About
Johnny Sekka (born Lamine Secka, 21 July 1934 – 14 September 2006) was a Senegalese actor. During the Second World War he found employment as an interpreter at an American air base in Dakar. He then worked on the docks. When he was 20, he stowed away on a ship to Marseille, France, and lived for three years in Paris. 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 Bermudian 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.
Known for
The AvengersSeries • 1961
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
Good TimesSeries • 1974
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries • 1977
Tales of the Gold MonkeySeries • 1982
Gideon's WaySeries • 1965
Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries • 1979
The Human JungleSeries • 1963
Around the World in 80 DaysMovie • 1956
The MessageMovie • 1976
KhartoumMovie • 1966
Hanky PankyMovie • 1982
Babylon 5: The GatheringMovie • 1993
AshantiMovie • 1979
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenMovie • 1981
Woman of StrawMovie • 1964
Uptown Saturday NightMovie • 1974
Blood SuckersMovie • 1971