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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saeed Jaffrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Tony Awards

Minder

Play for Today

Play for Today

Play for Today

Tales of the Unexpected

Rumpole of the Bailey

BBC Play of the Month

All Movies (129)

• Sanam Teri Kasam2009 · as Vikram Verma
• Open Secrets2008 · as Uncle Ravi
• Bunker Hill2008 · as Mr. Farook
• Chicken Tikka Masala2005 · as C. P. Chopra
• Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya2005
• 100 Greatest Sexy Moments2003 · as Self
• Mad Dogs2002 · as The Great Gazuka
• Snapshots2002 · as Ibrahim
• Day of the Sirens2002 · as Albert Page
• Mr In-Between2001 · as Mr. Basmati
• Albela2001 · as Sonia's father
• Naseeb1998 · as Dharamdas Bajaj
• Guru in Seven1998 · as Mr.Walia
• Achanak1998 · as Arjun's Father
• Dildara1998
• Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai1998 · as Komal's Father
• Aunty No. 11998 · as Colonel Sadanand Dhongre
• Uff! Yeh Mohabbat1997
• Deewana Mastana1997 · as Chander Nandkishore Kapoor Sharma
• Udaan1997 · as Mr. Sahay
• Mohabbat1997 · as Madanlal "Madan" Kapoor
• Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat1997 · as Rai Bahadur - Raja's & Ramesh's father
• Mahaanta1997 · as Inspector General of Police
• Judaai1997 · as Mr. Sahni
• The Journey1997 · as Ashok
• Jaan1996 · as Roshanlal
• English Babu Desi Mem1996 · as Madadgar
• Bambai Ka Babu1996 · as Vicky's Father (as Saeed Jafrey)
• Trimurti1995 · as Bhanu
• Angrakshak1995
• Veergati1995 · as Pooja's dad
• Kartavya1995 · as Ramakant Sahay
• Saajan Ki Baahon Mein1995 · as Ranvir Singh
• Prem1995
• Sauda1995 · as Prakash's uncle
• Two Oranges and a Mango1994 · as Father
• Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom1994 · as Khamtruel Rimpoche (voice)
• Yeh Dillagi1994 · as Bhanupratap Saigal
• Salaami1994
• Baali Umar Ko Salaam1994 · as Jalan
• Dilwale1994 · as Police Commissioner
• Ek Hi Raasta1993 · as Colonel Choudhry
• 15th August1993 · as SP Pratap Solanki
• Anmol1993 · as S. J
• Aaina1993 · as Mr. Mathur
• Aashik Aawara1993
• Nishchaiy1992 · as Suryakant Gujral
• Laat Saab1992 · as Rai Sahib
• Suryavanshi1992 · as J.B.
• Vansh1992 · as Police Commissioner
• Yaara Dildara1991 · as Mr. Mehra
• Masala1991 · as Lallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna
• Indrajeet1991 · as Seth Din Dayal
• Henna1991 · as Khan Baba
• Afsana Pyar Ka1991
• Ajooba1991 · as Amir Khan
• Dil1990 · as Mr. Mehra
• Aandhiyan1990 · as Shakuntala's Father
• Ghar Ho To Aisa1990 · as Ram Prasad
• Kishen Kanhaiya1990 · as Vidya Charan
• Shandaar1990 · as Chacha
• Pathar Ke Insan1990
• After Midnight1990 · as Jas
• Chaalbaaz1989 · as Vishwannath
• Hisaab Khoon Ka1989
• Aakhri Ghulam1989
• Daata1989 · as Master Dinanath
• Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice1989
• Eeshwar1989 · as Masterji (Guest Appearance)
• Ram Lakhan1989 · as Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap
• Hero Hiralal1988
• Khoon Bhari Maang1988
• The Deceivers1988 · as Hussein
• Just Ask for Diamond1988 · as Mr. Patel
• Vijay1988 · as Inder Sen Gujral
• Ek Aadmi1988
• Avam1987 · as Defense Advocate
• A View from a Window1987
• Partition1987
• Khudgarz1987 · as Brij Bhushan Saxena
• Jalwa1987 · as Yakub Saeed
• Aulad1987 · as Anand's chacha
• Living Legend - Raj Kapoor1986 · as Self
• Love Match1986 · as Karamat
• On Wings of Fire1986 · as Jadav Rana, the Hindu King
• Kala Dhanda Goray Log1986 · as Pinto Ustad
• Karishma Kudrat Kaa1985 · as Lala Dayaluram
• Jaanoo1985 · as Shastri
• My Beautiful Laundrette1985 · as Nasser Ali
• Ram Teri Ganga Maili1985 · as Kunj Bihari
• Saagar1985 · as Mr. D'Silva
• Phir Aayee Barsat1985 · as Rajhan
• A Passage to India1984 · as Hamidullah
• Nehru1984 · as Narrator
• The Razor's Edge1984 · as Raaz
• Bhavna1984 · as Ram Kishen
• Mashaal1984 · as Kishorilal
• Kissi Se Na Kehna1983 · as Lalaji
• Mandi1983 · as Major Agarwal
• Masoom1983 · as Suri
• The Courtesans of Bombay1983
• Gandhi1982 · as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• Star1982 · as Rana
• Aagaman1982
• Chashme Buddoor1981 · as Lalan Mian
• Beyond the Next Mountain1981 · as Prime Minister
• Sphinx1981 · as Selim
• Staying On1980 · as Frankie Bhoolabhoy
• We Think the World of You1980 · as The Maharaja
• Ek Baar Phir1980 · as Saeed
• The Last Giraffe1979 · as Taj
• Death on the Nile1978 · as Servant (uncredited)
• Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures1978 · as Sri Narain
• Race for Survival1978 · as Patel
• The After Dinner Joke1978 · as Merchant
• Destiny1978 · as Gurjeet Singh Khera
• The Chess Players1977 · as Mir Roshan Ali
• Shuttlecock1976 · as Dr. Haq
• The Man Who Would Be King1975 · as Billy Fish
• The Wilby Conspiracy1975 · as Anil Mukerjee
• Gangsters1975 · as Rafiq
• The Horsemen1971 · as District Chief
• The Guru1969 · as Murad
• Stalked1968 · as The Pitch-Man
• A Passage to India1965 · as Mr Hamidullah
• Parable1964 · as Circus Worker
• Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga1964 · as Narrator
• The Creation of Woman1961 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Sword and the Flute1959 · as Narrator

All TV Shows (32)

• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries2002 · as Akram Malik
• Perfect World2000 · as Maggie's Father
• Animated World Faiths1998 · as Mardana (voice)
• HARDtalk1997
• Common As Muck1994 · as Nat Prabhakar
• Little Napoleons1994 · as Vijay Shah
• Liberation1994 · as Mohammad Ali Jinnah
• Pebble Mill1991 · as Self
• Tamas1988 · as Karim Khan
• A Killing on the Exchange1987 · as Musquat Singh
• Tandoori Nights1985 · as Jimmy Sharma
• Mitch1984 · as Zahoor Ahmed
• Me & My Girl1984 · as Ranjit Sharma
• The Far Pavilions1984 · as Biju Ram
• The Jewel in the Crown1984 · as Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat
• Minder1979 · as Mukerjee
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Dr Kunzru
• Strangers1978 · as Narayan Bose
• Gangsters1976 · as Aslam Rafiq
• Plays for Britain1976 · as Dr. Haq
• Rumpole of the Bailey1975 · as Dr. Ghulam Rahmat
• Two's Company1975 · as The Doctor
• The Protectors1972 · as President's Aide
• The Regiment1972
• Play for Today1970 · as Gurjeet Singh Khera
• Play for Today1970 · as Merchant
• Play for Today1970 · as Rafiq
• Strange Report1969 · as Ameen
• Callan1967
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Mr. Hamidullah
• The Troubleshooters1965 · as Sunil Seth
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)