Name
Marc Zuber
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-05-05
Deathday
2003-05-28 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Lucknow, India
Biography
Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi (5 May 1944 – 28 May 2003), 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, 2 years prior. 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 portrayed Mr Khan, but he also starred in the Hindi films, Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982) and Kamla (1984), and played a leading role in Qatl (1986).
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 (Aces High – and Sometimes Very Low), Buccaneer, The Enigma Files, The Chinese Detective, The Bill, Holby City and King & Castle.
He also worked with Indian actor Aditya Pancholi and Indian actress Persis Khambatta, in television film Shingora
Zuber died on 28 May 2003, in London, England at the age of 59, from a heart attack.
Known For
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- 1986 Foreign Body as Macho Escort
- 1976 Black and White in Color as Major Anglais
- 1984 Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein as Sagar
- 1987 Aaj as Arun Bakshi
- 1982 Yeh Nazdeekiyan as Sunil Verma
- 1975 A Private Enterprise as Ashok (as Marc Zubir)
- 1975 The Wind and the Lion as The Sultan
- 1994 Two Oranges and a Mango as Uncle
- 1986 Qatl as Ranjeet
- 1988 Rukhsat as Gautam Saigal
- 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Interrogator
- 1985 Haveli as Insp. Shyam/Pritam
- 1989 Shirley Valentine as Renos
- 1980 The Sea Wolves as Ram Das Gupta
- 1985 Telephone as Dinesh
- 1987 Dak Bangla as Ajay
- 1991 Khooni Raat
- 1984 Kamla as Jaisingh Jadhav
- 1986 Shingora as Vikram Lamba
- 1971 Insaaf as Munna
- 1973 Penny Gold as Hotel Receptionist
- 1980 The Merchant of Venice as The Prince of Morocco
- 1990 Navy Seals as Villa Hostage
- 2001 Skin Deep as Father
- 1997 Divine Lovers as Prince Kabir
- 1978 Something's Wrong as Indian Doctor
- 1984 Bhavna as Ajay Kapoor
- 1980 Dying Day as Eductor
- 1988 Deadline as Suleiman
- 2002 Bollywood Queen as Chander
- 1975 Space: 1999 ( 1 episode ) as Security Lieutenant
- 1975 The Sweeney ( 0 episode )
- 1984 The Bill ( 1 episode )
- 1978 Blake's 7 ( 1 episode ) as Tarvin
- 1971 Jason King ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Protectors ( 1 episode ) as Kahan's Henchman
- 1975 The Sweeney ( 1 episode ) as Abdul
- 1988 Hannay ( 1 episode )
- 1980 The Enigma Files ( 1 episode ) as Steve Michelaides
- 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Don Feredia
- 1980 Escape ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Regiment ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Adventurer ( 1 episode ) as Kanarek
- 1979 Minder ( 1 episode ) as Nick
- 1975 State of Emergency ( 3 episodes ) as A.J. Sharma
- 1989 Saracen ( 1 episode ) as Tarik Fathy
- 1979 Minder ( 1 episode ) as Mr Hussein
- 1971 Justice ( 1 episode ) as Matthew Patel
- 1971 The Onedin Line ( 1 episode ) as Peasant
- 1991 The Darling Buds of May ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Sikkim
- 1980 Buccaneer ( 2 episodes ) as Nasir
- 1978 Accident ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Asif
- 2003 Grease Monkeys ( 10 episodes ) as Mo Dhillon
- 1981 The Chinese Detective ( 1 episode ) as Sheik Ahmed Mahmoud
- 1991 Family Pride ( 11 episodes ) as Shahid Rizvi
- 1983 Bloomfield ( 3 episodes ) as Bloomfield
- 1994 Stages ( 1 episode ) as Uncle
