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{{short description| | {{short description|American–Indian actor (1950–2017)}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2013}} | {{Use Indian English|date=November 2013}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Tom Alter | | name = Tom Alter | ||
| image = Tom Alter | | image = Tom Alter, 2016.jpg | ||
| caption = Alter in | | caption = Alter in 2016 | ||
| birthname = Thomas Beach Alter | | birthname = Thomas Beach Alter | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|6|22|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1950|6|22|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Mussoorie]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now [[Uttarakhand]]), India | | birth_place = [[Mussoorie]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now [[Uttarakhand]]), India | ||
| occupation = Actor | | occupation = Actor | ||
| yearsactive = 1975–2017 | | yearsactive = 1975–2017 | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|9|29|1950|6|22|df=y}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|9|29|1950|6|22|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India | | death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|Carol Evans|1977}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Carol Evans|1977}} | ||
| children = | | children = 2 | ||
| relatives = [[Martha Chen]] (sister) | | relatives = {{ubl|[[Martha Chen]] (sister)|[[Stephen Alter]] (first cousin)}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Thomas Beach Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-at-67-1756995 | title=Actor Tom Alter Dies Of Cancer At 67 | publisher=[[NDTV]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017 | archive-date=30 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930174802/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-at-67-1756995 | url-status=live }}</ref> was an | '''Thomas Beach Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-at-67-1756995 | title=Actor Tom Alter Dies Of Cancer At 67 | publisher=[[NDTV]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017 | archive-date=30 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930174802/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-at-67-1756995 | url-status=live }}</ref> was an American–Indian actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tom-alter-1950-2017-the-on-screen-firangi-who-remained-forever-indian-4869150/|title=Tom Alter (1950–2017): The on-screen 'firangi' who remained forever Indian|date=October 2017 |access-date=1 October 2017|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031137/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tom-alter-1950-2017-the-on-screen-firangi-who-remained-forever-indian-4869150/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was best known for his works in [[Hindi cinema]],<ref name=t>{{cite magazine|title=No 'Alter'native|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623|magazine=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|date=9 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301115349/http://www.screenindia.com/news/no-alternative/306623/ |archive-date=1 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 July 1989|first=Sanjoy|last=Hazarika|access-date=25 May 2010|archive-date=6 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206153124/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Indian theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 August 2008|location=Chennai, India|access-date=7 August 2011|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001459/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm|publisher=India eNews|date=25 January 2008|access-date=12 August 2010|archive-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225141523/http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm|title=Woodstock School News|publisher=Woodstock School India|date=2 January 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035416/http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm|archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Born in [[Mussoorie]] in present-day [[Uttarakhand]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html|title=Tom Alter|publisher=Paritosh Uttam|access-date=7 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522200406/http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html|archive-date=22 May 2006}}</ref> Alter was the son of American [[Presbyterian]] missionaries of [[English people|English]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]] and [[Swiss German]] ancestry and lived for years in [[Mumbai]] and the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] [[hill station]] of [[Landour]]. His grandparents migrated to [[Chennai|Madras]], India from [[Ohio]], U.S., in November 1916.<ref name="Guftagoo with Tom Alter">{{cite AV media|date=23 August 2016|title=Guftagoo with Tom Alter|language=hi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYCeKUKxt-U|access-date=4 May 2017|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha TV]]|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609001358/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYCeKUKxt-U|url-status=live}}</ref> From there, they moved to and settled in [[Lahore]], in present-day Pakistan. His father was born in [[Sialkot]].<ref name="Guftagoo with Tom Alter"/> After the [[Partition of India]], Alter's family | Born in [[Mussoorie]] in present-day [[Uttarakhand]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html|title=Tom Alter|publisher=Paritosh Uttam|access-date=7 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522200406/http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html|archive-date=22 May 2006}}</ref> Alter was the son of American [[Presbyterian]] missionaries of [[English people|English]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]] and [[Swiss German]] ancestry and lived for years in [[Mumbai]] and the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] [[hill station]] of [[Landour]]. His grandparents migrated to [[Chennai|Madras]], India from [[Ohio]], U.S., in November 1916.<ref name="Guftagoo with Tom Alter">{{cite AV media|date=23 August 2016|title=Guftagoo with Tom Alter|language=hi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYCeKUKxt-U|access-date=4 May 2017|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha TV]]|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609001358/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYCeKUKxt-U|url-status=live}}</ref> From there, they moved to and settled in [[Lahore]], in present-day Pakistan. His father was born in [[Sialkot]].<ref name="Guftagoo with Tom Alter"/> After the [[Partition of India]], Alter's family split into two; his grandparents chose to stay in Pakistan while his parents moved to India. After living in [[Allahabad]], [[Jabalpur]] and [[Saharanpur]], in 1954 they finally settled in Rajpur, [[Uttarakhand]], then a small town located between [[Dehradun]] and Mussoorie; Rajpur is now considered a suburb of Dehradun. Alter's siblings are older sister [[Martha Chen]], who teaches at [[Harvard University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Curriculum Vitae of Marty Chen|url=http://ksgfaculty.harvard.edu/faculty/cv/MarthaChen.pdf|access-date=29 September 2017|archive-date=25 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825125336/http://ksgfaculty.harvard.edu/faculty/cv/MarthaChen.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and brother John, a poet.<ref name=t/> Author [[Stephen Alter]] is a first cousin. | ||
As a child, Alter studied [[Hindi language|Hindi]] among other subjects | As a child, Alter studied [[Hindi language|Hindi]] among other subjects in Mussoorie's [[Woodstock School]]. At 18, Alter left for the U.S. for higher education and studied at [[Yale University]] for a year before returning to India upon losing interest in studies. The following year, he obtained work as a teacher at St. Thomas School, [[Jagadhri]], in [[Haryana]]. He worked there for six months, simultaneously coaching his students in [[cricket]]. Over the next two and a half years, Alter worked several jobs, teaching for a while at Woodstock School, Mussoorie, and working at a hospital in the U.S., and returning to India before continuing to work at Jagadhri. At Jagadhri, he began to watch Hindi films.<ref name="Guftagoo with Tom Alter"/> It was during this time that he saw the Hindi film ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'', which proved to be a turning point in his career and drifted towards a career in acting, inspired by the lead actor [[Rajesh Khanna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/a-haryana-town-friend-recalls-the-night-show-that-led-tom-alter-the-teacher-to-show-biz-4869184/|title=A Haryana town friend recalls the night show that led Tom Alter the teacher to show biz|date=October 2017 |access-date=1 October 2017|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031243/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/a-haryana-town-friend-recalls-the-night-show-that-led-tom-alter-the-teacher-to-show-biz-4869184/|url-status=live}}</ref> He headed to [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) in [[Pune]], where he studied acting from 1972 to 1974 under [[Roshan Taneja]].<ref name="Guftagoo with Tom Alter"/> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
