Marc Zuber
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1944
- Died
- May 28, 2003 (aged 59)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Grease Monkeys
TV · as Mo Dhillon · 10 eps
Bollywood Queen
Movie · as Chander
Skin Deep
Movie · as Father
Divine Lovers
Movie · as Prince Kabir
Two Oranges and a Mango
Movie · as Uncle
Stages
TV · as Uncle · 1 ep
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Movie · as Interrogator
Khooni Raat
Movie
The Darling Buds of May
TV · as Mr. Sikkim · 1 ep
Family Pride
TV · as Shahid Rizvi · 11 eps
Navy Seals
Movie · as Villa Hostage
Shirley Valentine
Movie · as Renos
Saracen
TV · as Tarik Fathy · 1 ep
Rukhsat
Movie · as Gautam Saigal
Deadline
Movie · as Suleiman
Hannay
TV · 1 ep
Aaj
Movie · as Arun Bakshi
Dak Bangla
Movie · as Ajay
Foreign Body
Movie · as Macho Escort
Qatl
Movie · as Ranjeet
Shingora
Movie · as Vikram Lamba
Haveli
Movie · as Insp. Shyam/Pritam
Telephone
Movie · as Dinesh
Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein
Movie · as Sagar
Kamla
Movie · as Jaisingh Jadhav
Bhavna
Movie · as Ajay Kapoor
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Bloomfield
TV · as Bloomfield · 3 eps
Yeh Nazdeekiyan
Movie · as Sunil Verma
The Chinese Detective
TV · as Sheik Ahmed Mahmoud · 1 ep
The Sea Wolves
Movie · as Ram Das Gupta
The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as The Prince of Morocco
Dying Day
Movie · as Eductor
The Enigma Files
TV · as Steve Michelaides · 1 ep
Escape
TV · 1 ep
Buccaneer
TV · as Nasir · 2 eps
Minder
TV · as Nick, Mr Hussein · 1 ep
Something's Wrong
Movie · as Indian Doctor
Blake's 7
TV · as Tarvin · 1 ep
Accident
TV · as Dr. Asif · 2 eps
Black and White in Color
Movie · as Major Anglais
A Private Enterprise
Movie · as Ashok (as Marc Zubir)
The Wind and the Lion
Movie · as The Sultan
Space: 1999
TV · as Security Lieutenant · 1 ep
The Sweeney
TV · as Abdul
State of Emergency
TV · as A.J. Sharma · 3 eps
Penny Gold
Movie · as Hotel Receptionist
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TV · as Don Feredia · 1 ep
The Protectors
TV · as Kahan's Henchman · 1 ep
The Regiment
TV · 1 ep
The Adventurer
TV · as Kanarek · 1 ep
Insaaf
Movie · as Munna
Jason King
TV · 1 ep
Justice
TV · as Matthew Patel · 1 ep
The Onedin Line
TV · as Peasant · 1 ep