Johnny Sekka

About Johnny Sekka

Who is it?: Actor
Birth Day: July 21, 1934
Birth Place:  Dakar, Senegal, Senegal
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1959–1993
Spouse(s): Cecilia Enger (1964–2006, his death) (1 child)
Children: Lamine Sekka, Jr.

Johnny Sekka

Johnny Sekka was born on July 21, 1934 in  Dakar, Senegal, Senegal, is Actor. Johnny Sekka was born on July 21, 1934 in Dakar, Senegal as Lamine Sekka. He was an actor, known for The Message (1976), Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) and Hanky Panky (1982). He was married to Cecilia Enger. He died on September 14, 2006 in Agua Dulce, California, USA.
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As per our current Database, Johnny Sekka has been died on 14 September 2006(2006-09-14) (aged 72)\nAgua Dulce, California, U.S..

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When Johnny Sekka die, Johnny Sekka was 72 years old.

Popular As Johnny Sekka
Occupation Actor
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born July 21, 1934 ( Dakar, Senegal, Senegal)
Birthday July 21
Town/City  Dakar, Senegal, Senegal
Nationality Senegal

🌙 Zodiac

Johnny Sekka’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Johnny Sekka was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

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Biography/Timeline

1926

He continued in British films during the 1960s, portraying stereotypical roles, such as a butler in the film Woman of Straw (1964), and in other films, such as East of Sudan (1964), Khartoum (1966) and The Last Safari (1967). He also appeared on television, in programmes such as The Human Jungle (The Twenty-Four Hour Man, Series 2 Episode 3) first aired 26.10.64 playing Alvar Bell, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Gideon's Way, Danger Man, and a 1968 episode of The Avengers. In 1968, he also played the lead role in a West End production of Night of Fame. According to his obituary in The Times, this was the first time that a black actor had played a role written for a white man in English theatre. He was seen as a British equivalent to Sidney Poitier, and was frustrated that actors who started out at around the same time as him – such as Sean Connery, Terence Stamp, Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay and John Hurt – had become stars, and he had not.

1952

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 Caribbean 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. He had a small part in the 1958 film version of Look Back in Anger, directed by Tony Richardson, who had seen him on stage. He took a leading role in the 1961 film Flame in the Streets, playing the Jamaican boyfriend of the (white) daughter (played by Sylvia Syms) of a liberal working-class trades unionist (played by John Mills). He lived for a period in Paris, where he met his wife, Cecilia Enger.

1972

Sekka eventually moved to the United States with the aim of getting better roles. He had a minor part in the films A Warm December (1972) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974), both directed by Poitier. The first also featured Earl Cameron and the second Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor. These roles led to a more memorable role in the sitcom Good Times, where he portrayed Ibe, Thelma's (BernNadette Stanis) African love interest. In 1976, he starred in the movie Mohammad, Messenger of God (also known as The Message) about the origin of Islam and the message of Muhammad, in which he played Muhammad's Ethiopian disciple Bilal al-Habashi. He appeared in the 1982 film Hanky Panky, and played Banda in the 1984 miniseries Master of the Game.

1977

He was not cast in Roots (1977), being considered insufficiently American, but secured a role in the sequel, Roots: The Next Generations (1979), playing an African interpreter. Sekka is widely known among science fiction fans for his role as Dr. Benjamin Kyle in the television series Babylon 5's pilot movie, The Gathering (1993). Recurring health problems forced him to decline a Future role in the series, and ultimately were the reason he retired from acting altogether.

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