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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ishaq Bux<br />
| image = Actor_Ishaq_Bux.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = in ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (1975)<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1917|6|15}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2000|9|2|1917|6|15}}<br />
| death_place = [[London]], England<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| other_names = <br />
| known_for = <br />
| occupation = [[Actor]]<br />
| years_active = 1957–87<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ishaq Bux''' (15 June 1917 – 2 September 2000) was an Indian [[actor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba5af38b9|title=Ishaq Bux|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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His first screen appearance was in [[BBC|BBC TV]]'s ''The English Family Robinson'', in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/857471/|title=BFI Screenonline: Bux, Ishaq (1917-2000) Biography|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><br />
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On stage, he appeared with the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre Company]] at the [[Old Vic]] in [[Tony Harrison]]'s ''Phaedra Britannica'' in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/4yv/phaedra-britannica/production/avs|title=Production of Phaedra Britannica - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><br />
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He is best remembered by his roles of Omar in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981) and the fakir in ''[[Octopussy]]'' (1983).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=2457|title=Ishaq Bux|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Ishaq+Bux+actor#q=Ishaq+Bux+actor|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111975|via=Google Books}}</ref><br />
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Bux was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on 2 July 2000 and died on 2 September 2000, aged 83.<br />
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==Career==<br />
===Film===<br />
*''[[Nine Hours to Rama]]'' (1963) - Gardener<br />
*''[[Man in the Middle (film)|Man in the Middle]]'' (1963) - Indian bearer<br />
*''[[Inadmissible Evidence (film)|Inadmissible Evidence]]'' (1968) - Watson's Guest<br />
*''[[Leo the Last]]'' (1970) - Supermarket Manager<br />
*''[[The Raging Moon]]'' (1971) - Pakistani<br />
*''[[The Horsemen (1971 film)|The Horseman]]'' (1971) - Amjad Kahn (uncredited)<br />
*''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' (1973) - Fakir (segment 3 "This Trick'ill Kill You")<br />
*''[[S*P*Y*S]]'' (1974) - Indian Agent (uncredited)<br />
*''[[Barry McKenzie Holds His Own]]'' (1974)<br />
*''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (1975) - The Transylvanians #4<br />
*''[[Double Exposure (1976 film)|Double Exposure]]'' (1976) - First Arab<br />
*''[[Carry on Emmannuelle]]'' (1978) - Plane passenger (uncredited) <br />
*''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981) - Omar<br />
*''[[The Missionary]]'' (1982) - Maharajah<br />
*''[[Privates on Parade (1982 film)|Privates on Parade]]'' (1982) - Sikh Doorman<br />
*''[[Octopussy (film)|Octopussy]]'' (1983) - Fakir (uncredited)<br />
*''[[A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]'' (1984) - Selim<br />
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===Television===<br />
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*''[[BBC Sunday Night Theatre]]'' (1957-1959) - Ismail / Achmed / Second Bearer<br />
*''The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling'' (1964)<br />
*''[[Theatre 625]]'' - The Serang (1965)<br />
*''[[Play of the Month]]'' (1965) - Quasim Ali <br />
*''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1968) - Ibrahim <br />
*''[[W. Somerset Maugham]]'' (1969) - Old Indian<br />
*''ITV Saturday Night Theatre'' (1969) - Bamjibinarse<br />
*''[[Department S (TV series)|Department S]]'' (1969) - Turkish Club Patron<br />
*''[[On the Buses]]'' (1970) - Ahmed <br />
*''Wicked Women'' (1970) - Old man <br />
*''[[The Onedin Line]]'' (1971) - Man in Bar<br />
*''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly Softly: Task Force]]'' (1972) - Panni <br />
*''[[The Regiment (TV series)|The Regiment]]'' (1973) - Nari Dastoor <br />
*''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' (1973–1979) - Mr.Patel / Akbar Nawaz Rana / Surinder Singh Sandhu <br />
*''[[Oh, Father!]]'' (1973) - Indian <br />
*''[[Six Days of Justice]]'' (1973–1975) - Magistrate<br />
*''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]'' (1974–1981) - Stationmaster / Fortune-Telling Wallah / Sword Seller / Indian Trader / Garage Owner <br />
*''Machinegunner'' (1976) - Mr. Pradesh<br />
*''[[Play for Today]]'' (1978–1981) - Sheikh / Amina's Father <br />
*''[[Quatermass (TV serial and film)|Quatermass]]'' (1979) - Misru <br />
*''[[The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)|The Jewel in the Crown]]'' (1984) - Aziz <br />
*''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (1984) - Elderly Indian Man <br />
*''[[The Singing Detective]]'' (1986) TV mini-series - Patient <br />
*''[[List of Sherlock Holmes episodes#The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)|The Sign of Four]]'' (1987, TV Movie) - Lal Chowder (final appearance)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|id=0125497|name=Ishaq Bux}}<br />
*{{Screenonline name|id=857471|name=Ishaq Bux}}<br />
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[[Category:1917 births]]<br />
[[Category:2000 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kanpur]]</div>
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