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- Dommie Jayawardena was born on June 25, 1927 in Ambalangoda, British Ceylon. He was an actor and director, known for Daru duka (1967), Subhadra (1960) and Sihinaya (1959). He died on December 28, 1979 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- He first appeared on the silver screen in Sujatha (1953) as the womanizer Wickie.
- A Dommie Jayawardena Commemoration Day was held at the John de Silva Memorial Hall Colombo on January 8, 2000.
- He achieved fame playing villainous roles including Bollywood film Praan.
- The movie "Samiya Birinda Deviya" featured one of his rare sympathetic performances.
- Dommie Jayawardena was a Sri Lankan actor and singer.
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