Lieb Bester

Lieb Bester

Known for

Acting

Born

April 15, 1949

Birthplace

Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa

Died

July 21, 2021 (aged 72)

Biography

Lieb Bester (15 Apr 1949 – 21 Jul 2021) was a South African actor and musician. He was best known for his role as Fritz Retief in kykNET's soap opera, Villa Rosa. For this role, he received an ATKV Media Veertjie for Best Actor in a Soap Opera in 2012 and 2013. Bester was also known for his role as senior superintendent George Lindeque in the TV thriller, Arsenaal, which was originally broadcast on SABC2.

Best known work

Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela
2011
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
1991
Savage Encounter
Savage Encounter
1980
Panic Mechanic
Panic Mechanic
1996
Six Soldiers
Six Soldiers
1975
Song Vir Katryn
Song Vir Katryn
2003
Agter Elke Man
Agter Elke Man
1990
Arsenaal
Arsenaal
2002
Villa Rosa
Villa Rosa
2004
Spoorloos
Spoorloos
2018

Filmography

  1. 2018

    SpoorloosTV

    as Gert Neethling (13 episodes)

  2. 2011

    Winnie Mandela

    as Police Lieutenant

  3. 2004

    Villa RosaTV

    as Fritz Retief (2283 episodes)

  4. 2003

    Song Vir KatrynTV

    as Muller (10 episodes)

  5. 2002

    ArsenaalTV

    as George Lindeque (10 episodes)

  6. 1996

    Panic Mechanic

    as Gys

  7. 1991

    Soldier SoldierTV

    as Lt Col Danie Reitz (2 episodes)

  8. 1990

    Agter Elke Man

    as Reinders

  9. 1980

    Savage Encounter

  10. 1976

    Liefste Madelein

    as Kobus Fourie

  11. 1976

    Hank, Hennery en Vriend

    as Hennery

  12. 1975

    Mirage Squadron

    as Lieut. Martin Bekker

  13. 1975

    Six Soldiers

    as Godlieb 'Liebling' Van Lieres

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