https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Ishaq_Bux Ishaq Bux - Revision history 2026-09-07T00:22:56Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ishaq_Bux&diff=192566&oldid=prev 2804:14D:4C86:9FF5:5D9:540B:A720:A668: /* Career */ 2021-05-29T13:31:50Z <p><span class="autocomment">Career</span></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}<br /> {{more footnotes|date=March 2013}}<br /> {{Infobox person<br /> | name = Ishaq Bux<br /> | image = Actor_Ishaq_Bux.jpg<br /> | alt = <br /> | caption = in &#039;&#039;[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]&#039;&#039; (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 /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Ishaq Bux&#039;&#039;&#039; (15 June 1917 – 2 September 2000) was an Indian [[actor]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba5af38b9|title=Ishaq Bux|publisher=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> His first screen appearance was in [[BBC|BBC TV]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;The English Family Robinson&#039;&#039;, in 1957.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/857471/|title=BFI Screenonline: Bux, Ishaq (1917-2000) Biography|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> On stage, he appeared with the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre Company]] at the [[Old Vic]] in [[Tony Harrison]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Phaedra Britannica&#039;&#039; in 1975.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/4yv/phaedra-britannica/production/avs|title=Production of Phaedra Britannica - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> He is best remembered by his roles of Omar in &#039;&#039;[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]&#039;&#039; (1981) and the fakir in &#039;&#039;[[Octopussy]]&#039;&#039; (1983).&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=2457|title=Ishaq Bux|website=www.aveleyman.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA111&amp;lpg=PA111&amp;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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Bux was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on 2 July 2000 and died on 2 September 2000, aged 83.<br /> <br /> ==Career==<br /> ===Film===<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Nine Hours to Rama]]&#039;&#039; (1963) - Gardener<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Man in the Middle (film)|Man in the Middle]]&#039;&#039; (1963) - Indian bearer<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Inadmissible Evidence (film)|Inadmissible Evidence]]&#039;&#039; (1968) - Watson&#039;s Guest<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Leo the Last]]&#039;&#039; (1970) - Supermarket Manager<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Raging Moon]]&#039;&#039; (1971) - Pakistani<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Horsemen (1971 film)|The Horseman]]&#039;&#039; (1971) - Amjad Kahn (uncredited)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]&#039;&#039; (1973) - Fakir (segment 3 &quot;This Trick&#039;ill Kill You&quot;)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[S*P*Y*S]]&#039;&#039; (1974) - Indian Agent (uncredited)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Barry McKenzie Holds His Own]]&#039;&#039; (1974)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]&#039;&#039; (1975) - The Transylvanians #4<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Double Exposure (1976 film)|Double Exposure]]&#039;&#039; (1976) - First Arab<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Carry on Emmannuelle]]&#039;&#039; (1978) - Plane passenger (uncredited) <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]&#039;&#039; (1981) - Omar<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Missionary]]&#039;&#039; (1982) - Maharajah<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Privates on Parade (1982 film)|Privates on Parade]]&#039;&#039; (1982) - Sikh Doorman<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Octopussy (film)|Octopussy]]&#039;&#039; (1983) - Fakir (uncredited)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]&#039;&#039; (1984) - Selim<br /> <br /> ===Television===<br /> {{Div col}}<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[BBC Sunday Night Theatre]]&#039;&#039; (1957-1959) - Ismail / Achmed / Second Bearer<br /> *&#039;&#039;The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling&#039;&#039; (1964)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Theatre 625]]&#039;&#039; - The Serang (1965)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Play of the Month]]&#039;&#039; (1965) - Quasim Ali <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Dixon of Dock Green]]&#039;&#039; (1968) - Ibrahim <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[W. Somerset Maugham]]&#039;&#039; (1969) - Old Indian<br /> *&#039;&#039;ITV Saturday Night Theatre&#039;&#039; (1969) - Bamjibinarse<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Department S (TV series)|Department S]]&#039;&#039; (1969) - Turkish Club Patron<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[On the Buses]]&#039;&#039; (1970) - Ahmed <br /> *&#039;&#039;Wicked Women&#039;&#039; (1970) - Old man <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Onedin Line]]&#039;&#039; (1971) - Man in Bar<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly Softly: Task Force]]&#039;&#039; (1972) - Panni <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Regiment (TV series)|The Regiment]]&#039;&#039; (1973) - Nari Dastoor <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]&#039;&#039; (1973–1979) - Mr.Patel / Akbar Nawaz Rana / Surinder Singh Sandhu <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Oh, Father!]]&#039;&#039; (1973) - Indian <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Six Days of Justice]]&#039;&#039; (1973–1975) - Magistrate<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[It Ain&#039;t Half Hot Mum]]&#039;&#039; (1974–1981) - Stationmaster / Fortune-Telling Wallah / Sword Seller / Indian Trader / Garage Owner <br /> *&#039;&#039;Machinegunner&#039;&#039; (1976) - Mr. Pradesh<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Play for Today]]&#039;&#039; (1978–1981) - Sheikh / Amina&#039;s Father <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Quatermass (TV serial and film)|Quatermass]]&#039;&#039; (1979) - Misru <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)|The Jewel in the Crown]]&#039;&#039; (1984) - Aziz <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]&#039;&#039; (1984) - Elderly Indian Man <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Singing Detective]]&#039;&#039; (1986) TV mini-series - Patient <br /> *&#039;&#039;[[List of Sherlock Holmes episodes#The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)|The Sign of Four]]&#039;&#039; (1987, TV Movie) - Lal Chowder (final appearance)<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{IMDb name|id=0125497|name=Ishaq Bux}}<br /> *{{Screenonline name|id=857471|name=Ishaq Bux}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Bux, Ishaq}}<br /> [[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> 2804:14D:4C86:9FF5:5D9:540B:A720:A668