After graduating from FTII, Alter headed straight to Mumbai ( | After graduating from FTII, Alter headed straight to Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and soon got his first break in the [[Dev Anand]] starrer ''[[Saheb Bahadur]]'' (1977), directed by [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]. However, his first release was [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s ''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]''. This was followed by roles in ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]'', ''[[Ram Bharose]]'', ''[[Hum Kisise Kum Naheen|Hum Kisise Kum Nahin]]'' and ''[[Parvarish (1977 film)|Parvarish]]''. He dubbed for actor [[Jeevan (Hindi actor)|Jeevan]] for the innocent person of the twin roles played by Jeevan in the film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]''. | ||
Alter was fluent in Hindi and [[Urdu]], and was knowledgeable about Indian culture. He could also read Urdu and was fond of [[Shayari]].<ref name="Guftagoo with Tom Alter"/> He worked for noted filmmakers like [[Satyajit Ray]] in ''[[Shatranj Ke Khilari]]'' and is remembered for his role as a British officer in ''[[Kranti]]''. He got the opportunity to act with his idol [[Rajesh Khanna]] in the film ''[[Naukri]]'', directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] in 1978 and later in [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]'s [[Kudrat]]. In ''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]'', the 1993 film biography of Indian leader [[Sardar Patel]], which focused on the events surrounding the partition and independence of India, Alter portrayed [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten of Burma]].<ref name=th>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/04/16/stories/2005041602210100.htm|title=Metro Plus Delhi / Personality : Tom, unaltered|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011221446/https://www.thehindu.com/archive/print/2005/04/16/|website=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=live}}</ref> He also acted in the Hollywood movie ''[[One Night with the King]]'' with [[Peter O'Toole]]. | Alter was fluent in Hindi and [[Urdu]], and was knowledgeable about Indian culture. He could also read Urdu and was fond of [[Shayari]].<ref name="Guftagoo with Tom Alter"/> He worked for noted filmmakers like [[Satyajit Ray]] in ''[[Shatranj Ke Khilari]]'' and is remembered for his role as a British officer in ''[[Kranti]]''. He got the opportunity to act with his idol [[Rajesh Khanna]] in the film ''[[Naukri]]'', directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] in 1978 and later in [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]'s [[Kudrat]]. In ''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]'', the 1993 film biography of Indian leader [[Sardar Patel]], which focused on the events surrounding the partition and independence of India, Alter portrayed [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten of Burma]].<ref name=th>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/04/16/stories/2005041602210100.htm|title=Metro Plus Delhi / Personality : Tom, unaltered|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011221446/https://www.thehindu.com/archive/print/2005/04/16/|website=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=live}}</ref> He also acted in the Hollywood movie ''[[One Night with the King]]'' with [[Peter O'Toole]]. | ||
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Alter lent his voice for the authorized audio autobiography of [[Verghese Kurien|Dr. Verghese Kurien]], titled ''The Man Who Made The Elephant Dance'', which was released in 2012. | Alter lent his voice for the authorized audio autobiography of [[Verghese Kurien|Dr. Verghese Kurien]], titled ''The Man Who Made The Elephant Dance'', which was released in 2012. | ||
Some of his most famous movie roles have been as Musa in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's acclaimed crime drama ''Parinda'', Mahesh Bhatt's blockbuster romance ''Aashiqui'', and Ketan Mehta's ''Sardar'', in which Alter essayed the role of Lord Mountbatten. | Some of his most famous movie roles have been as Musa in [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]'s acclaimed crime drama ''[[Parinda]]'', [[Mahesh Bhatt]]'s blockbuster romance ''[[Aashiqui]]'', and Ketan Mehta's ''Sardar'', in which Alter essayed the role of Lord Mountbatten. | ||
His last film was ''[[Hamari Paltan]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamari Paltan: The last film of veteran actor, to release on April 27 |url=http://www.uniindia.com/hamari-paltan-the-last-film-of-veteran-actor-tom-alter--to-release-on-april-27/india/news/1208676.html |agency=[[United News of India]] |date=23 April 2018 |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412130411/http://www.uniindia.com/hamari-paltan-the-last-film-of-veteran-actor-tom-alter--to-release-on-april-27/india/news/1208676.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | His last film was ''[[Hamari Paltan]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamari Paltan: The last film of veteran actor, to release on April 27 |url=http://www.uniindia.com/hamari-paltan-the-last-film-of-veteran-actor-tom-alter--to-release-on-april-27/india/news/1208676.html |agency=[[United News of India]] |date=23 April 2018 |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412130411/http://www.uniindia.com/hamari-paltan-the-last-film-of-veteran-actor-tom-alter--to-release-on-april-27/india/news/1208676.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
Alter appeared in | Alter appeared in many Indian television series, including ''[[Samvidhaan]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} In ''[[Zabaan Sambhalke]]'' he played the role of a British writer, Charles Spencers, who lives in India and wants to learn the Hindi language. He acted in the TV series ''Khamosh Sa Afsana'' (as a Husain Baba), telecast on [[Doordarshan]] in 2014–15. In November 2014, he played [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] in a stage production based on the life and work of the famous Urdu poet and film lyricist. He also played a schoolteacher in ''[[Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar]]''.<ref name=pierrot/> Alter has worked as the red robe guru in [[Mukesh Khanna]]'s TV production ''[[Shaktimaan]]'' (1998–2002).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-02 |title=10 Beautiful Roles Tom Alter Fit Into Perfectly During His Film And Television Career |url=https://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/celebrities/39957-10-beautiful-roles-tom-alter-fit-into-perfectly-during-his-film-and-television-career.html |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=MensXP |language=en-IN}}</ref> Also, he appeared in Contiloe & Cinevistaas show ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' in 2002–03. He played Indian characters in Indian television series, such as the long-running ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]'', in which he was the sadistic mob lord Keshav Kalsi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Padnani |first=Amisha |date=2017-10-06 |title=Tom Alter, Blue-Eyed Star of Bollywood Films, Dies at 67 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/tom-alter-blue-eyed-star-of-bollywood-films-dies-at-67.html |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He anchored "Adabi Cocktail" in 2000 telecast on Urdu Television Network and interviewed Johny Walker, Naushad, TunTun, Hasan Kamaal, Adnan Sami, Jagdeep, Naqsh layalpuri and many more.<ref name=th/> | ||
[[File:Tom Alter as Zafar.jpg|thumb|Tom Alter as Zafar]] | [[File:Tom Alter as Zafar.jpg|thumb|Tom Alter as Zafar]] | ||
===Theatre=== | ===Theatre=== | ||
