Dommie Jayawardena, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sri Lankan actor
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Place of Birth: Ambalangoda, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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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