Lieb Bester (15 April 1949 – 21 July 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.[1] Bester was also known for his role as senior superintendent George Lindeque in the TV thriller, Arsenaal, which was originally broadcast on SABC2.
Bester was born on 15 April 1949 in Brakpan and matriculated at Stofberg Boys' High School in 1967. After school, he did his nine months of compulsory military service in Walvis Bay. He made his debut in 1969 as an actor in the play, Die Ryk Weduwee van Uys Krige. His first feature film was Seun van die Wildtemmer in 1973.
Bester played various musical instruments, including the piano, organ, keyboard, accordion, concertina and guitar. He was part of the dance group Take 3, with Jan Coetzer and Deon Heyneke.[2][3]
Military careerEdit
Beginning in 1978 Bester was a member of the South African Army and retired in 2001 with the rank of colonel. During his service, he worked at the following units:
Army Headquarters (Pretoria) 1978–1980;
7th Infantry Battalion (Phalaborwa) 1981–1982;
Infantry School (Oudtshoorn) 1983–1986;
SWA Area Command Headquarters (Windhoek) 1987–1989;
Command Natal Headquarters (Durban) 1989–1990;
Western Province Command Headquarters (Cape Town) 1991–1992;
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