Saeed Jaffrey Biography (1929-)

Born 1929 in Maler Kotla, India; father, in the Indian Medical Service; married Madhur (an actress), 1957 (divorced, 1965); children: three.

Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: 1929; Maler Kotla, India

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Othello, Unity Theatre, New Delhi, India, between 1951-1956
The Firstborn, Unity Theatre, between 1951-1956
A Phoenix Too Frequent, Unity Theatre, between 1951-1956
Under Milk Wood, Unity Theatre, between 1951-1956
Auto-Da-Fe, Unity Theatre, between 1951-1956
The Importance of Being Earnest, Unity Theatre, between 1951-1956
The Cocktail Party, Unity Theatre, between 1951-1956
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Unity Theatre, between 1951-1956
Poet, The Eagle Has Two Heads, Unity Theatre, 1954
Father, Blood Wedding, Actors Playhouse, New York City, 1958
Rashomon, summer theatre production, between 1958-1964
The Little World of Don Camillo, summer theatre production, between 1958-1964
Bus Stop, summer theatre production, between 1958-1964
Rain, summer theatre production, between 1958-1964
A Thurber Carnival, summer theatre production, between 1958-1964
Witness for the Prosecution, summer theatre production, between 1958-1964
Teahouse of the August Moon, summer theatre production, between 1958-1964
The Little Hut, summer theatre production, between 1958-1964
Twelfth Night, Equity Library Theatre, New York City, 1960
King of the Dark Chamber, Jan Hus House, New York City, 1961
India: A Dancer's Pilgrimage, Kaufman Concert Hall, New York City, 1961
Professor Godbole, A Passage to India, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1962
Merchant, "From India: A Prologue" and haiku reader, "From Japan: Kendo,"in A Tenth of an Inch Makes the Difference, East End Theatre, New York City, 1962
Chief Kim Bong Choy, Nathan Weinstein, Mystic, Connecticut, BrooksAtkinson Theatre, New York City, 1966
Osman, Captain Brassbound's Conversion, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1971
Also appeared in The Harmfulness of Tobacco, New York Public Library, New York City; Kindly Monkeys, Arts Theatre, London; The MotherCountry, Riverside Theatre, London; The Physician in Spite of Himself, Theatre-in-the-Street Group, New York City; The Private Life of theMaster Race, New York Public Library; Tagore Suite, Jacob's Pillow, 92nd Street Y, Cooper Union; and A Touch of Brightness, Royal Court Theatre, London.
Major Tours
Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet, Players Inc. Repertory Company,U.S. cities, 1957-58
Gremio, The Taming of the Shrew, Players Inc. Repertory Company, U.S. cities, 1957-58
Member of ensemble, Brecht on Brecht (revue), American National Theatre and Academy, U.S. cities, 1963
Stage Work
Director of King of the Dark Chamber and Under Milk Wood, both Unity Theatre.
Film Appearances
Narrator, The Creation of Woman, 1960
Murad, The Guru, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
District chief, The Horsemen, Columbia, 1971
Billy Fish, The Man Who Would Be King (also known as Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King), Allied Artists, 1975
Dr. Anil Mukerjee, The Wilby Conspiracy, United Artists, 1975
Mir Roshan Ali, Shatranj ke khiladi (also known as The Chess Players), Connoisseur, 1977, released in the United States by Creative Films, 1978
Sri Narain, Hullabaloo over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures, Contemporary, 1979
Selim, Sphinx, Warner Bros., 1981
Lalan Mian, Chashme buddoor (also known as Shield against the Evil Eye and Touch Wood), 1981
Sardar Patel, Gandhi, Columbia, 1982
Actor, The Courtesans of Bombay (documentary), Enterprise/New Yorker/Cinecom International, 1982
Narrator, Pandit Nehru (also known as Jawaharlal Nehru; documentary), National Film Development Corporation, 1982

Mandi (also known as Marketplace), 1983
Suri, Masoom (also known as Innocent), 1983
Hamidullah, A Passage to India, Columbia, 1984
Raaz, The Razor's Edge, Columbia, 1984
Saagar, 1985
Moussa, Ram teri ganga maili, 1985
Nasser, My Beautiful Laundrette, Orion, 1986
Jalwa, 1987
Tamas, Blaze, 1987
Khudgarz, 1987
Pere Provincial, Manika (also known as Manika: Une vie plus tard, Manika: The Girl Who Lived Twice, Manika Manika, and Une passerelle sur le gange), Films du Scorpion/Twentieth Century-Fox/Manley, 1988
Hussein, The Deceivers, Cinecom, 1988
Mr. Patel, Just Ask for Diamond (also known as Diamond's Edge and The Falcon's Malteser), Twentieth Century-Fox/Kings Road Entertainment, 1988
Saeed, Partition, Jane Balfour Films, 1988
Khoon bhari mang, 1988
ChaalBaaz, 1989
Madhu's father, Dil, 1990
After Midnight, 1990
Lallu Bhai Solanki, Mr. Tikkoo, and Lord Krishna, Masala, 1991
Henna's uncle, Henna, 1991
Reema and Roma's dad, Aaina (also known as The Mirror),1993
Bollywood, 1994
Prem, 1995
Kartavya, 1995
Lulu, Alliance, 1996
Uff! Yeh mohabbat, 1997
Raja ki ayegi barrat, 1997
Mr. Sinha, Jahnvi's uncle, Judaai, 1997
Ashok, The Journey, 1997
Chander Kapoor, Deewana mastana, 1997
Mr. Walia, Guru in Seven, Ratpack Films, 1998
Raj, Being Considered, Redbus Film Distribution, 2000
Saeed, Second Generation, Second Generation Films, 2000
Film Work
Provided Urdu dialogue, Heat and Dust, 1982
Television Appearances
Series
The Sun Rises in the East, 1972
Rafiq, Gangsters (also known as Play for Today: Gangster),BBC, 1975
Common as Muck, 1994
Ravi Desai, Coronation Street, 1999
Also appeared in Tandoori Nights, Channel Four.
Miniseries
Biju Ram, The Far Pavilions (also known as Blade of Steel),HBO, 1984
The Nawab, The Jewel in the Crown, Granada, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1984
Episodic
Mukherjee, "The Bengal Tiger," Minder, 1979
"Poison," Tales of the Unexpected, 1980
Dr. Ghulam Rahmat, "Rumpole and the Quacks," Rumpole of the Bailey, 1991
Appeared in episodes of Armstrong Circle Theatre, Camera Three, CBS Workshop, The Defenders, The Jack Benny Show, and The Nurses, all CBS; and File Seven.
Other Television Appearances
A Passage to India (also known as Play of the Month: A Passageto India), BBC, 1965
Taj, The Last Giraffe (movie), CBS, 1979
Frank Bhoolabhoy, Staying On (special), Granada, then Great Performances, PBS, 1981
Ram, Le Prix d'une Femme, 1993
Also appeared as Musquat Singh, A Killing on the Exchange, AngliaTelevision; and in The Lion of the Punjab.
Radio Appearances
Reflections of India (series), WQXR (New York City), 1961-62
All Indian roles, The Pump (special), BBC, 1973
Radio Producer
Series
Reflections of India, WQXR, 1961-62
RECORDINGS
Albums
Performed readings of Asian poems for the album Adventures in Appreciation.
WRITINGS
Radio Series
Reflections of India, WQXR, 1961-62

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