Jamie Uys

Jamie Uys
Uys circa 1990
Born
Jacobus Johannes Uys

(1921-05-30)30 May 1921
Died29 January 1996(1996-01-29) (aged 74)
Years active1951–1989
SpouseHettie Uys

Jacobus Johannes Uys (/s/ ayss; 30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for directing the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy and its 1989 sequel The Gods Must Be Crazy II. Uys also directed the 1974 documentary film Animals Are Beautiful People.