In 1978, he, Naseeruddin Shah, and [[Benjamin Gilani]] formed a theatre group called Motley Productions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=When I met Tom Beach Alter |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/233709-when-i-met-tom-beach-alter |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> Their first play was [[Samuel Beckett]]'s play ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'', which was staged at [[Prithvi Theatre]], Bombay, on 29 July 1979. He went on to appear in many other plays at the theatre, including an adaptation of [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]]'s ''My Grandad Had an Elephant'' which was performed on 7 June 2011. He has also worked with the [[New Delhi]] theatre group [[Pierrot's Troupe]].<ref name=pierrot /> | |||
In the early 2000s, he played the Indian independence activist [[Maulana Azad]] in a one-man Urdu-language play.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tom Alter, Blue-Eyed Star of Bollywood Films, Dies at 67|last=Padnani|first=Amisha|newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 October 2017|url=https:// | In the early 2000s, he played the Indian independence activist [[Maulana Azad]] in a one-man Urdu-language play.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tom Alter, Blue-Eyed Star of Bollywood Films, Dies at 67|last=Padnani|first=Amisha|author-link=Amy Padnani |newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 October 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/tom-alter-blue-eyed-star-of-bollywood-films-dies-at-67.html?smid=pl-share}}</ref> | ||
In ''Ghalib In Delhi'', he played the role of [[Urdu poet]] [[Mirza Ghalib]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Tom Alter as Mirza Ghalib|url=https://lbb.in/delhi/much-drama-tom-alter-plays-ghalib-delhi|publisher=Little Black Book|access-date=29 September 2017|archive-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915114729/https://lbb.in/delhi/much-drama-tom-alter-plays-ghalib-delhi/|url-status=live}}</ref> | In ''Ghalib In Delhi'', he played the role of [[Urdu poet]] [[Mirza Ghalib]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Tom Alter as Mirza Ghalib|url=https://lbb.in/delhi/much-drama-tom-alter-plays-ghalib-delhi|publisher=Little Black Book|access-date=29 September 2017|archive-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915114729/https://lbb.in/delhi/much-drama-tom-alter-plays-ghalib-delhi/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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===Writing and journalism=== | ===Writing and journalism=== | ||
Alter has written books including ''The Longest Race'', ''Rerun at Rialto'', and ''The Best in the World''. He was also a sports journalist with a special interest in cricket, a game on which he has written extensively in publications such as ''[[Sportsweek]]'', [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|''Outlook'']], ''Cricket Talk'', ''[[Sunday Observer]]'', '' | Alter has written books including ''The Longest Race'', ''Rerun at Rialto'', and ''The Best in the World''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran actor Tom Alter dies at 67 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/veteran-actor-tom-alter-dies-2026874#google_vignette |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> He was also a sports journalist with a special interest in cricket, a game on which he has written extensively in publications such as ''[[Sportsweek]]'', [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|''Outlook'']], ''Cricket Talk'', ''[[Sunday Observer]]'', ''Firstpost'', ''[[Citizen]]'', and [[Debonair (magazine)|''Debonair'']]. Alter was the first to [[Virtual interviewing|video interview]] Indian cricketer [[Sachin Tendulkar]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chandawarkar |first1=Rahul |date=28 August 2005 |title=Telling a story in different ways |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/telling-a-story-in-different-ways/article28531589.ece |access-date=4 May 2017 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> | ||
Alter played cricket for a film industry team MCC (Match Cut Club), which includes [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Satish Shah]], [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], [[Aamir Khan]], [[Nana Patekar]], Bhupinder Singh and Amarinder Sangha.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Veena |date=2017-09-30 |title=Tom Alter: A greater performer than Bollywood's dependable 'firang' |url=https://nripulse.com/tom-alter-a-greater-performer-than-bollywoods-dependable-firang/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=NRI Pulse |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
In 1996, he was invited by friend Siraj Syed to Singapore, to do cricket commentary in Hindi, for Indian viewers, on the sports TV channel, [[ESPN]]. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Alter married Carol Evans, a fellow Woodstock School student, in 1977. | Alter married Carol Evans, a fellow Woodstock School student, in 1977. They had two children together.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/parties/delhi/Tom-Alters-son-wedding-bash/articleshow/12921984.cms |title=Tom Alter |date=30 April 2012 |access-date=12 August 2012 |archive-date=15 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715114716/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-30/delhi/31506365_1_meha-bash-jamie |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
In September 2017, Alter was diagnosed with stage IV [[skin cancer]] ([[squamous cell skin cancer|squamous cell carcinoma]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Alter diagnosed with skin cancer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tom-alter-diagnosed-with-skin-cancer/article19661468.ece|access-date=30 September 2017|work=The Hindu|date=11 September 2017|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913233418/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tom-alter-diagnosed-with-skin-cancer/article19661468.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> His thumb had been amputated a year earlier because of the condition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Alter Battling Stage 4 Skin Cancer, Confirms Son Jamie|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tom-alter-battling-stage-4-skin-cancer-confirms-son-jamie-1748796|access-date=30 September 2017|work=NDTV|date=11 September 2017|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001214344/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tom-alter-battling-stage-4-skin-cancer-confirms-son-jamie-1748796|url-status=live}}</ref> He died on 29 September at his residence in [[Mumbai]]. | In September 2017, Alter was diagnosed with stage IV [[skin cancer]] ([[squamous cell skin cancer|squamous cell carcinoma]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Alter diagnosed with skin cancer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tom-alter-diagnosed-with-skin-cancer/article19661468.ece|access-date=30 September 2017|work=The Hindu|date=11 September 2017|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913233418/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tom-alter-diagnosed-with-skin-cancer/article19661468.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> His thumb had been amputated a year earlier because of the condition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Alter Battling Stage 4 Skin Cancer, Confirms Son Jamie|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tom-alter-battling-stage-4-skin-cancer-confirms-son-jamie-1748796|access-date=30 September 2017|work=NDTV|date=11 September 2017|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001214344/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tom-alter-battling-stage-4-skin-cancer-confirms-son-jamie-1748796|url-status=live}}</ref> He died on 29 September at his residence in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Tom Alter dies of skin cancer at 67|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actor-tom-alter-a-padma-shri-awardee-dies-of-cancer-at-67/story-1XEDQCl159J2FRMt5hzQQI.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=30 September 2017|access-date=30 September 2017|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330093851/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actor-tom-alter-a-padma-shri-awardee-dies-of-cancer-at-67/story-1XEDQCl159J2FRMt5hzQQI.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms|work=[[Times of India]]|date=30 September 2017|access-date=30 September 2017|archive-date=14 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914195218/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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|1976 | | rowspan="2" |1976 | ||
|''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'' | |''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'' | ||
