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Saeed Jaffrey
Indian actor (1929-2015) · India · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
Saeed Jaffrey was a British-Indian actor. His career covered film, radio, stage and television roles over six decades and more than 150 British, American, and Indian movies.
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Chicken Tikka MasalaFilm, C. P. Chopra2002
The Inspector Lynley MysteriesSeries, Akram Malik2001
AlbelaFilm, Sonia's father1998
Aunty No. 1Film, Colonel Sadanand Dhongre1997
HARDtalkSeries1996
English Babu Desi MemFilm, Madadgar1995Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1994
Common As MuckSeries, Nat Prabhakar
DilwaleFilm, 1994Police Commissioner1993
Aashik AawaraFilm1991
AjoobaFilm, Amir Khan1989
ChaalbaazFilm, Vishwannath1985
My Beautiful LaundretteFilm, Nasser Ali1984
Me & My GirlSeries, Ranjit Sharma
A Passage to IndiaFilm, 1984Hamidullah1982
GandhiFilm, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel1978Filmfare Award for Best Supporting ActorAward
StrangersSeries, 1978Narayan Bose
Death on the NileFilm, 1978Servant (uncredited)1977
The Chess PlayersFilm, Mir Roshan Ali1976
GangstersSeries, Aslam Rafiq1972
The ProtectorsSeries, President's Aide1971
The HorsemenFilm, District Chief1969
Strange ReportSeries, Ameen1967
CallanSeries1956
Tony AwardsSeries1929Born8 January 1929People around Saeed
Anil Kapoor Also in Trimurti, Mashaal and Eeshwar
Amrish Puri Also in Gandhi, Ajooba and Mashaal
Ismail Merchant Produced The Deceivers and The Guru
Farida Jalal Also in Henna, Veergati and The Chess Players
Reema Lagoo Also in Bambai Ka Babu, Henna and Dilwale
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Also in Henna, Ram Teri Ganga Maili and Veergati
Shabana Azmi Also in The Chess Players, Bhavna and Mandi
James Ivory Directed The Guru (1969)
Art Malik Also in The Jewel in the Crown
Raza Murad Also in Henna and Ek Hi Raasta
Annu Kapoor Also in ChaalBaaz, Mandi and Mashaal
Dalip Tahil Also in Gandhi, Ajooba and Bambai Ka Babu
Mohan Agashe Also in Gandhi and Mashaal
Madhuri Dixit Also in Ram Lakhan, Dil and Kishen Kanhaiya
Richard Attenborough Produced Gandhi (1983)
Jackie Shroff Also in Trimurti, Albela and Aaina
Mithun Chakraborty Also in Karishma Kudrat Kaa and Daata
Shashi Kapoor Directed Ajooba (1991)
Dimple Kapadia Also in Ajooba, Saagar and Ram Lakhan
Govinda Also in Albela, Deewana Mastana and Aunty No. 1
Supriya Pathak Also in Gandhi, Masoom and Daata
Rohini Hattangadi Also in Gandhi, Veergati and Chaalbaaz
Neena Gupta Also in Gandhi, Mandi and The Deceivers
Gulshan Grover Also in Mashaal, Ram Lakhan and Dilwale
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Gandhi 1982
The Man Who Would Be King 1975
Death on the Nile 1978
The Chess Players 1977
A Passage to India 1984
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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During the 1980s and 1990s, he was considered to be Britain's highest-profile Asian actor, thanks to his leading roles in the film My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) and television series The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985-1987) and Little Napoleons (1994). He played an instrumental part in bringing together filmmakers James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, and acted in several of their Merchant Ivory Productions films such as The Guru (1969), Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978), The Courtesans of Bombay (1983) and The Deceivers (1988).
