Henry Cele

Biography

Henry Cele was a South African football player and actor born on January 20, 1941, in KwaMashu, Durban. He gained international fame for his role as Shaka kaSenzangakhona in the 1986 TV miniseries Shaka Zulu, reprising the part two decades later in the 2001 television movie Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior. Cele's athletic career spanned from the 1960s to 1978, earning him the nickname "Black Cat" as a goalkeeper. He passed away on December 2, 2007, due to a chest infection.