Saeed Jaffrey
Acting
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.
Born: January 8, 1929 · Maler Kotla, Punjab, India
Filmography (63)
Chicken Tikka Masala
2005
Mad Dogs
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Snapshots
2002
Mr In-Between
2001
Albela
2001
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
1998
Aunty No. 1
1998
Deewana Mastana
1997
HARDtalk
1997
Judaai
1997
Jaan
1996
English Babu Desi Mem
1996
Trimurti
1995
Veergati
1995
Kartavya
1995
Common As Muck
1994
Yeh Dillagi
1994
Liberation
1994
Dilwale
1994
Aashik Aawara
1993
Suryavanshi
1992
Henna
1991
Afsana Pyar Ka
1991
Ajooba
1991
Dil
1990
Kishen Kanhaiya
1990
Chaalbaaz
1989
Ram Lakhan
1989
Khoon Bhari Maang
1988
The Deceivers
1988
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
Ram Teri Ganga Maili
1985
Saagar
1985
A Passage to India
1984
The Razor's Edge
1984
The Far Pavilions
1984
Mashaal
1984
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
Kissi Se Na Kehna
1983
Mandi
1983
Masoom
1983
Gandhi
1982
Star
1982
Chashme Buddoor
1981
Sphinx
1981
Minder
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Death on the Nile
1978
Strangers
1978
The Chess Players
1977
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
The Man Who Would Be King
1975
The Wilby Conspiracy
1975
The Protectors
1972
The Regiment
1972
The Horsemen
1971
Play for Today
1970
Strange Report
1969
Callan
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Troubleshooters
1965
The Creation of Woman
1961