|Chief Custom Officer | |Chief Custom Officer | ||
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|''Laila Majnu'' | |''Laila Majnu'' | ||
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|1977 | | rowspan="7" |1977 | ||
|''[[Shatranj Ke Khilari]]'' | |''[[Shatranj Ke Khilari]]'' | ||
|Capt. Weston | |Capt. Weston | ||
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|''[[Hum Kisise Kum Naheen]]'' | |''[[Hum Kisise Kum Naheen]]'' | ||
|Jack | |Jack | ||
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|''[[Parvarish (1977 film)|Parvarish]]'' | |''[[Parvarish (1977 film)|Parvarish]]'' | ||
|Mr. Jackson, Supremo's 2nd in Command | |Mr. Jackson, Supremo's 2nd in Command | ||
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|''[[Saheb Bahadur]]'' | |''[[Saheb Bahadur]]'' | ||
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|''[[Ram Bharose]]'' | |''[[Ram Bharose]]'' | ||
|Tom | |Tom | ||
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|''[[Kanneshwara Rama]]'' | |''[[Kanneshwara Rama]]'' | ||
|British Superintendent of police | |British Superintendent of police | ||
|[[Kannada]] film | |[[Kannada]] film | ||
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|''Chani'' | |''Chani'' | ||
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| Marathi | | Marathi film | ||
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|1978 | | rowspan="4" |1978 | ||
|''Atyachaar'' | |''Atyachaar'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Naukri]]'' | |''[[Naukri]]'' | ||
|Mr. Anderson | |Mr. Anderson | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]'' | |''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]'' | ||
|Inspector Martin | |Inspector Martin | ||
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|''Kaala Aadmi'' | |''Kaala Aadmi'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1979 | | rowspan="4" |1979 | ||
|''Chamelee Memsaab'' | |''Chamelee Memsaab'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' | |''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' | ||
|Priest | |Priest | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Hum Tere Aashiq Hain]]'' | |''[[Hum Tere Aashiq Hain]]'' | ||
|British Police Commissioner | |British Police Commissioner | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Salaam Memsaab'' | |''Salaam Memsaab'' | ||
|John | |John | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1980 | | rowspan="2" |1980 | ||
|''Bharat Ki Santan'' | |''Bharat Ki Santan'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Constans'' | |''Constans'' | ||
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|1981 | | rowspan="2" |1981 | ||
|''[[Kranti]]'' | |''[[Kranti]]'' | ||
|British Officer | |British Officer | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Kudrat]]'' | |''[[Kudrat]]'' | ||
|Major Thomas Walters | |Major Thomas Walters | ||
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|1982 | | rowspan="6" |1982 | ||
|''Meri Kahani'' | |''Meri Kahani'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Brij Bhoomi (film)|Brij Bhoomi]]'' | |''[[Brij Bhoomi (film)|Brij Bhoomi]]'' | ||
|Guest | |Guest | ||
|[[Brajbhasha]] film | |[[Brajbhasha]] film | ||
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|''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' | |''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' | ||
|Doctor at Aga Khan Palace | |Doctor at Aga Khan Palace | ||
|[[English language|English]] film | |[[English language|English]] film | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Vidhaata]]'' | |''[[Vidhaata]]'' | ||
|David | |David | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Swami Dada]]'' | |''[[Swami Dada]]'' | ||
|Bob Simpson | |Bob Simpson | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Jaanwar'' | |''Jaanwar'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1983 | | rowspan="6" |1983 | ||
|''The Last Tiger'' | |''The Last Tiger'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Nastik (1983 film)|Nastik]]'' | |''[[Nastik (1983 film)|Nastik]]'' | ||
|Mr. John | |Mr. John | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Arpan]]'' | |''[[Arpan]]'' | ||
|Tom | |Tom | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Jaani Dost]]'' | |''[[Jaani Dost]]'' | ||
|Cobra's Goon | |Cobra's Goon | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Romance (1983 film)|Romance]]'' | |''[[Romance (1983 film)|Romance]]'' | ||
|Priest | |Priest | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Gulami Ki Zaanjeerein'' | |''Gulami Ki Zaanjeerein'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1984 | | rowspan="2" |1984 | ||
|''Sharara'' | |''Sharara'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Bad Aur Badnam]]'' | |''[[Bad Aur Badnam]]'' | ||
|President of ringania | |President of ringania | ||
|Uncredited | |Uncredited | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1985 | | rowspan="2" |1985 | ||
|''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' | |''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' | ||
|Karam Singh (Ganga's Brother) | |Karam Singh (Ganga's Brother) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Bond 303]]'' | |''[[Bond 303]]'' | ||
|Tom | |Tom | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1986 | | rowspan="10" |1986 | ||
|''[[Manav Hatya]]'' | |''[[Manav Hatya]]'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Shart (1986 film)|Shart]]'' | |''[[Shart (1986 film)|Shart]]'' | ||
|Alter | |Alter | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Amma (1986 film)|Amma]]'' | |''[[Amma (1986 film)|Amma]]'' | ||
|British Officer | |British Officer | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Sultanat]]'' | |''[[Sultanat]]'' | ||
|Shah | |Shah | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' | |''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' | ||
|Rexson | |Rexson | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Chambal Ka Badshah'' | |''Chambal Ka Badshah'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Avinash (film)|Avinash]]'' | |''[[Avinash (film)|Avinash]]'' | ||
|Tom | |Tom | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Palay Khan]]'' | |''[[Palay Khan]]'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Car Thief'' | |''Car Thief'' | ||
|John | |John | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[On Wings of Fire]]'' | |''[[On Wings of Fire]]'' | ||
|Priest | |Priest | ||
|English film | |English film | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1987 | | rowspan="3" |1987 | ||
|''Mr. X'' | |''Mr. X'' | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Jalwa]]'' | |''[[Jalwa]]'' | ||
|Voice of wrestler | |Voice of wrestler | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Woh Din Aayega'' | |''Woh Din Aayega'' | ||
|Somnath | |Somnath | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1988 | | rowspan="7" |1988 | ||
|''Etwa'' | |''Etwa'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Commando (1988 film)|Commando]]'' | |''[[Commando (1988 film)|Commando]]'' | ||
|Hatcher | |Hatcher | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Rukhsat]]'' | |''[[Rukhsat]]'' | ||
|New York Police Capt. Morri | |New York Police Capt. Morri | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Khoon Bhari Maang]]'' | |''[[Khoon Bhari Maang]]'' | ||
|Plastic Surgeon | |Plastic Surgeon | ||
|Cameo appearance | |Cameo appearance | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Janam Janam]]'' | |''[[Janam Janam]]'' | ||
|DFO | |DFO | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]'' | |''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]'' | ||
|Dr. Rex | |Dr. Rex | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Ore Thooval Pakshikal'' | |''Ore Thooval Pakshikal'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1989 | | rowspan="8" |1989 | ||
|''Shagun'' | |''Shagun'' | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Vardi (film)|Vardi]]'' | |''[[Vardi (film)|Vardi]]'' | ||
|Tom | |Tom | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro]] '' | |''[[Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro]] '' | ||
|Johan - (Jani Hippi) | |Johan - (Jani Hippi) | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Daata]]'' | |''[[Daata]]'' | ||
|Pat | |Pat | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Tridev]]'' | |''[[Tridev]]'' | ||
|Dunhill | |Dunhill | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Bye Bye Blues (film)|Bye Bye Blues]]'' | |''[[Bye Bye Blues (film)|Bye Bye Blues]]'' | ||
|Gilbert Wilson | |Gilbert Wilson | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Parinda]]'' | |''[[Parinda]]'' | ||
