Ishaq Bux
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Ishaq Bux | |
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 in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) | |
| Born | 15 June 1917 Kanpur, India |
| Died | 2 September 2000 (aged 83) London, England |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–87 |
Ishaq Bux (15 June 1917 – 2 September 2000) was an Indian actor.[1]
His first screen appearance was in BBC TV's The English Family Robinson, in 1957.[2]
On stage, he appeared with the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic in Tony Harrison's Phaedra Britannica in 1975.[3]
He is best remembered by his roles of Omar in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and the fakir in Octopussy (1983).[4][5]
Bux was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on 2 July 2000 and died on 2 September 2000, aged 83.
Career
Television
- BBC Sunday Night Theatre (1957-1959) - Ismail / Achmed / Second Bearer
- The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1964)
- Theatre 625 - The Serang (1965)
- Play of the Month (1965) - Quasim Ali
- Dixon of Dock Green (1968) - Ibrahim
- W. Somerset Maugham (1969) - Old Indian
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) - Bamjibinarse
- Department S (1969) - Turkish Club Patron
- On the Buses (1970) - Ahmed
- Wicked Women (1970) - Old man
- The Onedin Line (1971) - Man in Bar
- Softly Softly: Task Force (1972) - Panni
- The Regiment (1973) - Nari Dastoor
- Crown Court (1973–1979) - Mr.Patel / Akbar Nawaz Rana / Surinder Singh Sandhu
- Oh, Father! (1973) - Indian
- Six Days of Justice (1973–1975) - Magistrate
- It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981) - Stationmaster / Fortune-Telling Wallah / Sword Seller / Indian Trader / Garage Owner
- Machinegunner (1976) - Mr. Pradesh
- Play for Today (1978–1981) - Sheikh / Amina's Father
- Quatermass (1979) - Misru
- The Jewel in the Crown (1984) - Aziz
- Minder (1984) - Elderly Indian Man
- The Singing Detective (1986) TV mini-series - Patient
- The Sign of Four (1987, TV Movie) - Lal Chowder (final television appearance)
Selected filmography
- Nine Hours to Rama (1963) - Gardener
- Man in the Middle (1963) - Indian bearer
- Inadmissible Evidence (1968) - Watson's Guest
- Leo the Last (1970) - Supermarket Manager
- The Raging Moon (1971) - Pakistani
- The Horseman (1971) - Amjad Kahn (uncredited)
- The Vault of Horror (1973) - Fakir (segment 3 "This Trick'ill Kill You")
- S*P*Y*S (1974) - Indian Agent (uncredited)
- Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - The Transylvanians #4
- Double Exposure (1976) - First Arab
- Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) - Plane passenger (uncredited)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Omar
- The Missionary (1982) - Maharajah
- Privates on Parade (1982) - Sikh Doorman
- Octopussy (1983) - Fakir (uncredited)
- A Passage to India (1984) - Selim
References
- ^ "Ishaq Bux".
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Bux, Ishaq (1917-2000) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Production of Phaedra Britannica - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Ishaq Bux". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
External links
- Ishaq Bux at IMDb
- Ishaq Bux at the BFI's Screenonline