Marc Zuber

Marc Zuber

Born

May 5, 1944

Died

May 28, 2003 (59 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Lucknow, India

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.

Grease Monkeys

Grease Monkeys

(20 episodes)

0.0

2003

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

Father

0.0

2001

Divine Lovers

Divine Lovers

Prince Kabir

3.0

1997

Two Oranges and a Mango

Two Oranges and a Mango

Uncle

0.0

1994

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Interrogator

6.9

1991

The Darling Buds of May

The Darling Buds of May

Mr. Sikkim · (1 episode)

7.8

1991

Khooni Raat

Khooni Raat

0.0

1991

Navy Seals

Navy Seals

Villa Hostage

5.3

1990

Saracen

Saracen

Tarik Fathy · (1 episode)

5.0

1989

Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

Renos

6.3

1989

Rukhsat

Rukhsat

Gautam Saigal

9.8

1988

Hannay

Hannay

(1 episode)

5.0

1988

Aaj

Arun Bakshi

5.0

1987

Dak Bangla

Dak Bangla

Ajay

3.3

1987

Foreign Body

Foreign Body

Macho Escort

4.1

1986

Qatl

Qatl

Ranjeet

6.8

1986

Shingora

Shingora

Vikram Lamba

0.0

1986

Telephone

Telephone

Dinesh

0.0

1985

Haveli

Insp. Shyam/Pritam

5.0

1985

The Bill

The Bill

(1 episode)

6.7

1984

Bhavna

Bhavna

Ajay Kapoor

0.0

1984

Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein

Sagar

0.0

1984

Kamla

Kamla

Jaisingh Jadhav

0.0

1984

Yeh Nazdeekiyan

Yeh Nazdeekiyan

Sunil Verma

9.5

1982

The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective

(1 episode)

7.2

1981

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

The Prince of Morocco

7.0

1980

Escape

(1 episode)

0.0

1980

The Sea Wolves

The Sea Wolves

Ram Das Gupta

5.9

1980

Buccaneer

Nasir · (2 episodes)

5.0

1980

The Enigma Files

The Enigma Files

Steve Michelaides · (1 episode)

5.5

1980

Dying Day

Eductor

0.0

1980

Minder

Minder

Nick · (1 episode)

6.8

1979

Minder

Minder

Mr Hussein · (1 episode)

6.8

1979

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The Prince of Morocco · (1 episode)

6.0

1978

Accident

Dr. Asif · (2 episodes)

0.0

1978

Something's Wrong

Something's Wrong

Indian Doctor

0.0

1978

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

(60 episodes)

4.2

1978

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Tarvin · (1 episode)

7.2

1978

Black and White in Color

Black and White in Color

Major Anglais

6.4

1976

State of Emergency

State of Emergency

A.J. Sharma · (3 episodes)

8.0

1975

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

Security Lieutenant · (1 episode)

7.1

1975

The Wind and the Lion

The Wind and the Lion

The Sultan

6.5

1975

A Private Enterprise

A Private Enterprise

Ashok (as Marc Zubir)

6.0

1975

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

(0 episode)

7.8

1975

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Abdul · (1 episode)

7.8

1975

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Don Feredia · (1 episode)

6.7

1973

Penny Gold

Penny Gold

Hotel Receptionist

5.7

1973

The Protectors

The Protectors

Kahan's Henchman · (1 episode)

5.6

1972

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

Kanarek · (1 episode)

5.5

1972

The Regiment

(1 episode)

1.0

1972

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line

Peasant · (1 episode)

6.8

1971

Justice

Justice

Matthew Patel · (1 episode)

6.0

1971

Jason King

Jason King

(1 episode)

7.3

1971

Insaaf

Munna

0.0

1971