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Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

1929-01-08 / Maler Kotla, Punjab, India

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.

Appearances

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002)
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Minder
Minder (1979)
The Protectors
The Protectors (1972)
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
Callan
Callan (1967)
Gangsters
Gangsters (1976)
Notorious Woman
Notorious Woman (1974)
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill (1991)
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
A Killing on the Exchange
A Killing on the Exchange (1987)
Tandoori Nights
Tandoori Nights (1985)
The Regiment
The Regiment (1972)
Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
Tamas
Tamas (1988)
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions (1984)
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)
Animated World Faiths
Animated World Faiths (1998)
Two's Company
Two's Company (1975)
Little Napoleons
Little Napoleons (1994)
Common As Muck
Common As Muck (1994)
Tony Awards
Tony Awards (1956)
Mitch
Mitch (1984)
Strange Report
Strange Report (1969)
Liberation
Liberation (1994)