|Musa | |Musa | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Swarn Trisha'' | |''Swarn Trisha'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1990 | | rowspan="4" |1990 | ||
|''[[Aashiqui]]'' | |''[[Aashiqui]]'' | ||
|Arnie Campbell | |Arnie Campbell | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Doodh Ka Karz]]'' | |''[[Doodh Ka Karz]]'' | ||
|Frank | |Frank | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Zimmedaaar]]'' | |''[[Zimmedaaar]]'' | ||
|Mercus | |Mercus | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Atishbaz]]'' | |''[[Atishbaz]]'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1991 | | rowspan="4" |1991 | ||
|''[[Farishtay]]'' | |''[[Farishtay]]'' | ||
|Guest Appearance | |Guest Appearance | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Deshwasi'' | |''Deshwasi'' | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Pahari Kanya'' | |''Pahari Kanya'' | ||
|Doctor | |Doctor | ||
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]] language film | |[[Assamese language|Assamese]] language film | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Jab Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya'' | |''Jab Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya'' | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1992 | | rowspan="4" |1992 | ||
|''[[Suryavanshi (film)|Suryavanshi]]'' | |''[[Suryavanshi (film)|Suryavanshi]]'' | ||
|Tom | |Tom | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Tahalka]]'' | |''[[Tahalka]]'' | ||
|Dong's army captain | |Dong's army captain | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Angaar (1992 film)|Angaar]]'' | |||
|''[[Angaar]]'' | |||
|Public prosecutor | |Public prosecutor | ||
|Uncredited | |Uncredited | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Junoon (1992 film)|Junoon]]'' | |''[[Junoon (1992 film)|Junoon]]'' | ||
|Harry | |Harry | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1993 | | rowspan="2" |1993 | ||
|''Kala Coat'' | |''Kala Coat'' | ||
|Alexander | |Alexander | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]'' | |''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]'' | ||
|Insp. Phillip | |Insp. Phillip | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1994 | | rowspan="4" |1994 | ||
|''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]'' | |''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]'' | ||
|[[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]] | |[[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Insaniyat (1994 film)|Insaniyat]]'' | |''[[Insaniyat (1994 film)|Insaniyat]]'' | ||
|British Intelligence | |British Intelligence | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Gajamukta]]'' | |''[[Gajamukta]]'' | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Ekka Raja Rani]]'' | |''[[Ekka Raja Rani]]'' | ||
|Mr. Rai | |Mr. Rai | ||
|Uncredited | |Uncredited | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1995 | | rowspan="3" |1995 | ||
|''[[Jai Vikraanta]]'' | |''[[Jai Vikraanta]]'' | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!]]'' | |''[[Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!]]'' | ||
|Bidder | |Bidder | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Milan]]'' | |''[[Milan]]'' | ||
|Father Demello | |Father Demello | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1996 | | rowspan="2" |1996 | ||
|''Kala Pani'' | |''Kala Pani'' | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Adajya]]'' | |''[[Adajya]]'' | ||
|Mark Sahib | |Mark Sahib | ||
|Uncredited<br>[[Assamese language|Assamese]] language film | |Uncredited<br>[[Assamese language|Assamese]] language film | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1997 | |1997 | ||
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|2000 | | rowspan="3" |2000 | ||
|''Driving Miss Palmen'' | |''Driving Miss Palmen'' | ||
|[[Georg Baselitz]] | |[[Georg Baselitz]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Shaheed Udham Singh (film)|Shaheed Uddham Singh: alias Ram Mohammad Singh Azad]]'' | |''[[Shaheed Udham Singh (film)|Shaheed Uddham Singh: alias Ram Mohammad Singh Azad]]'' | ||
|Brig. Gen. [[Reginald Dyer|Reginald Edward Harry Dyer]] | |Brig. Gen. [[Reginald Dyer|Reginald Edward Harry Dyer]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Champion (2000 film)|Champion]]'' | |''[[Champion (2000 film)|Champion]]'' | ||
|Doctor | |Doctor | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|2001 | | rowspan="2" |2001 | ||
|''Veer Savarkar'' | |''Veer Savarkar'' | ||
|David Barry | |David Barry | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''On Wings of Fire'' | |''On Wings of Fire'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|2002 | | rowspan="3" |2002 | ||
|''What Happened Then... !!!'' | |''What Happened Then... !!!'' | ||
|Allen McGirvan | |Allen McGirvan | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Dil Vil Pyar Vyar]]'' | |''[[Dil Vil Pyar Vyar]]'' | ||
|Special Appearance | |Special Appearance | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'' | |''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'' | ||
|Mohammed Jalaudin Ghaznavi | |Mohammed Jalaudin Ghaznavi | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|2003 | | rowspan="5" |2003 | ||
|''[[Love at Times Square]]'' | |''[[Love at Times Square]]'' | ||
|Mr. Gery | |Mr. Gery | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Dhund: The Fog]]'' | |''[[Dhund: The Fog]]'' | ||
|Uncle Tom | |Uncle Tom | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''A.O.D.'' | |''A.O.D.'' | ||
|Sanjeev Sarkar | |Sanjeev Sarkar | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Hawayein (2003 film)|Hawayein]]'' | |''[[Hawayein (2003 film)|Hawayein]]'' | ||
|Stephen | |Stephen | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo]]'' | |''[[Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo]]'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|2004 | | rowspan="7" |2004 | ||
|''[[Aetbaar]]'' | |''[[Aetbaar]]'' | ||
|Dr. Freddie | |Dr. Freddie | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Asambhav]]'' | |''[[Asambhav]]'' | ||
|Brian | |Brian | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' | |''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' | ||
|Doctor Yusuf | |Doctor Yusuf | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Silence Please... The Dressing Room'' | |''Silence Please... The Dressing Room'' | ||
|Cricket coach Ivan Rodrigues | |Cricket coach Ivan Rodrigues | ||
|English film | |English film | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna'' | |''Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna'' | ||
|Ghosht Khan | |Ghosht Khan | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Ghar Grihasti'' | |''Ghar Grihasti'' | ||
|Drug smuggler | |Drug smuggler | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Loknayak]]'' | |''[[Loknayak]]'' | ||
|[[Abul Kalam Azad]] | |[[Abul Kalam Azad]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="4" |2005 | ||
|2005 | |||
|''[[Subash Chandra Bose (film)|Subash Chandra Bose]]'' | |''[[Subash Chandra Bose (film)|Subash Chandra Bose]]'' | ||
|Governor Jackson | |Governor Jackson | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Viruddh... Family Comes First]]'' | |''[[Viruddh... Family Comes First]]'' | ||
|Anderson (British Consultate) | |Anderson (British Consultate) | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey]]'' | |''[[The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey]]'' | ||
|Watson | |Watson | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Hangman (2010 film)|The Hangman]]'' | |''[[The Hangman (2010 film)|The Hangman]]'' | ||
|Father Mathew | |Father Mathew | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2006 | | rowspan="3" |2006 | ||
|''Hot Money'' | |''Hot Money'' | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Alag|Alag: He Is Different.... He Is Alone....]]'' | |''[[Alag|Alag: He Is Different.... He Is Alone....]]'' | ||
|Dr. Richard Dyer | |Dr. Richard Dyer | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[One Night with the King]]'' | |''[[One Night with the King]]'' | ||
|King Saul (prologue) | |King Saul (prologue) | ||
|English film | |English film | ||
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|''I M IN LOVE'' | |''I M IN LOVE'' | ||
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|''[[Bheja Fry (film)|Bheja Fry]]'' | |''[[Bheja Fry (film)|Bheja Fry]]'' | ||
|Dr. Shepherd | |Dr. Shepherd | ||
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|''[[Kailashey Kelenkari (film)|Kailashey Kelenkari]]'' | |''[[Kailashey Kelenkari (film)|Kailashey Kelenkari]]'' | ||
|Sol Silverstein | |Sol Silverstein | ||
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]] | |[[Bengali language|Bengali]] film | ||
