Known For
Acting
Born
May 05, 1944
Died
May 28, 2003
Place of Birth
Lucknow, India
Credits
54 titles
Marc Zuber
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
Mo Dhillon
Bollywood Queen
Chander
Skin Deep
Father
Divine Lovers
Prince Kabir
Two Oranges and a Mango
Uncle
Family Pride
Shahid Rizvi
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Interrogator
The Darling Buds of May
Mr. Sikkim
Khooni Raat
Navy Seals
Villa Hostage
Saracen
Tarik Fathy
Shirley Valentine
Renos
Rukhsat
Gautam Saigal
Hannay
Deadline
Suleiman
Aaj
Arun Bakshi
Dak Bangla
Ajay
Foreign Body
Macho Escort
Qatl
Ranjeet
Shingora
Vikram Lamba
Telephone
Dinesh
Haveli
Insp. Shyam/Pritam
The Bill
Bhavna
Ajay Kapoor
Kamla
Jaisingh Jadhav
Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein
Sagar
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Yeh Nazdeekiyan
Sunil Verma
The Chinese Detective
Sheik Ahmed Mahmoud
The Merchant of Venice
The Prince of Morocco
Escape
The Sea Wolves
Ram Das Gupta
Buccaneer
Nasir
The Enigma Files
Steve Michelaides
Dying Day
Eductor
Minder
Nick
Accident
Dr. Asif
Something's Wrong
Indian Doctor
Blake's 7
Tarvin
Black and White in Color
Major Anglais
State of Emergency
A.J. Sharma
Space: 1999
Security Lieutenant
The Wind and the Lion
The Sultan
A Private Enterprise
Ashok (as Marc Zubir)
The Sweeney
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Don Feredia
Penny Gold
Hotel Receptionist
The Protectors
Kahan's Henchman
The Adventurer
Kanarek
The Regiment