Pets (2002) - Sonny
 * Stander (2003) - Wild Coast Cop
 * Dead Easy (2004) - Bud Klein
 * Beauty and the Beast (2005) - Ragnar
 * Straight Outta Benoni (2005) - Priest
 * The Secret of Terror Castle (2009) - Worthington
 * Finding Lenny (2009) - Arthur Jackson
 * Amelia (2009) - Reporter #3
 * The Algiers Murders (2013) - Detective Don Bastick
 * Cry of Love (2016) - Ben
 * Harry's Game (2017) - Detective Don