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|''Ocean of an Old Man'' | |''Ocean of an Old Man'' | ||
|Thomas - Teacher | |Thomas - Teacher | ||
|English film | |English film | ||
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|''Colours of Passion'' [[Rang Rasiya]] | |''Colours of Passion'' [[Rang Rasiya]] | ||
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|Major David | |Major David | ||
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|Mr. Malhotra | |Mr. Malhotra | ||
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|Ajay | |Ajay | ||
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|''Yours Maria'' | |''Yours Maria'' | ||
|Matthew Chacha | |Matthew Chacha | ||
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|Major James Edwards | |Major James Edwards | ||
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|''[[With Love, Delhi!]]'' | |''[[With Love, Delhi!]]'' | ||
|Historian (Kidnapper) | |Historian (Kidnapper) | ||
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|2012 | |Cheekha<ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite news |date=2012-11-14 |title=Tom's encounters with icons who Altered his life |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/toms-encounters-with-icons-who-altered-his-life/articleshow/17211217.cms |access-date=2023-05-05 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | ||
|Adeyapartha Rajan<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-06 |title=IFFK: Seven films in 'Indian Cinema Now' section |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/iffk-seven-films-in-indian-cinema-now-section-112110600535_1.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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|''Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi'' | |''Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi'' | ||
|Chicha | |Chicha | ||
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|''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' | |''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' | ||
|Uncle Sam / Derek Thomas | |Uncle Sam / Derek Thomas | ||
|Gujarati | |Gujarati film | ||
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|''Son of Flower'' | |''Son of Flower'' | ||
|Major James Edwards | |Major James Edwards | ||
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|''Jaanleva Black Blood'' | |''Jaanleva Black Blood'' | ||
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|''Divana-e-Ishq'' | |''Divana-e-Ishq'' | ||
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|''The Corner Table'' | |''The Corner Table'' | ||
|George Miller | |George Miller | ||
|English short film | |English short film | ||
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|''Daptar - The School Bag''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daptartheschoolbag.com/ |title= | |''Daptar - The School Bag''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daptartheschoolbag.com/ |title=Welcome : Daptar the Movie |access-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215957/http://daptartheschoolbag.com/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> | ||
|Magic Uncle | |Magic Uncle | ||
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]] film | |[[Marathi language|Marathi]] film | ||
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|2014 | |[[Myth of Kleopatra]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-04 |title=IFFK to screen seven films in 'Indian Cinema Now' section |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/iffk-to-screen-seven-films-in-indian-cinema-now-section/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India"/> | ||
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|Mr. Bhardawaj | |Mr. Bhardawaj | ||
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|''Bhaangarh'' | |''Bhaangarh'' | ||
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|2015 | | rowspan="5" |2015 | ||
|''Bachpan Ek Dhokha'' | |''Bachpan Ek Dhokha'' | ||
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|''[[Honour Killing (film)|Honour Killing]]'' | |''[[Honour Killing (film)|Honour Killing]]'' | ||
|Mr. Smith | |Mr. Smith | ||
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|''Promise Dad'' | |''Promise Dad'' | ||
|Raul | |Raul | ||
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|''[[Bangistan]]'' | |''[[Bangistan]]'' | ||
|The Imam | |The Imam | ||
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|''[[The Path of Zarathustra]]'' | |''[[The Path of Zarathustra]]'' | ||
|Mamwaji | |Mamwaji | ||
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|2016 | | rowspan="2" |2016 | ||
|''[[Anuraga Karikkin Vellam|Anuragakarikkinvellam]]'' | |''[[Anuraga Karikkin Vellam|Anuragakarikkinvellam]]'' | ||
|Abhi's Boss | |Abhi's Boss | ||
|[[Malayalam]] film | |[[Malayalam]] film | ||
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|''[[Life Flows On]]'' | |''[[Life Flows On]]'' | ||
|Tom | |Tom | ||
|[[English language|English]] film | |[[English language|English]] film | ||
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|2017 | | rowspan="2" |2017 | ||
|''[[Sargoshiyan]]'' | |''[[Sargoshiyan]]'' | ||
|Alan Alter | |Alan Alter | ||
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|''[[2016 The End]]'' | |''[[2016 The End]]'' | ||
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|2018 | | rowspan="5" |2018 | ||
|''[[Redrum (film)|Redrum]]'' | |''[[Redrum (2018 film)|Redrum]]'' | ||
|Eric Fernandez | |Eric Fernandez | ||
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|''The Black Cat'' | |''The Black Cat'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 24 March 2026
Tom Alter | |
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 Alter in 2016 | |
| Born | Thomas Beach Alter 22 June 1950 |
| Died | 29 September 2017 (aged 67) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–2017 |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Evans ( m. 1977) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
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Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017)[1] was an American–Indian actor.[2] He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema,[3][4] and Indian theatre.[5] In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.[6][7]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born in Mussoorie in present-day Uttarakhand,[8] Alter was the son of American Presbyterian missionaries of English, Scottish and Swiss German ancestry and lived for years in Mumbai and the Himalayan hill station of Landour. His grandparents migrated to Madras, India from Ohio, U.S., in November 1916.[9] From there, they moved to and settled in Lahore, in present-day Pakistan. His father was born in Sialkot.[9] After the Partition of India, Alter's family split into two; his grandparents chose to stay in Pakistan while his parents moved to India. After living in Allahabad, Jabalpur and Saharanpur, in 1954 they finally settled in Rajpur, Uttarakhand, then a small town located between Dehradun and Mussoorie; Rajpur is now considered a suburb of Dehradun. Alter's siblings are older sister Martha Chen, who teaches at Harvard University[10] and brother John, a poet.[3] Author Stephen Alter is a first cousin.
As a child, Alter studied Hindi among other subjects in Mussoorie's Woodstock School. At 18, Alter left for the U.S. for higher education and studied at Yale University for a year before returning to India upon losing interest in studies. The following year, he obtained work as a teacher at St. Thomas School, Jagadhri, in Haryana. He worked there for six months, simultaneously coaching his students in cricket. Over the next two and a half years, Alter worked several jobs, teaching for a while at Woodstock School, Mussoorie, and working at a hospital in the U.S., and returning to India before continuing to work at Jagadhri. At Jagadhri, he began to watch Hindi films.[9] It was during this time that he saw the Hindi film Aradhana, which proved to be a turning point in his career and drifted towards a career in acting, inspired by the lead actor Rajesh Khanna.[11] He headed to Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, where he studied acting from 1972 to 1974 under Roshan Taneja.[9]
Career[edit | edit source]
Film[edit | edit source]
After graduating from FTII, Alter headed straight to Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and soon got his first break in the Dev Anand starrer Saheb Bahadur (1977), directed by Chetan Anand. However, his first release was Ramanand Sagar's Charas. This was followed by roles in Des Pardes, Ram Bharose, Hum Kisise Kum Nahin and Parvarish. He dubbed for actor Jeevan for the innocent person of the twin roles played by Jeevan in the film Amar Akbar Anthony.
