Ishaq Bux

Ishaq Bux
Ishaq Bux
	File:Actor Ishaq Bux.jpg in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Born	15 June 1917; Kanpur, India
Died	2 September 2000 (aged 83); London, England
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–87

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Ishaq Bux (15 June 1917 – 2 September 2000) was an Indian actor.^[1]

His first screen appearance was in BBC TV's The English Family Robinson, in 1957.^[2]

On stage, he appeared with the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic in Tony Harrison's Phaedra Britannica in 1975.^[3]

He is best remembered by his roles of Omar in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and the fakir in Octopussy (1983).^[4]^[5]

Bux was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on 2 July 2000 and died on 2 September 2000, aged 83.

Career[edit]

Film[edit]

Nine Hours to Rama (1963) - Gardener
Man in the Middle (1963) - Indian bearer
Inadmissible Evidence (1968) - Watson's Guest
Leo the Last (1970) - Supermarket Manager
The Raging Moon (1971) - Pakistani
The Horseman (1971) - Amjad Kahn (uncredited)
The Vault of Horror (1973) - Fakir (segment 3 "This Trick'ill Kill You")
S*P*Y*S (1974) - Indian Agent (uncredited)
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - The Transylvanians #4
Double Exposure (1976) - First Arab
Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) - Plane passenger (uncredited)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Omar
The Missionary (1982) - Maharajah
Privates on Parade (1982) - Sikh Doorman
Octopussy (1983) - Fakir (uncredited)
A Passage to India (1984) - Selim

Television[edit]

BBC Sunday Night Theatre (1957-1959) - Ismail / Achmed / Second Bearer
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1964)
Theatre 625 - The Serang (1965)
Play of the Month (1965) - Quasim Ali
Dixon of Dock Green (1968) - Ibrahim
W. Somerset Maugham (1969) - Old Indian
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) - Bamjibinarse
Department S (1969) - Turkish Club Patron
On the Buses (1970) - Ahmed
Wicked Women (1970) - Old man
The Onedin Line (1971) - Man in Bar
Softly Softly: Task Force (1972) - Panni
The Regiment (1973) - Nari Dastoor
Crown Court (1973–1979) - Mr.Patel / Akbar Nawaz Rana / Surinder Singh Sandhu
Oh, Father! (1973) - Indian
Six Days of Justice (1973–1975) - Magistrate
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981) - Stationmaster / Fortune-Telling Wallah / Sword Seller / Indian Trader / Garage Owner
Machinegunner (1976) - Mr. Pradesh
Play for Today (1978–1981) - Sheikh / Amina's Father
Quatermass (1979) - Misru
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) - Aziz
Minder (1984) - Elderly Indian Man
The Singing Detective (1986) TV mini-series - Patient
The Sign of Four (1987, TV Movie) - Lal Chowder (final appearance)

References[edit]

↑ "Ishaq Bux".
↑ "BFI Screenonline: Bux, Ishaq (1917-2000) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
↑ "Production of Phaedra Britannica - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
↑ "Ishaq Bux". www.aveleyman.com.
↑ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.

External links[edit]

[1] "Ishaq Bux".

[2] "BFI Screenonline: Bux, Ishaq (1917-2000) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.

[3] "Production of Phaedra Britannica - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

[4] "Ishaq Bux". www.aveleyman.com.

[5] McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.

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