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Marc Zuber
Actor
Born May 5, 1944Died May 28, 2003 (59 years)
Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi (5 May 1944 – 28 May 2003), better known as Marc Zuber, was an Indian–British actor, who appeared in many British and Hindi films and television dramas.
Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi was born on 5 May 1944 in Lucknow, India. He moved to Britain with his family in 1951, joining his father who had become a BBC radio producer there, 2 years prior. Zuber grew up in London and went to Harrow Technical College, before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
He left drama school in 1968 and changed his name to Marc Zuber, on the advice of his agent and began his acting career in theatre with seasons in Chester, Bolton, Richmond, the Shaw Theatre, London and for two years at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He mostly appeared in small roles in film and television, including Coronation Street in 1990, in which he portrayed Mr Khan, but he also starred in the Hindi films, Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982) and Kamla (1984), and played a leading role in Qatl (1986).
His film appearances include: The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Wind and the Lion, The Sea Wolves, Shirley Valentine and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, while his television credits include: The Onedin Line, Doomwatch, The Regiment, The Changes, Space: 1999, Quiller, Blake's 7, The Sweeney, Minder (Aces High – and Sometimes Very Low), Buccaneer, The Enigma Files, The Chinese Detective, The Bill, Holby City and King & Castle.
He also worked with Indian actor Aditya Pancholi and Indian actress Persis Khambatta, in television film Shingora
Zuber died on 28 May 2003, in London, England at the age of 59, from a heart attack.
Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi was born on 5 May 1944 in Lucknow, India. He moved to Britain with his family in 1951, joining his father who had become a BBC radio producer there, 2 years prior. Zuber grew up in London and went to Harrow Technical College, before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
He left drama school in 1968 and changed his name to Marc Zuber, on the advice of his agent and began his acting career in theatre with seasons in Chester, Bolton, Richmond, the Shaw Theatre, London and for two years at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He mostly appeared in small roles in film and television, including Coronation Street in 1990, in which he portrayed Mr Khan, but he also starred in the Hindi films, Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982) and Kamla (1984), and played a leading role in Qatl (1986).
His film appearances include: The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Wind and the Lion, The Sea Wolves, Shirley Valentine and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, while his television credits include: The Onedin Line, Doomwatch, The Regiment, The Changes, Space: 1999, Quiller, Blake's 7, The Sweeney, Minder (Aces High – and Sometimes Very Low), Buccaneer, The Enigma Files, The Chinese Detective, The Bill, Holby City and King & Castle.
He also worked with Indian actor Aditya Pancholi and Indian actress Persis Khambatta, in television film Shingora
Zuber died on 28 May 2003, in London, England at the age of 59, from a heart attack.
Filmography
| 2003 | Grease Monkeys (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Murder (2002) (TV Series) · as Sharad |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Vikrant Shukula |
| 1998 | Jinnah · as Muhammad Iqbal |
| 1995 | Divine Lovers · as Prince Kabir |
| 1994 | Wild Justice · as Customs Official |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves · as Interrogator |
| 1991 | The Darling Buds of May (TV Series) · as Mr. Sikkim |
| 1990 | Navy Seals · as Villa Hostage |
| 1989 | Saracen (TV Series) · as Tarik Fathy |
| 1989 | Shirley Valentine · as Renos |
| 1989 | Sachche Ka Bol-Bala · as Poice Commissioner Pandey |
| 1988 | Deadline · as Suleiman |
| 1988 | Rukhsat · as Gautam Saigal |
| 1988 | Hannay (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Aaj · as Arun Bakshi |
| 1987 | Dak Bangla · as Ajay |
| 1986 | Foreign Body · as Macho Escort |
| 1986 | King & Castle (TV Series) · as Ricky Mintoff |
| 1986 | Qatl · as Ranjeet |
| 1986 | Katha Sagar (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1986 | Aashiana · as Cast |
| 1985 | Telephone · as Dinesh |
| 1985 | Haveli · as Insp. Shyam/pritam |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Ram Tera Desh · as Sub-Inspector Kumar |
| 1984 | Kamla · as Jaisingh Jadhav |
| 1983 | Tucker's Luck (TV Series) · as Mr. Choudhury |
| 1982 | Journey Through the Black Sun · as Main Mission Operative |
| 1981 | The Chinese Detective (TV Series) |
| 1980 | The Merchant of Venice · as The Prince Of Morocco |
| 1980 | The Sea Wolves · as Ram Das Gupta |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Nick |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) · as The Prince Of Morocco |
| 1978 | Sweeney 2 · as Andy |
| 1978 | Armchair Thriller (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Cultmaster |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as Tarvin |
| 1976 | Black and White in Color · as Major Anglais |
| 1975 | Angels (TV Series) · as Dr. Choudry |
| 1975 | Quiller (TV Series) · as Colonel Zadok |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 (TV Series) · as Security Lieutenant |
| 1975 | The Wind and the Lion · as The Sultan |
| 1975 | The Changes (TV Series) · as Kewal |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Abdul |
| 1974 | A Private Enterprise · as Ashok (as Marc Zubir) |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Don Feredia |
| 1973 | Penny Gold · as Hotel Receptionist |
| 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula · as Guard 1 |
| 1973 | A Little Princess (TV Series) · as Ram Dass |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Manzil Ali |
| 1972 | Emmerdale (TV Series) · as Dr. Patel |
| 1972 | The Adventurer (TV Series) · as Kanarek |
| 1972 | The Protectors (TV Series) · as Kahan's Henchman |
| 1972 | Whodunnit? (UK) (TV Series) · as Robin Crouch |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line (TV Series) · as Peasant |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Matthew Patel |
| 1971 | The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) · as Lorenzo |
| 1971 | Jason King (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Insaaf · as Munna |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Prakash Patel |
| 1970 | Doomwatch (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Masrur Jemal |
| 1969 | Hadleigh (TV Series) · as Nadir |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Student #2 |
| 1968 | The Expert (TV Series) · as Mark Bowden |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Mr. Khan |