{"id":40974,"date":"2025-11-07T19:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40974"},"modified":"2025-11-07T19:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:13:51","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignegoli-and-binnelanders-actor-phillip-henns-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/07\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignegoli-and-binnelanders-actor-phillip-henns-cause-of-death-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Egoli\u2019 and \u2018Binnelanders\u2019 actor Phillip Henn\u2019s cause of death revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_187237\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187237\" class=\"wp-image-187237 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/%E2%80%98Egoli-and-%E2%80%98Binnelanders-actor-Phillip-Henns-cause-of-death-revealed.jpg?resize=600%2C569&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u2018Egoli-and-\u2018Binnelanders-actor-Phillip-Henns-cause-of-death-revealed.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-Henn-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-187237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phillip Henn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Africans are mourning the death of veteran actor and photographer Phillip Henn, who passed away on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, at the age of 63.<\/p>\n<p>Henn, best known for his memorable roles in the popular Afrikaans soapies<em> Egoli <\/em>and<em> Binnelanders<\/em>, reportedly died at his home in Tsitsikamma, Eastern Cape. His passing comes after what relatives described as a brief but serious health struggle.<\/p>\n<p>According to TVSA, the actor suffered a bleeding in the brain, which ultimately led to his death.<\/p>\n<p>Reports revealed that Henn had fallen on Sunday, 2 November, at a house in Oesterbaai, before being rushed to a hospital in Gqeberha for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>His sister, Jeanne Henn, told the media that the actor had been experiencing a series of attacks in the days leading up to his passing.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that her brother had been dealing with complications caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had some sort of attacks over the previous ten days due to a lack of oxygen to the brain,\u201d Jeanne reportedly shared.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved actor had also undergone a nine-hour heart bypass surgery in May 2024 but continued to stay active in the entertainment industry afterward.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Phillip Henn became a familiar face on South African television, portraying Johann Vorster in Egoli, Chris van Deventer in Binnelanders, and Eben Swanepoel in Suidooster.<\/p>\n<p>He also appeared in Kelders van Geheime and worked alongside the late Binnelanders star Bradley Olivier and actor Francois Lensley.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond acting, Henn was an accomplished photographer and author, having released his debut novel 500 Myl in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment journalist Thinus Ferreira confirmed the news of Henn\u2019s passing on X (formerly Twitter), noting that the star was 63 years old at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and colleagues have since taken to social media to share heartfelt tributes, celebrating his contribution to South Africa\u2019s entertainment landscape and remembering him as a gifted storyteller both on and off the screen.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Egoli #Binnelanders #actor #Phillip #Henns #death #revealed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Phillip Henn South Africans are mourning the death of veteran actor and photographer Phillip Henn, who passed away on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40976,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40974\/revisions\/40976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}