Stefan Kalipha
Stefan Kalipha | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 (age 83–84) |
| Nationality | Trinidadian |
| Other names | Stephen Kalipha |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Stefan Kalipha (born 1940) is a British film, television and stage actor originally from Trinidad who has been acting from around 1970. He played Ramon, the Cigar Factory Foreman in the 1979 film Cuba, Daoud on The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, and Fat Larry in Babylon, both released in 1980. He also may be familiar to James Bond fans as Hector González, the Cuban hit man in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only. Kalipha's other film roles include Wali Dad in the 1991 film of The Crucifer of Blood and Buldeo in the 1994 film The Jungle Book.
His television roles include Quiller, episode: "Objective Caribbean" and Tales of the Unexpected, episode: "The Finger of Suspicion".
Background
Stefan Kalipha was born in Trinidad in 1940. He has been fortunate to work in film and television in the UK, doing better than others due to the limitation put on roles given to black actors.[1]
Career
Television
In 1970, Kalipha played the part of Casey in an episode of Callan, entitled "Amos Green Must Live". The role was of a disenfranchised young black man in London who had reached a tipping point about working, even though he had "five A levels and five O levels".
In 1977, Kalipha played the part of Reverend Henry Paul in a television series pilot called Meadowlark. It was a sitcom, based in Brixton, about a black married couple who were sharing their flat with an Irish woman. The 36-minute pilot, which also starred Oscar James, Joan Ann Maynard and Nina Baden-Semper, was never broadcast.[2]
He was Stanley in the 1985 BBC TV production of Mustapha Matura's play Playboy of the West Indies, a role he repeated at the Court Theatre, Chicago in 1988.[3][4]
In 1992, Kalipha had a recurring role as Jonathan Phelps in the series Prime Suspect.[5]
In 2015, he appeared as Tobias in The Bastard Executioner.[6]
Film
Kalipha's character Hector Gonzalez in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only masquerades as a plane pilot who has the intention of killing British agent Sir Timothy Havelock and his family.[7][8] In 1983, Kalipha appeared as the Data School Instructor in Superman III.[9] In 1989, he played the part of the Hatay tank gunner in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.[10]
Stage
As Ahmed, an efficient tour agent smoothing over the repercussions of violence among holidaymakers in a Moroccan tour villa, Kalipha appeared on stage in E. A. Whitehead's Mecca, presented at the Open Space Theatre, London, in 1977.[11]
Filmography and theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Rameau | Episode: The Affair of the Tortoise |
| 1972 | Ace of Wands | Drum | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Melchior's Aide | Uncredited, Miniseries |
| Black Joy | Sharp Eddie | ||
| Mecca | Ahmed | Open Space Theatre | |
| 1979 | Cuba | Ramon, Cigar Factory Foreman | |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Ibrahim | ||
| 1980 | The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Daoud | |
| Babylon | Fat Larry | ||
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only | Hector Gonzalez | |
| 1983 | Superman III | Data School Instructor | |
| 1985 | Water | Cuban #1 | |
| Playboy of the West Indies | Stanley | BBC TV | |
| 1987 | Born of Fire | Bilal | |
| Playing Away | Louis | ||
| 1988 | Playboy of the West Indies | Stanley | Court Theatre (Chicago) |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Chief Inspector Aziz | Episode: The Finger of Suspicion | |
| 1989 | Scandal | Hanif | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Hatay Tank Gunner | ||
| 1991 | The Bill | Curtiss | Episode: Every Mother's Son |
| 1993-2017 | Casualty | Joseph Watson/Javed Barazani | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Buldeo | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Laputa Intellectual | Miniseries |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Abu Nouz | Miniseries |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | Iranian Delegate | |
| The Sum of All Fears | Arab Gravedigger | ||
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments | Chief Minister | Miniseries |
| The Nativity Story | Saint Caspar | ||
| Gate to Heaven | Schlepper | ||
| 2011 | Mesocafé | Saleem | |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Maharaja | Uncredited |
| 2019 | Aladdin | Imam | |
| Men in Black: International | Antique Shopkeeper | ||
| The Good Liar | Roger | Uncredited |
References
- ^ The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition, edited by Brian McFarlane - Page 1974 Kalipha Stefan (aka Stephen)
- ^ The British Television Pilot Episodes Research Guide 1936-2015, By Christopher Perry - Page 146 MEADPWLARK
- ^ "Playboy of the West Indies". bufvc.ac.uk. British Universities Film and Video Council. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Smith, Sid. "Playboy of the West Indies is just lovely". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ TV Guide - Stefan Kalipha, Credits
- ^ TV.com - The Bastard Executioner, The Bastard Executioner Cast, Guest Stars.
- ^ Bond Villains Comic Con - Hector Suarez (Stefan Kalipha)
- ^ Nigel Cawthorne, "Von Hammerstein, Major Gonzales, Aris Kristatos and friends", A Brief Guide to James Bond, Constable & Robinson, 2012.
- ^ Turner Classic Movies - Superman III(1983), FULL CREDITS, Cast
- ^ Stefan Kalipha, Credits m TV Guide.
- ^ Morley-Priestman, Anne (21 July 1977). "Mecca". The Stage.
External links
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| People | |
- 1940 births
- Black British male actors
- British television actors
- Living people
- British male film actors
- British people of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- 20th-century British male actors
- 21st-century British male actors
- Trinidad and Tobago television actors
- Trinidad and Tobago film actors
- Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Trinidad and Tobago stage actors