Dommie Jayawardena, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dommie Jayawardena

Sri Lankan actor

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1927

Place of Birth: Ambalangoda, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1979

Profession: actor, film actor

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Dommie Jayawardena

  • Dommie Jayawardena (25 June 1927 – 28 December 1979) was a Sri Lankan actor and singer.
  • He achieved fame playing villainous roles like Hindi cinema Praan. Jayawardena was born in Ambalangoda.
  • He first appeared on the silver screen in Sujatha (1953) as the womanizer Wickie.
  • Jayawardena would go on to make over 50 films.
  • Samiya Birinda Deviya featured one of his rare sympathetic performances.Jayawardena directed two films, Daru Duka and Singapore Charlie.
  • He died on December 28, 1979. Jayawardena's son Roy was also an actor.
  • He died in 2002.A Dommie Jayawardena Commemoration Day was held at the John de Silva Memorial Hall Colombo on January 8, 2000.

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