Biography
Mutia Omoolu was a Kenyan actor. He played Rencharo, gun bearer to the title character, in the 1931 adventure film Trader Horn, directed by W.S. Van Dyke.
Born in 1890 in Machakos, Kenya, he was cast during the production's extensive location filming in Africa and was later brought to Hollywood for reshoots at MGM studios. Trader Horn was among the first non-documentary Hollywood features shot on location in Africa. His appearance in the film remains his only documented screen credit.
