by Thinus Ferreira
The veteran South African film, stage and TV actor Paul Lückhoff died Tuesday morning after a short illness. He was 71. His cause of death is not yet known.
With a storied acting career, Paul Lückhoff was recently most well-known among Afrikaans TV viewers for his role as Wimpie du Toit in the soap Binnelanders on kykNET (DStv 144).
Fellow Binnelanders actor Germandt Geldenhuys on Tuesday in a statement said "Paul leaves a big gap not just in South Africa's entertainment industry but also in the hearts of his friends, colleagues and viewers who supported him over the years".
Paul Lückhoff started his career on stage in the late 1970s in Stryd met Engele, Atlantis, Atlantis!, Die Vasvat van 'n feeks, Die leeu in die winter, Ek, Anna van Wyk and Die Koggelaar.
On South African television Paul Lückhoff appeared in multiple TV shows over decades, ranging from SABC2's Arsenaal and Dryfsand, Fynbos, Meisie van Suidwes, Moord op die Lug, Reccie, Erfsondes, Feast of the Uninvited, Hopeville, Kooperasiestories, Moeggeploeg, Begeertes, Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond and Ietermago, as well as kykNET's Plek van die Vleisvreters, and Siende Blind.
He also had a role in M-Net's Egoli as cult leader Menasse. In The Visual Bible: Acts he played Simon.
In film Paul Lückhoff starred in 1983's The Skull, Verraaiers, Platteland, Stargazer, Broer Matie 2003's Stander, 2011's Roepman and Triomf.
