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Kurt Egelhof

Actor

Kurt Egelhof is born and raised South African with a strong root in film, Theatre and television since 1980. A drama graduate from the University of Natal, he first stepped into professional acting in 1981. Movie highlights include Ghost and the Darkness, The Last Victims, Zulu Love Letters, The Native Who Caused all The Trouble, Windprints, Perfume of The Cyclone. He has directed approximately 250 episodes of local drama/soap, in series like Isidingo, Scandal and Backstage. A working actor, touring the world with his own stage scripts, while developing younger talent for screen and stage.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Kurt Egelhof's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Society
26%
Bonds
21%
Survival
12%
Ideas
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
1
Thrilling
1
Dread
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kurt Egelhof's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kurt Egelhof's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last Victims(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Zulu Love Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Traitor's Heart(1999)

    as Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)

    as Indian Victim

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Live Wire: Human Timebomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Chopper pilot

  • Cyborg Cop(1993)

    as Rastaman

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Sweet 'n Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Hospital security guard

  • Night of the Cyclone(1990)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Oh Schucks...! Here Comes UNTAG (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Rashid

  • Windprints(1989)

    as Pieterse

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Native Who Caused All the Trouble(1989)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Return of the Family Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Marty

  • Back to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Miguel

Career shape

Star power in the 55th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1988 to 2019.

Highest rated

Cyborg Cop (1993)

Midcredits 8th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 13: 13 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kurt Egelhof's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Native Who Caused All the Trouble (1989)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

Midcredits 72nd · 67% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kurt Egelhof work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kurt Egelhof's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Wicht shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors