Andrew Johnson (actor)

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Andrew Johnson (born in London, 1955) is a British actor of South Asian descent.

He is most famous for being one of the original cast members of EastEnders, playing the shop-keeper Saeed Jeffery from the first episode in February 1985 until December 1985. During his time on the show, Johnson's troubled character struggled in an arranged marriage to an unwilling wife, Naima (played by Shreela Ghosh).

After leaving EastEnders Johnson moved to Hollywood, but a successful film career failed to materialise. He eventually got minor roles in the amateur detective series Murder She Wrote and later in the ITV drama, Inspector Morse. In 2005 he appeared in the low-budget film Secret Agent 420.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1970 Airport Sterling Uncredited
1976 The Para Psychics
1977 Death Steps in the Dark Husband of Ida Tuclidis Uncredited
1981 Natali
1983 Majdhar Arun
1984 Blind Date Dr. Steiger's Assistant
1999 Blood Kiss Customer #3
2005 Secret Agent 420 Evil Priest / Hunka Poop / Ziggy
2008 The Experimental Witch Mr. Khalil
2009 Solitary Dr. Reznik
2016 8989 Redstone Monk #2 (final film role)

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