Marc Zuber
Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi, 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, two years earlier. 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 played Mr. Khan, but he also starred in Hindi films like Yeh Nazdeekiyan, Kamla and Qatl, in which he played a leading role.
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, Buccaneer, The Enigma Files, The Chinese Detective, The Bill, Holby City and King & Castle.
He also worked with actor Aditya Pancholi and actress Persis Khambatta, in the TV film Shingora in 1986.
Zuber died on 28 May 2003, in London, England at the age of 59, from a heart attack.
Filmography
A Kiss is Just a Kiss as Radio Operator Insaaf as Munna The Onedin Line - 1 Episode as PeasantThe Fenn Street Gang - 1 Episode as LorenzoJason King - 1 Episode as Policeman ITV Sunday Night Theatre - 1 Episode as Student #2Doomwatch - 1 Episode as ReporterThe Adventurer - 1 Episode as KanarekThe Protectors - 1 Episode as Kahan's HenchmanA Little Princess - 3 Episodes as Ram DassThe Regiment - 1 Episode as ChandraPenny Gold as Hotel ReceptionistOrson Welles's Great Mysteries - 1 Episode as Don FerediaThe Satanic Rites of Dracula as Guard 1Justice - 1 Episode as Matthew PatelA Private Enterprise as Ashok Softly Softly: Task Force - 1 Episode as Masrur JemalThursday Play Date - 1 Episode as Mr. SinghThe Changes - 4 Episodes as Kemal The Wind and the Lion as The SultanWhodunnit? - 1 Episode as Robin CrouchQuiller - 1 Episode as Colonel ZadokState Of Emergency - 3 Episodes as A.J. SharmaSpace: 1999 - 2 Episodes as Security Lieutenant, Main Mission Operative Hadleigh - 1 Episode as NadirBlack and White in Color as Le Major AnglaisThe Expert - 1 Episode as Mark BowdenCrown Court - 3 Episodes as Manzil AliAngels - 6 Episodes as Dr. Choudry Play for Today - 1 Episode as Prakash Patel Emmerdale - 1 Episode as Dr. PatelPremiere - 1 Episode as Indian Doctor The Sweeney - 1 Episode as AbdulSweeney 2 as AndyBlake's 7 - Series 1, Episode 11: Bounty as TarvinAccident - 4 Episodes as Dr. AsifMinder - Series 1, Episode 6: Aces High...And Sometimes Very Low as NickArmchair Thriller - 1 Episode as Doctor Buccaneer - 2 Episodes as NasirThe Enigma Flies - 1 Episode as Steve MichelaidesEscape - 1 Episode as Captain Akache MahmudThe Sea Wolves as Ram Das GuptaThe Merchant of Venice as Prince of MoroccoThe Chinese Detective - 1 Episode as Sheik Ahmed MahmoudJourney Through the Black Sun as Main Mission OperativeEk Aur Aasman Untitled film Yeh Nazdeekiyan as Sunil VermaBloomfield - 3 Episodes as Bloomfield The Miracle Worker Milenge Kabhi Inteha as Anil MehraRam Tera Desh as Sub-Inspector KumarDaraar Bhavna as Ajay KapoorAaghat Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein as GautamKamla as Jaisingh JadhavKashmakash Vaishnav Cricketer as JayTelephone as DineshYaar KasamTucker's Luck - 4 Episodes as Mr. ChoudhuryHaveli as Inspector Shyam / PritamAurat Pair Ki Juti Nahin Hai as LawyerQatl as Ranjeet Foreign Body as Macho EscortAashianaShingora as Mr. Vikram LambaPratima Kaanch Ke Phool Lafanga Katha Sagar - 1 EpisodeAdha Sach Adha JhootAaghat Dak Bangla as Ajay Aaj as Arun BakshiPehlu Rukhsat as Gautam SaigalDeadline as SuleimanEk Naya Rishta as Professor Shekhar Verma Bela Hatyakaand Gruey - 6 Episodes as Mr. RahimKing & Castle - 1 Episode as Ricky Mintoff Doorie as Vijay Saxena Main Tere Liye as MarcSachche Ka Bol-Bala as Police Commissioner Pandey Hannay - 1 Episode as Auguste Kars Shirley Valentine as RenosSaracen - 1 Episode as Tarik FathyJism Ka RishtaPyar Ke Naam Qurbaan as GautamStolen - 2 Episodes as Mr. HusseinNavy SEALs as Villa HostageCoronation Street - 3 Episodes as Mr. KhanRear Window - 1 Episode as Sir Umar Hyat KhanThe South Bank Show - 1 Episode as CultmasterRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves as InterrogatorFamily Pride - 1 Episode as Shahid Rizvi Khooni Raat as Court Witness Jawaan The Darlings Buds of May - 1 Episode as Mr. SikkimMinder as Mr. Hussein / NickThe Bill - 4 Episodes as Atul Roy / Yusuf AliWild Justice as Customs OfficialStages - 1 Episode as Uncle Sandhya Chhaya as Elder SonDivine Lovers as Prince KabirAnimated World Faiths - 1 Episode as KamsaJinnah as Muhammad IqbalHolby City - 1 Episode as Vikrant ShukulaSkin Deep as Father Murder - 4 Episodes as Sharad Grease Monkeys - 10 Episodes as Mo Dhillon