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Kavi Raz
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born January 1, 1953 (71 years)
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Kavi Raz is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up. He acquired national prominence as an exceptional hockey player in the Midlands.
He attended university in the San Francisco Bay area. Raz was a founder and artistic director of The Wandering Players Theater Company. The Company staged several World and US premieres of plays from India. Western audiences were exposed to the works of Rabindranath Tagore for the first time, in addition to plays like Sakharam Binder and Shakuntala. This was the first professional South Asian theatre company in the USA.
In the mid-seventies, Raz arrived in Hollywood: a career as an actor was unheard of at a time when roles for South Asian actors in Hollywood television shows and films were limited. Raz had been quoted: “People, especially friends and relatives scoffed at the idea of my becoming an actor. They thought it was a passing fancy and would soon be over. But no, I had a dream and take what it may I journeyed on to make my dream a reality.”
He became the first ever South Asian actor to be signed on as a regular in a major TV series, St Elsewhere. He was a cast member for the first two seasons of the medical drama, and after being let go continued to appear on a recurring basis.
Raz has appeared in over 200 plays, TV shows and films, including guest appearances on The A-Team, M*A*S*H and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In 1978, Raz founded the production company, K.R. Films Hollywood. Its debut, Lehren - a television weekly variety series for the Asian audience - was shown throughout the United States and Canada. In 1988, K.R. Studios was built in Granada Hills. Housing several buildings including the main studio, it has state-of-art equipment for film and television productions, as well as a multi-track recording facility for post production and recording needs. The studio is now home to many award winning producers, writers and directors engaged in the production of commercials, TV programmes, music videos and films.
Raz began his career as a filmmaker with The Gold Bracelet, a movie about a Sikh man faced with the realities of post-9/11.
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Kavi Raz is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up. He acquired national prominence as an exceptional hockey player in the Midlands.
He attended university in the San Francisco Bay area. Raz was a founder and artistic director of The Wandering Players Theater Company. The Company staged several World and US premieres of plays from India. Western audiences were exposed to the works of Rabindranath Tagore for the first time, in addition to plays like Sakharam Binder and Shakuntala. This was the first professional South Asian theatre company in the USA.
In the mid-seventies, Raz arrived in Hollywood: a career as an actor was unheard of at a time when roles for South Asian actors in Hollywood television shows and films were limited. Raz had been quoted: “People, especially friends and relatives scoffed at the idea of my becoming an actor. They thought it was a passing fancy and would soon be over. But no, I had a dream and take what it may I journeyed on to make my dream a reality.”
He became the first ever South Asian actor to be signed on as a regular in a major TV series, St Elsewhere. He was a cast member for the first two seasons of the medical drama, and after being let go continued to appear on a recurring basis.
Raz has appeared in over 200 plays, TV shows and films, including guest appearances on The A-Team, M*A*S*H and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In 1978, Raz founded the production company, K.R. Films Hollywood. Its debut, Lehren - a television weekly variety series for the Asian audience - was shown throughout the United States and Canada. In 1988, K.R. Studios was built in Granada Hills. Housing several buildings including the main studio, it has state-of-art equipment for film and television productions, as well as a multi-track recording facility for post production and recording needs. The studio is now home to many award winning producers, writers and directors engaged in the production of commercials, TV programmes, music videos and films.
Raz began his career as a filmmaker with The Gold Bracelet, a movie about a Sikh man faced with the realities of post-9/11.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Kavi Raz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| 2023 | Expats (TV Series) · as Daleep |
| 2022 | Arranged Marriage · as Father |
| 2021 | Hot Mess Holiday · as Gilpreet |
| 2021 | Bellbottom · as Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq |
| 2019 | Mera Wattan · as Fauji Chacha |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | The Black Prince · as Beggar |
| 2016 | All Out Dysfunktion! · as Papatikkamasala |
| 2016 | Highway 5 · as Drunkard |
| 2016 | Tie the Knot · as Mr. Mehta |
| 2012 | Touch (2012) (TV Series) · as Sanjay Nayar |
| 2011 | I Am Singh · as Ranjit Singh - Ranveer's Father |
| 2009 | SouthLAnd (TV Series) · as Mr. Patel |
| 2008 | Stiletto · as Store Owner |
| 2008 | Bar Starz · as Arabian Man |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 2006 | The Gold Bracelet · as Arjun Singh |
| 2005 | Big River · as Ali |
| 2005 | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World · as Translator |
| 2005 | E-Ring (TV Series) · as General Othman Raheem |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Driver |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division (TV Series) · as Cab Owner |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Dr. Singh |
| 2001 | The Agency (TV Series) · as Omars Handler |
| 2001 | Freddy Got Fingered · as Newscaster |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Nawaz |
| 1998 | Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book (TV Series) |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Mazin |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The George Carlin Show (TV Series) · as Cab Driver |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Nazim |
| 1993 | Missing Persons (TV Series) · as Rajib Narjami |
| 1992 | California Dreams (TV Series) · as Hamar |
| 1991 | All I Want for Christmas · as Cabbie #2 |
| 1991 | Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Maitre D' |
| 1991 | Dark Justice (TV Series) · as Naidu |
| 1990 | True Colors (TV Series) · as Dr. Patel |
| 1990 | The New Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Mustafa Hafiz |
| 1989 | The Famous Teddy Z (TV Series) · as Indian Waiter |
| 1989 | Pet Sematary · as Steve Masterton |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | The Night Train to Kathmandu · as Prof. Dewan Godbothe |
| 1988 | The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story · as Pamphlet Man |
| 1988 | Blue Movies · as Mr. Singh |
| 1987 | The Three Kings · as Falafel Stand Worker |
| 1987 | Terminal Entry · as Mahadi |
| 1987 | Terror Squad · as Yassir |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Singh |
| 1987 | The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (TV Series) · as Dolph |
| 1986 | What a Country (TV Series) · as Amir |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Rupesh Poondar |
| 1986 | Our House (TV Series) · as Houseboy |
| 1986 | Under Siege · as Saman Kadassi |
| 1985 | The Colbys (TV Series) |
| 1985 | Murder: By Reason of Insanity · as Dr. Honrada |
| 1985 | Warning Sign · as Dr. Ramesh Kapoor |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara (TV Series) · as Abar |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Rabin Casir |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Korem |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Vijay Kochar |
| 1982 | Suraag · as Raju |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Voice Over |
| 1980 | The Formula · as Arab Assassin |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Rammurti Lal |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Lortine |