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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...
Known for
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
MinderSeries • 1979
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
Rumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975
The Inspector Lynley MysteriesSeries • 2002
The ProtectorsSeries • 1972
StrangersSeries • 1978
The TroubleshootersSeries • 1965
CallanSeries • 1967
Death on the NileMovie • 1978
GandhiMovie • 1982
The Jewel in the CrownSeries • 1984
The Man Who Would Be KingMovie • 1975
A Passage to IndiaMovie • 1984
My Beautiful LaundretteMovie • 1985
SphinxMovie • 1981
The Razor's EdgeMovie • 1984
The Wilby ConspiracyMovie • 1975
Ram LakhanMovie • 1989
The DeceiversMovie • 1988
The HorsemenMovie • 1971
The Chess PlayersMovie • 1977
DilMovie • 1990