Saeed Jaffrey

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 8, 1929

died

November 15, 2015

place of birth

Maler Kotla, Punjab, India

also known as

Sayeed Jaffery · Saeed Jaferey · Saeed Jafferey · Saeed Jafferi

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Gandhi
7.6

Gandhi

1982as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Death on the Nile
7.1

Death on the Nile

1978as Servant (uncredited)
The Man Who Would Be King
7.5

The Man Who Would Be King

1975as Billy Fish
My Beautiful Laundrette
6.7

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985as Nasser Ali
A Passage to India
6.8

A Passage to India

1984as Hamidullah
English Babu Desi Mem
5.6

English Babu Desi Mem

1996as Madadgar
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
5.8

Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai

1998as Komal's Father
Jaan
6.1

Jaan

1996as Roshanlal
The Razor's Edge
6.4

The Razor's Edge

1984as Raaz
Dilwale
6.4

Dilwale

1994as Police Commissioner
Judaai
5.7

Judaai

1997as Mr. Sahni
Ram Lakhan
6.6

Ram Lakhan

1989as Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap
Mad Dogs
4.8

Mad Dogs

2002as The Great Gazuka
Aaina
7.8

Aaina

1993as Mr. Mathur
Ajooba
5.6

Ajooba

1991as Amir Khan
Kishen Kanhaiya
6.8

Kishen Kanhaiya

1990as Vidya Charan
Ram Teri Ganga Maili
5.9

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

1985as Kunj Bihari
Mr In-Between
5.7

Mr In-Between

2001as Mr. Basmati
Aulad
8.2

Aulad

1987as Anand's chacha
Dil
6.6

Dil

1990as Mr. Mehra
Naseeb
4.6

Naseeb

1998as Dharamdas Bajaj
The Chess Players
7.0

The Chess Players

1977as Mir Roshan Ali
Trimurti
5.7

Trimurti

1995as Bhanu
Khudgarz
5.3

Khudgarz

1987as Brij Bhushan Saxena
Mandi
6.6

Mandi

1983as Major Agarwal
Udaan
6.8

Udaan

1997as Mr. Sahay
Vansh
8.0

Vansh

1992as Police Commissioner
The Horsemen
6.3

The Horsemen

1971as District Chief
Suryavanshi
5.2

Suryavanshi

1992as J.B.
Sphinx
5.7

Sphinx

1981as Selim
The Deceivers
5.2

The Deceivers

1988as Hussein
The Wilby Conspiracy
6.4

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975as Anil Mukerjee
Khoon Bhari Maang
7.4

Khoon Bhari Maang

1988
Daata
7.8

Daata

1989as Master Dinanath
Kartavya
7.3

Kartavya

1995as Ramakant Sahay
Jaanoo
10.0

Jaanoo

1985as Shastri
Aashik Aawara
6.0

Aashik Aawara

1993
Vijay
4.4

Vijay

1988as Inder Sen Gujral
Mahaanta
7.0

Mahaanta

1997as Inspector General of Police
Bambai Ka Babu
7.3

Bambai Ka Babu

1996as Vicky's Father (as Saeed Jafrey)
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
3.5

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

2003as Self
Chaalbaaz
6.0

Chaalbaaz

1989as Vishwannath
Angrakshak
7.3

Angrakshak

1995
Mashaal
7.8

Mashaal

1984as Kishorilal
Deewana Mastana
6.3

Deewana Mastana

1997as Chander Nandkishore Kapoor Sharma
Saagar
6.6

Saagar

1985as Mr. D'Silva
Nishchaiy
5.7

Nishchaiy

1992as Suryakant Gujral
The Guru
6.0

The Guru

1969as Murad
Aunty No. 1
5.2

Aunty No. 1

1998as Colonel Sadanand Dhongre
Chashme Buddoor
7.5

Chashme Buddoor

1981as Lalan Mian