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Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 08, 1929
Died Nov 15, 2015 (86)
Birthplace Maler Kotla, Punjab, India
Popularity 6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saeed Jaffrey OBE (1929 - 2015) was an Indian-born British actor, who made numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits included The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) (1977), Gandhi (1982), A ... Passage to India (1965 BBC version and 1984 film) and My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). He also appeared in many Bollywood films in the 1980s and 1990s. For television he has starred in Gangsters (1975–1978), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985–1987) and Little Napoleons (1994). He also appeared as Ravi Desai on Coronation Street as the father of Vikram Desai, the cousin of Dev Alahan and in Minder (TV series) as Mr Mukerjee in Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saeed Jaffrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Open Secrets

Open Secrets

2008

as Uncle Ravi

Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill

2008

as Mr. Farook

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

2005

as C. P. Chopra

Snapshots

Snapshots

2002

as Ibrahim

Mad Dogs

Mad Dogs

2002

as The Great Gazuka

Mr In-Between

Mr In-Between

2001

as Mr. Basmati

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

1994

as Khamtruel Rimpoche (voice)

Laat Saab

Laat Saab

1992

as Rai Sahib

Masala

Masala

1991

as Lallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna

After Midnight

After Midnight

1990

as Jas

Just Ask for Diamond

Just Ask for Diamond

1988

as Mr. Patel

On Wings of Fire

On Wings of Fire

1986

as Jadav Rana, the Hindu King

My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985

as Nasser Ali

Nehru

Nehru

1984

as Narrator

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1984

as Raaz

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984

as Hamidullah

Gandhi

Gandhi

1982

as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Beyond the Next Mountain

Beyond the Next Mountain

1981

as Prime Minister

Sphinx

Sphinx

1981

as Selim

Staying On

Staying On

1980

as Frankie Bhoolabhoy

Ek Baar Phir

Ek Baar Phir

1980

as Saeed

The Last Giraffe

The Last Giraffe

1979

as Taj

Destiny

Destiny

1978

as Gurjeet Singh Khera

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978

as Servant (uncredited)

The After Dinner Joke

The After Dinner Joke

1978

as Merchant

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

1975

as Billy Fish

The Wilby Conspiracy

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

as Mukarjee

Gangsters

Gangsters

1975

as Rafiq

The Horsemen

The Horsemen

1971

as District Chief

The Guru

The Guru

1969

as Murad

Stalked

Stalked

1968

as The Pitch-Man

Parable

Parable

1964

as Circus Worker

The Creation of Woman

The Creation of Woman

1961

as Narrator (voice)

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Organization Category Movie
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor A Passage to India Nominated
Television Credits

The Jewel in the Crown

as Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Jan 09, 1984

Common As Muck

as Nat Prabhakar

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 07, 1994

Tamas

as Karim Khan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 09, 1988

Liberation

as Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 22, 1994

Little Napoleons

as Vijay Shah

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 07, 1994

The Far Pavilions

as Biju Ram

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 22, 1984

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Akram Malik

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 2002

Tales of the Unexpected

as Dr Kunzru

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Minder

as Mukerjee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

The Protectors

as President's Aide

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1972

BBC Play of the Month

as Mr. Hamidullah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Play for Today

as Gurjeet Singh Khera

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

The Troubleshooters

as Sunil Seth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 1965

Animated World Faiths

as Mardana (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 1998

Two's Company

as The Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1975

Play for Today

as Merchant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Mitch

as Zahoor Ahmed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1984

Strange Report

as Ameen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

Gangsters

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 09, 1976

Tandoori Nights

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jul 04, 1985

Rumpole of the Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1975

Callan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1967

Notorious Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 03, 1974

Pebble Mill

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1991

A Killing on the Exchange

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 06, 1987

The Regiment

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 1972

Tony Awards

as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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