Saeed Jaffrey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-01-08
Day of Death
2015-11-15 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Maler Kotla, Punjab, India
Saeed Jaffrey
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2009)
Sanam Teri Kasam
as Vikram Verma
(2008)
Bunker Hill
as Mr. Farook
(2008)
Open Secrets
as Uncle Ravi
(2005)
Chicken Tikka Masala
as C. P. Chopra
(2005)
(2002)
(2002)
Snapshots
as Ibrahim
(2002)
Mad Dogs
as The Great Gazuka
(2001)
Mr In-Between
as Mr. Basmati
(2001)
Albela
as Sonia's father
(1998)
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
as Komal's Father
(1998)
Achanak
as Arjun's Father
(1998)
Naseeb
as Dharamdas Bajaj
(1998)
Aunty No. 1
as Colonel Sadanand Dhongre
(1998)
Guru in Seven
as Mr.Walia
(1998)
(1997)
Judaai
as Mr. Sahni
(1997)
Deewana Mastana
as Chander Nandkishore Kapoor Sharma
(1997)
Mohabbat
as Madanlal "Madan" Kapoor
(1997)
Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat
as Rai Bahadur - Raja's & Ramesh's father
(1997)
Udaan
as Mr. Sahay
(1997)
Mahaanta
as Inspector General of Police
(1997)
The Journey
as Ashok
(1997)
(1996)
Jaan
as Roshanlal
(1996)
English Babu Desi Mem
as Madadgar
(1996)
Bambai Ka Babu
as Vicky's Father (as Saeed Jafrey)
(1995)
Trimurti
as Bhanu
(1995)
Veergati
as Pooja's dad
(1995)
Kartavya
as Ramakant Sahay
(1995)
(1995)
Saajan Ki Baahon Mein
as Ranvir Singh
(1995)
Sauda
as Prakash's uncle
(1994)
Dilwale
as Police Commissioner
(1994)
Yeh Dillagi
as Bhanupratap Saigal
(1994)
Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom
as Khamtruel Rimpoche (voice)
(1994)
(1994)
Two Oranges and a Mango
as Father
(1993)
Aaina
as Mr. Mathur
(1993)
(1993)
Ek Hi Raasta
as Colonel Choudhry
(1993)
Anmol
as S. J
(1993)
15th August
as SP Pratap Solanki
(1992)
Suryavanshi
as J.B.
(1992)
Vansh
as Police Commissioner
(1992)
Nishchaiy
as Suryakant Gujral
(1992)
Laat Saab
as Rai Sahib
(1991)
Henna
as Khan Baba
(1991)
Ajooba
as Amir Khan
(1991)
Yaara Dildara
as Mr. Mehra
(1991)
Masala
as Lallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna
(1991)
Indrajeet
as Seth Din Dayal
(1990)
After Midnight
as Jas
(1990)
Dil
as Mr. Mehra
(1990)
Kishen Kanhaiya
as Vidya Charan
(1990)
Shandaar
as Chacha
(1990)
(1990)
Aandhiyan
as Shakuntala's Father
(1990)
Ghar Ho To Aisa
as Ram Prasad
(1989)
(1989)
Ram Lakhan
as Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap
(1989)
Daata
as Master Dinanath
(1989)
Chaalbaaz
as Vishwannath
(1989)
Eeshwar
as Masterji (Guest Appearance)
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
Vijay
as Inder Sen Gujral
(1988)
The Deceivers
as Hussein
(1988)
(1988)
Just Ask for Diamond
as Mr. Patel
(1988)
(1987)
Aulad
as Anand's chacha
(1987)
Khudgarz
as Brij Bhushan Saxena
(1987)
Avam
as Defense Advocate
(1987)
Jalwa
as Yakub Saeed
(1987)
(1987)
(1986)
Kala Dhanda Goray Log
as Pinto Ustad
(1986)
On Wings of Fire
as Jadav Rana, the Hindu King
(1985)
My Beautiful Laundrette
as Nasser Ali
(1985)
Ram Teri Ganga Maili
as Kunj Bihari
(1985)
Saagar
as Mr. D'Silva
(1985)
Jaanoo
as Shastri
(1985)
Karishma Kudrat Kaa
as Lala Dayaluram
(1985)
Phir Aayee Barsat
as Rajhan
(1984)
A Passage to India
as Hamidullah
(1984)
The Razor's Edge
as Raaz
(1984)
Nehru
as Narrator
(1984)
Mashaal
as Kishorilal
(1983)
Market Place
as Major Agarwal
(1983)
Masoom
as Suri
(1983)
Kissi Se Na Kehna
as Lalaji
(1983)
(1982)
Gandhi
as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(1982)
Star
as Rana
(1982)
(1981)
Sphinx
as Selim
(1981)
Chashme Buddoor
as Lalan Mian
(1981)
Beyond the Next Mountain
as Prime Minister
(1980)
Staying On
as Frankie Bhoolabhoy
(1980)
Ek Baar Phir
as Saeed
(1980)
We Think the World of You
as The Maharaja
(1979)
The Last Giraffe
as Taj
(1978)
Death on the Nile
as Servant (uncredited)
(1978)
Destiny
as Gurjeet Singh Khera
(1978)
The After Dinner Joke
as Merchant
(1978)
Race for Survival
as Patel
(1978)
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
as Sri Narain
(1977)
The Chess Players
as Mir Roshan Ali
(1975)
The Man Who Would Be King
as Billy Fish
(1975)
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Mukarjee
(1975)
Gangsters
as Rafiq
(1971)
The Horsemen
as District Chief
(1969)
The Guru
as Murad
(1968)
Stalked
as The Pitch-Man
(1965)
A Passage to India
as Mr Hamidullah
(1964)
Parable
as Circus Worker
(1964)
Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga
as Narrator
(1961)
The Creation of Woman
as Narrator (voice)
(1959)
The Sword and the Flute
as Narrator