Marc Zuber

Known for ActingBorn 1944-05-05Died 2003-05-28Lucknow, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Khooni Raat

Kamla

Bhavna

Rukhsat

Shingora

Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein

Yeh Nazdeekiyan

State of Emergency

The Darling Buds of May

Dying Day

The Sweeney

Jason King

Qatl

The Merchant of Venice

Blake's 7

Justice

The Chinese Detective

Minder

Space: 1999

Telephone

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

The Onedin Line

The Bill

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

A Private Enterprise

The Wind and the Lion

Shirley Valentine

Black and White in Color

The Adventurer

Deadline

Hannay

Aaj

Haveli

The Sea Wolves

The Enigma Files

Buccaneer

The Protectors

Penny Gold

Navy Seals

Bollywood Queen

Saracen

Dak Bangla

Foreign Body

The Regiment

Divine Lovers

Grease Monkeys

Skin Deep

Two Oranges and a Mango