Isidingo's 'Papa G', Darlington Michaels dies

JOHANNESBURG - Johannesburg-based actor Darlington Michaels has died. 

The SABC confirmed the 54-year-old's death on its X account.

It's understood the former Isidingo star was recently admitted to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital with breathing problems.
 
Since 1998, Michaels portrayed the role of a flamboyant gangster Georgie “Papa G” Zamdela in the cancelled SABC3 soap opera.
 
He also appeared in Netflix’s popular comedy drama, How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral as a Man in the Airplane.