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