Alexander Fernando

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Joseph Manuel Alexander Fernando (Sinhala: ඇලෙක්‌සැන්ඩර් ප්‍රනාන්දු Æleksænḍar Pranāndu; 25 August 1940 – 29 April 2020) was a Sri Lankan actor and stunt director.[1] He was known for his villain roles. Fernando acted in over 120 Sinhala movies.[2] He was born in Kotahena, Ceylon. His best known roles were in Ahas Gauwa, Christhu Charithaya and in Supiri Balawatha.

Fernando died on 29 April 2020 in Colombo, Sri Lanka at the age of 79.[3]

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  1. "Alexander Fernando films". IMDb. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. "Alexander Fernando, who made the silver screen as a combat actor at the time". Colombo Journal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. Veteran actor, Alexander Fernando passed away

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