Saeed Jaffrey

Actor, Film actor

1929 –

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Who is Saeed Jaffrey?

Saeed Jaffrey OBE is an Indian-born British actor, who has appeared in numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits include The Man Who Would Be King, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Gandhi, A Passage to India, The Far Pavilions, and My Beautiful Laundrette. He has also appeared in many Bollywood films in the 1980s and 1990s. For television he has starred in Gangsters, The Jewel in the Crown, Tandoori Nights and Little Napoleons. He also appeared as Ravi Desai on Coronation Street as the father of Vikram Desai, the cousin of Dev Alahan and in Minder as Mr Mukerjee in Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger.

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Born
Jan 8, 1929
Malerkotla
Also known as
  • Sayed Jaffrey
  • Sayeed Jaffery
  • Saeed Jaferey
  • Saeed Jafferi
  • Saeed Jafrey
  • Saeed Jaffry
  • Sayeed Jaffrey
  • Saeed Jafferey
  • Saeed Jaffery
  • ਸਈਦ ਜਾਫ਼ਰੀ
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Indian people
  • Punjabi people
  • British Indian
Nationality
  • India
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • The Catholic University of America
  • Allahabad University
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  • St. George's College, Mussoorie
  • Wynberg Allen School
Employment
  • Director of Publicity and Advertising, Government of India
    (1958 - 1960)
  • Radio Director, All India Radio
    (1951 - 1956)
Lived in
  • Sangrur

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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