Johannes 'Hans' Strydom (born 14 May 1947) is a South African actor and writer.
Considered as a legend in South African television,[1] Strydom is best known for his roles in the popular serials Generations, Binnelanders and the film The Gods Must Be Crazy II.
He later became one of the two persons to welcome South Africans on TV in January 1976 during the country's first national broadcasts along with David Hall-Green.
[3] Then he appeared in several popular TV series, Binnelanders, Plek van die Vleisvreters, Westgate, Generations, Egoli: Place of Gold, The Res, Platinum and Oepse Daisy.
Then he starred in several early South African films such as Diamond and the Thief (1978), Someone Like You (1978), Autumnland (1982), The Emissary (1988).