William Takaku (died 3 January 2011)[1] was a Papua New Guinean film, television and theatre actor.
[2] In June 1991, he was a guest speaker and storyteller at the International Gathering of Mother Earth's People, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
In 1975, as a celebration of Independence, William and a PNG colleague, Matalau, were chosen by the director of NIDA (Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney) to undertake a year-long special Acting Course.
He studied under Alexander Hay with other teachers including Keith Bain, Jicky Martin and Aubrey Mellor.
He acted roles in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck), The Tempest (Caliban) and Chekhov’s Swan Song (Svetlovidov).
[3] As an actor, he co-starred as Man Friday alongside Pierce Brosnan in the film Robinson Crusoe (1997)[4][5] and he appeared as Magnus in the television miniseries The Violent Earth (1998).
Eberia Musical Legend 1980 Flying Fox Skit – with Golila Pepe Gilgamesh One Act Play National Puppet Show With Oliver Sublette Olpela Akta Two-hander based on Chekhov’s Swan Song Pekato Bilong Man Social comedy adapted from Ulli Beier The Principal Social Issue Drama The Rain Tree Environmental play Painim Rot: Making New Roads.