Name Don Selwyn | Role Actor | |
 | ||
Born November 22, 1935 ( 1935-11-22 ) Movies The Maori Merchant of Venice, Sleeping Dogs, Came a Hot Friday, Goodbye Pork Pie, Rangi's Catch Similar People Ian Mune, Geoff Murphy, Lawrence Makoare, Roger Donaldson, Eru Potaka‑Dewes | ||
Waka huia archive 2002 don selwyn film maker receives an honorary doctorate of literature
Don Charles Selwyn, ONZM (22 November 1935 – 13 April 2007) was a Maori actor and film director from New Zealand. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Maori Theatre Trust and directed the 2002 film The Merchant of Venice, the first Maori language feature film with English subtitles.
Contents
- Waka huia archive 2002 don selwyn film maker receives an honorary doctorate of literature
- Hone tuwhare poem read by don selwyn this is your life whina cooper 1987
- Life
- Filmography
- References
Hone tuwhare poem read by don selwyn this is your life whina cooper 1987
Life
Born of Ngati Kuri and Te Aupōuri descent, Selwyn grew up in Taumarunui and began his professional life as a teacher. In 1984 he began a film and television training course for Maori and Pacific Islanders. In 1992 he co-founded He Taonga Films. In 2007 the Arts Foundation of New Zealand selected him for an Icon Award, which was awarded to him privately shortly before he died.
He appeared in an episode of Ngaio Marsh Theatre in 1977.
Selwyn was made an ONZM in the 1999 New Year Honours, for services to theatre, film and television.
Filmography
Actor
2001
Irikura (from Aroha Maori Drama series) (TV Mini Series) as
Kahu
1997
Duggan (TV Series) as
Superintendent Tom Frykberg
- Death in Paradise (1997) - Superintendent Tom Frykberg
1996
Peach (Short) as
Grocer
1994
The Last Tattoo as
Bill Davin
1988
Mauri as
Old Cop
1987
Steel Riders (TV Series) as
Mr. Enderby
- Bloodstones (1987) - Mr. Enderby
1987
Young Detectives on Wheels as
Mr. Enderby / The Spook
1985
Mesmerized as
Joseph
1985
Came a Hot Friday as
Norm Cray
1984
Trespasses as
Bob Storey
1980
Mortimer's Patch (TV Series) as
Sgt Bob Storey
- Ash Wednesday (1984) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Nothing Changed (1984) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Dead Man's Hand (1984) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Wilful Damage (1984) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Intrusions (1984) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Snookered (1984) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Scratch Cat (1984) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Friends and Relations (1981) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Fighting Johnny Fuller (1981) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Headline Story (1981) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Seeing Red (1981) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Time Out (1981) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Balancing the Books (1981) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Tagged (1981) - Sgt Bob Storey
- On High (1981) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Strictly for the Birds (1980) - Sgt Bob Storey
- The Joker (1980) - Sgt Bob Storey
- The Pleasure Ground (1980) - Sgt Bob Storey
- A Handful of Gravel (1980) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Safe Tricks (1980) - Sgt Bob Storey
- Day of Judgement (1980) - Sgt Bob Storey
1983
The Lost Tribe as
Sergeant Swain
1982
Loose Enz (TV Series) as
Toki
- The Protesters (1982) - Toki
1980
Goodbye Pork Pie as
Kaitaia Policeman
1979
Sons for the Return Home as
Man in Taupo Pub
1978
Death of the Land (TV Movie)
1977
The Governor (TV Mini Series) as
Wireum Tamehana
- He Iwi Ko Tahi Tatou (1977) - Wireum Tamehana
- The Lame Seagull (1977) - Wireum Tamehana
1977
Vintage Murder (TV Movie)
1977
Sleeping Dogs as
Taupiri
1976
Epidemic (TV Mini Series) as
Sam Potare
1976
Winners and Losers (TV Series) as
Pera
- Big Brother, Little Sister (1976) - Pera
1973
Rangi's Catch as
Mr. Rukahia
1972
Pukemanu (TV Series)
- The Match (1972)
Miscellaneous
2002
The Maori Merchant of Venice (subtitle script)
2001
Her Majesty (cultural consultant)
1986
Adventurer (TV Series) (Maori consultant - 5 episodes)
- Utu, Part Two (1986) - (Maori consultant)
- Utu, Part One (1986) - (Maori consultant)
- Sovay, Part Two (1986) - (Maori consultant)
- Maru, Part Two (1986) - (Maori consultant)
- Maru, Part One (1986) - (Maori consultant)
1977
The Governor (TV Mini Series) (liaison - 4 episodes)
- To the death (1977) - (liaison)
- The Mutinous Lieutenant (1977) - (liaison)
- No way to treat a lady (1977) - (liaison)
- He Iwi Ko Tahi Tatou (1977) - (liaison)
Producer
2002
The Maori Merchant of Venice (executive producer)
2000
The Feathers of Peace (executive producer)
1999
Greenstone (TV Series) (associate producer)
1996
The Hibiscus (Short) (producer)
1995
Tala Pasifika (executive producer)
Casting Director
2001
Crooked Earth
2000
Jubilee
1999
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
1994
Once Were Warriors
Director
2002
The Maori Merchant of Venice
1993
Kimi and the Watermelon (Short)
Thanks
1988
Hey Paris (Short) (thanks)
Self
2004
The Making of 'Sleeping Dogs' (Video documentary) as
Self
1977
The Making of 'The Governor' (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
References
Don Selwyn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA