Known for
Acting
Credits
144
Gender
Man
Birthday
8 Jan 1929
Day of death
15 Nov 2015 (86)
Place of birth
Maler Kotla, Punjab, India
Also known as
Sayeed Jaffery
Saeed Jaferey
Saeed Jafferey
Saeed Jafferi
Saeed Jaffery
Sayed Jaffrey
Sayeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffry
Saeed Jafrey
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sanam Teri Kasam | Vikram Verma |
| 2008 | Bunker Hill | Mr. Farook |
| 2008 | Open Secrets | Uncle Ravi |
| 2005 | Chicken Tikka Masala | C. P. Chopra |
| 2005 | Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya | |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Akram Malik |
| 2002 | Snapshots | Ibrahim |
| 2002 | Mad Dogs | The Great Gazuka |
| 2002 | Day Of the Sirens | |
| 2001 | Mr In-Between | Mr. Basmati |
| 2001 | Albela | Sonia's father |
| 1998 | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Komal's Father |
| 1998 | Aunty No. 1 | Colonel Sadanand Dhongre |
| 1998 | Naseeb | Dharamdas Bajaj |
| 1998 | Achanak | Arjun's Father |
| 1998 | Guru in Seven | Mr.Walia |
| 1998 | Animated World Faiths | Mardana (voice) |
| 1998 | Dildara | |
| 1997 | Judaai | Mr. Sahni |
| 1997 | Deewana Mastana | Chander Nandkishore Kapoor Sharma |
| 1997 | Mohabbat | Madanlal "Madan" Kapoor |
| 1997 | Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat | Rai Bahadur - Raja's & Ramesh's father |
| 1997 | Mahaanta | Inspector General of Police |
| 1997 | Udaan | Mr. Sahay |
| 1997 | The Journey | Ashok |
| 1997 | Uff! Yeh Mohabbat | |
| 1996 | English Babu Desi Mem | Madadgar |
| 1996 | Jaan | Roshanlal |
| 1996 | Bambai Ka Babu | Vicky's Father (as Saeed Jafrey) |
| 1995 | Trimurti | Bhanu |
| 1995 | Veergati | Pooja's dad |
| 1995 | Kartavya | Ramakant Sahay |
| 1995 | Saajan Ki Baahon Mein | Ranvir Singh |
| 1995 | Angrakshak | |
| 1995 | Sauda | Prakash's uncle |
| 1994 | Dilwale | Police Commissioner |
| 1994 | Yeh Dillagi | Bhanupratap Saigal |
| 1994 | Common As Muck | Nat Prabhakar |
| 1994 | Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom | Khamtruel Rimpoche (voice) |
| 1994 | Liberation: Those Crazy Turks | Mehmet Ali Cinnah |
| 1994 | Salaami | |
| 1994 | Two Oranges and a Mango | Father |
| 1994 | Little Napoleons | Vijay Shah |
| 1993 | Aashik Aawara | |
| 1993 | Ek Hi Raasta | Colonel Choudhry |
| 1993 | Aaina | Mr. Mathur |
| 1993 | 15th August | SP Pratap Solanki |
| 1993 | Anmol | S. J |
| 1992 | Suryavanshi | J.B. |
| 1992 | Vansh | Police Commissioner |
| 1992 | Nishchaiy | Suryakant Gujral |
| 1992 | Laat Saab | Rai Sahib |
| 1991 | Ajooba | Amir Khan |
| 1991 | Henna | Khan Baba |
| 1991 | Pebble Mill | Self |
| 1991 | Indrajeet | Seth Din Dayal |
| 1991 | Masala | Lallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna |
| 1991 | Yaara Dildara | Mr. Mehra |
| 1990 | Dil | Mr. Mehra |
| 1990 | Kishen Kanhaiya | Vidya Charan |
| 1990 | Ghar Ho To Aisa | Ram Prasad |
| 1990 | Shandaar | Chacha |
| 1990 | After Midnight | Jas |
| 1990 | Pathar Ke Insan | |
| 1990 | Aandhiyan | Shakuntala's Father |
| 1989 | Ram Lakhan | Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap |
| 1989 | Chaalbaaz | Vishwannath |
| 1989 | Daata | Master Dinanath |
| 1989 | Eeshwar | Masterji (Guest Appearance) |
| 1989 | Hisaab Khoon Ka | |
| 1989 | Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice | |
| 1989 | Aakhri Ghulam | |
| 1988 | The Deceivers | Hussein |
| 1988 | Vijay | Inder Sen Gujral |
| 1988 | Just Ask for Diamond | Mr. Patel |
| 1988 | Tamas | Karim Khan |
| 1988 | Ek Aadmi | |
| 1987 | Khudgarz | Brij Bhushan Saxena |
| 1987 | Aulad | Anand's chacha |
| 1987 | Partition | |
| 1987 | Jalwa | Yakub Saeed |
| 1987 | A Killing on the Exchange | |
| 1987 | A View from a Window | |
| 1987 | Avam | Defense Advocate |
| 1986 | Kala Dhanda Goray Log | Pinto Ustad |
| 1986 | On Wings of Fire | Jadav Rana, the Hindu King |
| 1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Nasser Ali |
| 1985 | Saagar | Mr. D'Silva |
| 1985 | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | Kunj Bihari |
| 1985 | Karishma Kudrat Kaa | Lala Dayaluram |
| 1985 | Tandoori Nights | |
| 1985 | Jaanoo | Shastri |
| 1985 | Phir Aayee Barsat | Rajhan |
| 1984 | A Passage to India | Hamidullah |
| 1984 | The Razor's Edge | Raaz |
| 1984 | The Jewel in the Crown | Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat |
| 1984 | The Far Pavilions | Biju Ram |
| 1984 | Mashaal | Kishorilal |
| 1984 | Nehru | Narrator |
| 1983 | Masoom | Suri |
| 1983 | The Market Place | Major Agarwal |
| 1983 | Kissi Se Na Kehna | Lalaji |
| 1983 | The Courtesans of Bombay | |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| 1982 | Star | Rana |
| 1982 | Aagaman | |
| 1981 | Sphinx | Selim |
| 1981 | Chashme Buddoor | Lalan Mian |
| 1981 | Beyond the Next Mountain | Prime Minister |
| 1980 | Staying On | Frankie Bhoolabhoy |
| 1980 | We Think the World of You | The Maharaja |
| 1980 | Ek Baar Phir | Saeed |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Dr Kunzru |
| 1979 | Minder | Mukerjee |
| 1979 | The Last Giraffe | Taj |
| 1978 | Death on the Nile | Servant (uncredited) |
| 1978 | Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures | Sri Narain |
| 1978 | The After Dinner Joke | Merchant |
| 1978 | Destiny | Gurjeet Singh Khera |
| 1978 | Race for Survival | Patel |
| 1977 | The Chess Players | Mir Roshan Ali |
| 1976 | Gangsters | |
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King | Billy Fish |
| 1975 | The Wilby Conspiracy | Mukarjee |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | |
| 1975 | Two's Company | The Doctor |
| 1975 | Gangsters | Rafiq |
| 1974 | Notorious Woman | |
| 1972 | The Protectors | President's Aide |
| 1972 | The Regiment | |
| 1971 | The Horsemen | District Chief |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Gurjeet Singh Khera |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Merchant |
| 1969 | The Guru | Murad |
| 1968 | Stalked | The Pitch-Man |
| 1967 | Callan | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Mr. Hamidullah |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters | Sunil Seth |
| 1965 | A Passage to India | Mr Hamidullah |
| 1964 | Parable | Circus Worker |
| 1964 | Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga | Narrator |
| 1961 | The Creation of Woman | Narrator (voice) |
| 1959 | The Sword and the Flute | Narrator |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam (archive footage) |