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Ishaq Bux | |
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Born |
Kanpur, India | 15 June 1917
Died | 2 September 2000
London, England | (aged 83)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957–87 |
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 in July 2000 and died in a London hospice on 2 September 2000, aged 83.[ citation needed]
![]() | This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (March 2013) |
Ishaq Bux | |
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![]() in
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) | |
Born |
Kanpur, India | 15 June 1917
Died | 2 September 2000
London, England | (aged 83)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957–87 |
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 in July 2000 and died in a London hospice on 2 September 2000, aged 83.[ citation needed]