Ishaq Bux

Ishaq Bux
Born	15 June 1917 Kampur, India
Died	2 September 2000 (aged 83) London, England
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–87

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

He is best remembered by his roles of Omar in Raiders of The Lost Ark (1981) and the fakir in Octopussy (1983).

Filmography

• The Sign of Four (1987) (TV) - Lal Chowder
• The Singing Detective (1986) TV mini-series - Patient (unknown episodes)
• A Passage to India (1984) - Salim
• Minder - Elderly Indian Man (1 episode, 1984)
• The Jewel in the Crown - Aziz (2 episodes, 1984)
• Octopussy (1983) (uncredited) - Fakir
• The Missionary (1982) - Maharajah
• Privates on Parade (1982) - Sikh Doorman
• It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Stationmaster/Fortune-Telling Wallah/Sword Seller/Indian Trader/Garage Owner (5 episodes, 1974–1981)
• Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Omar
• Play for Today - Sheikh/Amina's Father (2 episodes, 1978–1981)
• Quatermass - Misru (1 episode, 1979)
• Crown Court - Mr.Patel/Akbar Nawaz Rana/Surinder Singh Sandhu (3 episodes, 1973–1979)
• Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) (uncredited) - Plane passenger
• Machinegunner (1976) (TV) - Mr. Pradesh
• Double Exposure (1976) - First Arab
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - The Transylvanians
• Six Days of Justice - Magistrate (6 episodes, 1973–1975)
• Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
• Oh, Father! - Indian (1 episode, 1973)
• The Regiment - Nari Dastoor (1 episode, 1973)
• The Vault of Horror (1973) - Fakir - Episode #3
• Softly Softly: Task Force - Panni (1 episode, 1972)
• The Onedin Line - Man in Bar (1 episode, 1971)
• The Horsemen (1971) - Amjad Kahn
• The Raging Moon (1971) - Pakistani
• Leo the Last (1970) - Supermarket Manager
• Wicked Women - Old man (1 episode, 1970)
• On the Buses - Ahmed (1 episode, 1970)
• Department S - Turkish Club Patron (1 episode, 1969)
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre - Bamjibinarse (1 episode, 1969)
• W. Somerset Maugham - Old Indian (1 episode, 1969)
• Inadmissible Evidence (1968) - Watson's Guest
• Dixon of Dock Green - Ibrahim (1 episode, 1968)
• Play of the Month - Quasim Ali (1 episode, 1965)
• Theatre 625 - The Serang (1 episode, 1965)
• The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (3 episodes, 1964)
• Man in the Middle (1963) - Indian bearer
• Nine Hours to Rama (1963) - Gardener
• BBC Sunday Night Theatre - Ismail (1 episode, 1959)
• English Family Robinson - 2nd Bearer (1 episode, 1957)

External links

• Ishaq Bux at the Internet Movie Database