Alter was fluent in Hindi and Urdu, and was knowledgeable about Indian culture. He could also read Urdu and was fond of Shayari.[9] He worked for noted filmmakers like Satyajit Ray in Shatranj Ke Khilari and is remembered for his role as a British officer in Kranti. He got the opportunity to act with his idol Rajesh Khanna in the film Naukri, directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee in 1978 and later in Chetan Anand's Kudrat. In Sardar, the 1993 film biography of Indian leader Sardar Patel, which focused on the events surrounding the partition and independence of India, Alter portrayed Lord Mountbatten of Burma.[12] He also acted in the Hollywood movie One Night with the King with Peter O'Toole.
In 1996 he appeared in the Assamese film Adajya, and in 2007 acted in William Dalrymple's City of Djinns alongside Zohra Sehgal and Manish Joshi Bismil. He also appeared in the solo play Maulana and the film Ocean of An Old Man.
Alter played the role of a doctor in Bheja Fry, a comedy movie starring Rajat Kapoor.
In April 2011 he acted in a short film Yours, Maria directed by Chirag Vadgama, playing the lead role of Matthew Chacha in the movie.
Alter lent his voice for the authorized audio autobiography of Dr. Verghese Kurien, titled The Man Who Made The Elephant Dance, which was released in 2012.
Some of his most famous movie roles have been as Musa in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's acclaimed crime drama Parinda, Mahesh Bhatt's blockbuster romance Aashiqui, and Ketan Mehta's Sardar, in which Alter essayed the role of Lord Mountbatten.
His last film was Hamari Paltan (2018).[13]
Television[edit | edit source]
Alter appeared in many Indian television series, including Samvidhaan.[citation needed] In Zabaan Sambhalke he played the role of a British writer, Charles Spencers, who lives in India and wants to learn the Hindi language. He acted in the TV series Khamosh Sa Afsana (as a Husain Baba), telecast on Doordarshan in 2014–15. In November 2014, he played Sahir Ludhianvi in a stage production based on the life and work of the famous Urdu poet and film lyricist. He also played a schoolteacher in Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar.[5] Alter has worked as the red robe guru in Mukesh Khanna's TV production Shaktimaan (1998–2002).[14] Also, he appeared in Contiloe & Cinevistaas show Ssshhhh...Koi Hai in 2002–03. He played Indian characters in Indian television series, such as the long-running Junoon, in which he was the sadistic mob lord Keshav Kalsi.[15] He anchored "Adabi Cocktail" in 2000 telecast on Urdu Television Network and interviewed Johny Walker, Naushad, TunTun, Hasan Kamaal, Adnan Sami, Jagdeep, Naqsh layalpuri and many more.[12]
Theatre[edit | edit source]
In 1978, he, Naseeruddin Shah, and Benjamin Gilani formed a theatre group called Motley Productions.[16] Their first play was Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot, which was staged at Prithvi Theatre, Bombay, on 29 July 1979. He went on to appear in many other plays at the theatre, including an adaptation of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's My Grandad Had an Elephant which was performed on 7 June 2011. He has also worked with the New Delhi theatre group Pierrot's Troupe.[5]
In the early 2000s, he played the Indian independence activist Maulana Azad in a one-man Urdu-language play.[17]
In Ghalib In Delhi, he played the role of Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib.[18]
He was the lead actor in "Once Upon A Time", a collection of five short stories presented as vignettes, directed by Sujata Soni Bali and co-starring prominent stage actor and TV personality Sunit Tandon. The production was last staged in Mumbai on 17 June 2017.
Writing and journalism[edit | edit source]
Alter has written books including The Longest Race, Rerun at Rialto, and The Best in the World.[19] He was also a sports journalist with a special interest in cricket, a game on which he has written extensively in publications such as Sportsweek, Outlook, Cricket Talk, Sunday Observer, Firstpost, Citizen, and Debonair. Alter was the first to video interview Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in 1988.[20]
Alter played cricket for a film industry team MCC (Match Cut Club), which includes Naseeruddin Shah, Satish Shah, Vishal Bhardwaj, Aamir Khan, Nana Patekar, Bhupinder Singh and Amarinder Sangha.[21]
In 1996, he was invited by friend Siraj Syed to Singapore, to do cricket commentary in Hindi, for Indian viewers, on the sports TV channel, ESPN.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Alter married Carol Evans, a fellow Woodstock School student, in 1977. They had two children together.[22]
In September 2017, Alter was diagnosed with stage IV skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma).[23] His thumb had been amputated a year earlier because of the condition.[24] He died on 29 September at his residence in Mumbai.[25][26]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Film[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Mrig Trishna | Colonel Lawrence | |
| 1976 | Charas | Chief Custom Officer | |
| Laila Majnu | |||
| 1977 | Shatranj Ke Khilari | Capt. Weston | |
| Hum Kisise Kum Naheen | Jack | ||
| Parvarish | Mr. Jackson, Supremo's 2nd in Command | ||
| Saheb Bahadur | |||
| Ram Bharose | Tom | ||
| Kanneshwara Rama | British Superintendent of police | Kannada film | |
| Chani | Marathi film | ||
| 1978 | Atyachaar | ||
| Naukri | Mr. Anderson | ||
| Des Pardes | Inspector Martin | ||
| Kaala Aadmi | |||
| 1979 | Chamelee Memsaab | ||
| Junoon | Priest | ||
| Hum Tere Aashiq Hain | British Police Commissioner | ||
| Salaam Memsaab | John | ||
| 1980 | Bharat Ki Santan | ||
| Constans | |||
| 1981 | Kranti | British Officer | |
| Kudrat | Major Thomas Walters | ||
| 1982 | Meri Kahani | ||
| Brij Bhoomi | Guest | Brajbhasha film | |
| Gandhi | Doctor at Aga Khan Palace | English film | |
| Vidhaata | David | ||
| Swami Dada | Bob Simpson | ||
| Jaanwar | |||
| 1983 | The Last Tiger | ||
| Nastik | Mr. John | ||
| Arpan | Tom | ||
| Jaani Dost | Cobra's Goon | ||
| Romance | Priest | ||
| Gulami Ki Zaanjeerein | |||
| 1984 | Sharara | ||
| Bad Aur Badnam | President of ringania | Uncredited | |
| 1985 | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | Karam Singh (Ganga's Brother) | |
| Bond 303 | Tom | ||
| 1986 | Manav Hatya | ||
| Shart | Alter | ||
| Amma | British Officer | ||
| Sultanat | Shah | ||
| Karma | Rexson | ||
| Chambal Ka Badshah | |||
| Avinash | Tom | ||
| Palay Khan | |||
| Car Thief | John | ||
| On Wings of Fire | Priest | English film | |
| 1987 | Mr. X | ||
| Jalwa | Voice of wrestler | ||
| Woh Din Aayega | Somnath | ||
| 1988 | Etwa | ||
| Commando | Hatcher | ||
| Rukhsat | New York Police Capt. Morri | ||
| Khoon Bhari Maang | Plastic Surgeon | Cameo appearance | |
| Janam Janam | DFO | ||
| Sone Pe Suhaaga | Dr. Rex | ||
| Ore Thooval Pakshikal | |||
| 1989 | Shagun | ||
| Vardi | Tom | ||
| Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro | Johan - (Jani Hippi) | ||
| Daata | Pat | ||
| Tridev | Dunhill | ||
| Bye Bye Blues | Gilbert Wilson | ||
| Parinda | Musa | ||
| Swarn Trisha | |||
| 1990 | Aashiqui | Arnie Campbell | |
| Doodh Ka Karz | Frank | ||
| Zimmedaaar | Mercus | ||
| Atishbaz | |||
| 1991 | Farishtay | Guest Appearance | |
| Deshwasi | |||
| Pahari Kanya | Doctor | Assamese language film | |
| Jab Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya | |||
| 1992 | Suryavanshi | Tom | |
| Tahalka | Dong's army captain | ||
| Angaar | Public prosecutor | Uncredited | |
| Junoon | Harry | ||
| 1993 | Kala Coat | Alexander | |
| Gumrah | Insp. Phillip | ||
| 1994 | Sardar | Lord Mountbatten | |
| Insaniyat | British Intelligence | ||
| Gajamukta | |||
| Ekka Raja Rani | Mr. Rai | Uncredited | |
| 1995 | Jai Vikraanta | ||
| Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! | Bidder | ||
| Milan | Father Demello | ||
| 1996 | Kala Pani | ||
| Adajya | Mark Sahib | Uncredited Assamese language film | |
| 1997 | Divine Lovers | Dr. Taubman | |
| 1998 | Hanuman | Tom's Father | |
| 1999 | Kabhi Paas Kabhi Fail | ||
| 2000 | Driving Miss Palmen | Georg Baselitz | |
| Shaheed Uddham Singh: alias Ram Mohammad Singh Azad | Brig. Gen. Reginald Edward Harry Dyer | ||
| Champion | Doctor | ||
| 2001 | Veer Savarkar | David Barry | |
| On Wings of Fire | |||
| 2002 | What Happened Then... !!! | Allen McGirvan | |
| Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Special Appearance | ||
| Bharat Bhagya Vidhata | Mohammed Jalaudin Ghaznavi | ||
| 2003 | Love at Times Square | Mr. Gery | |
| Dhund: The Fog | Uncle Tom | ||
| A.O.D. | Sanjeev Sarkar | ||
| Hawayein | Stephen | ||
| Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo | |||
| 2004 | Aetbaar | Dr. Freddie | |
| Asambhav | Brian | ||
| Veer-Zaara | Doctor Yusuf | ||
| Silence Please... The Dressing Room | Cricket coach Ivan Rodrigues | English film | |
| Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna | Ghosht Khan | ||
| Ghar Grihasti | Drug smuggler | ||
| Loknayak | Abul Kalam Azad | ||
| 2005 | Subash Chandra Bose | Governor Jackson | |
| Viruddh... Family Comes First | Anderson (British Consultate) | ||
| The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey | Watson | ||
| The Hangman | Father Mathew | ||
| 2006 | Hot Money | ||
| Alag: He Is Different.... He Is Alone.... | Dr. Richard Dyer | ||
| One Night with the King | King Saul (prologue) | English film | |
| 2007 | Foto | ||
| I M IN LOVE | Church father | ||
| Bheja Fry | Dr. Shepherd | ||
| Kailashey Kelenkari | Sol Silverstein | Bengali film | |
| 2008 | Ocean of an Old Man | Thomas - Teacher | English film |
| Colours of Passion Rang Rasiya | Justice Richards | ||
| 2009 | Avatar | Additional Na'vi people | British-Australian-American film |
| 2010 | Muigwithania | Major David | English film |
| Jaanleva | Mr. Malhotra | ||
| 2011 | With Love, Delhi! | Ajay | |
| Yours Maria | Matthew Chacha | Short film | |
| Cycle Kick | Football Coach | ||
| Son of Flower | Major James Edwards | English film | |
| With Love, Delhi! | Historian (Kidnapper) | English film | |
| 2012 | Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai | ||
| Cheekha[27] | Adeyapartha Rajan[28] | ||
| Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi | Chicha | ||
| Kevi Rite Jaish | Uncle Sam / Derek Thomas | Gujarati film | |
| Son of Flower | Major James Edwards | ||
| Jaanleva Black Blood | |||
| 2013 | Divana-e-Ishq | ||
| The Corner Table | George Miller | English short film | |
| 2014 | Daptar - The School Bag[29] | Magic Uncle | Marathi film |
| Myth of Kleopatra[30][27] | Adeyapartha Rajan | Hindi / English film | |
| M Cream | Mr. Bhardawaj | English / Hindi film | |
| Bhaangarh | |||
| 2015 | Bachpan Ek Dhokha | ||
| Honour Killing | Mr. Smith | ||
| Promise Dad | Raul | ||
| Bangistan | The Imam | ||
| The Path of Zarathustra | Mamwaji | ||
| 2016 | Anuragakarikkinvellam | Abhi's Boss | Malayalam film |
| Life Flows On | Tom | English film | |
| 2017 | Sargoshiyan | Alan Alter | |
| 2016 The End | |||
| 2018 | Redrum | Eric Fernandez | Posthumously |
| The Black Cat | English film; Posthumously | ||
| San' 75 Pachattar | Marathi film; Posthumously | ||
| Hamari Paltan | Masterji | Posthumously | |
| Nanak Shah Fakir | |||
| 2019 | KITAAB Short film | John | Film film |
TV series[edit | edit source]
| Period | Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Idhar Udhar | Ronny Gonsalves | Episodic appearances |
| 1988 | Bharat Ek Khoj | Multiple characters | |
| 1990–1991 | The Sword of Tipu Sultan | Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley | |
| 1993–1997 | Zabaan Sambhalke | Charles Spencers | |
| 1994 | The Great Maratha | Robert Clive | |
| 1993–1998 | Junoon | Keshav Kalsi | |
| 1995–2001 | Aahat | Season 1 Episode 212 and 213 | |
| 1997–1998 | Betaal Pachisi | Harry | |
| 1998–1999 | Captain Vyom | Vishwapramukh | |
| 1998–2005 | Shaktiman | Mahaguru | |
| 2000 | Adabi Cocktail | ||
| 2002–2003 | Ssshhhh...Koi Hai | Swami Antaryami, Mritunjay | |
| 2003–2004 | Hatim | King of Paristan | Hindi, Urdu, Tamil languages |
| 2011 | Shama | Shama's Dadajaan | |
| 2011–2013 | Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar[31] | Samuel | |
| 2014 | Samvidhaan | Abul Kalam Azad | |
| 2014 | Dard Ka Rishta | Dindyal Sharma | |
| 2014–2015 | Khamosh Sa Afsana | Hussain Baba | |
| 2017 | Rishton Ka Chakravyuh | Somdev Guruji | |
| 2018 | Wilderness Days | Anchor | |
| 2018 | Smoke | Moshe Barak |
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