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Zia Mohyeddin

Zia Mohyeddin

Actor, Producer

Born June 20, 1931 in Lyallpur, Punjab, British India

Died February 13, 2023

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Chancer
Peacock
Casualty
BritBox
The Jewel in the Crown
BritBox
Wogan
BBC iPlayer
Bergerac
BritBox
Ashanti
Plex
Minder
BritBox
The Champions
BritBox
They Came from Beyond Space
Netflix
Deadlier Than the Male
Amazon Prime Video
Khartoum
Amazon Prime Video
BBC Play of the Month
BBC iPlayer
Lawrence of Arabia
Netflix
The Avengers
Amazon Prime Video

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Zia Mohyeddin (1931-2023) was a British-Pakistani polymath and actor famed for his voice.

Born in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), British India in a Urdu-Speaking family, he spent his early life in Karachi. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London from 1953-1956. After stage roles in Long Day's Journey Into Night and Julius Caesar, he made his West End debut in A Passage to India in 1960. His film debut was in Lawrence of Arabia in 1963, playing the role of Tafas (the Arab guide who is shot by Omar Sharif for drinking water from the wrong well). He then made numerous TV and film appearances, and starred as Dr Aziz in the 1965 BBC television version of A Passage to India.

He returned to Pakistan in the late 1960s. There he founded and ran the PIA Arts and Dance Academy, and hosted his own TV talk show. Around this time he met and subsequently (in 1973) married the classical dancer Naheed Siddiqui. However, after difficulties with the regime Mohyeddin returned to England in the late 1970s, shortly followed by his wife. During the 1980s Zia worked in Birmingham, Great Britain, where he produced Central Television's flagship multicultural programme Here and Now.

He resumed his acting career in Europe, appearing in small roles in various movies and television programs. He traveled the world giving Urdu poetry and prose recitations. In the late 1990s, Zia remarried, and had a daughter with his wife, Azra. In February 2005 President Pervez Musharraf invited Mohyeddin to act as Chairman of the new National Academy of Performing Arts in Karachi.

Until his death, Zia was very active among Pakistani media as a speaker and hosted several TV programs both for National and Private Channels. He was also involved in narrating some abstract short films and commercials

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Bombay Talkie (1970) trailer

THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE Official Trailer [1967]

THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE (1967) trailer S.T.Fr. (optional)

Filmography

Actor

76

Type

Year

Some Lover to Some Beloved Poster

Some Lover to Some Beloved Documentary2017

Last Remarks Poster

Last Remarks Short Film2012

L'enfant des rues TV Movie1995

Doomsday Gun Poster

Doomsday Gun TV Movie1994

Gummed Labels TV Movie1992

Immaculate Conception Poster

Immaculate Conception Feature Film1992

Family Pride TV Series1991

Chancer TV Series1990

Saracen TV Series1989

Shalom Salaam Mini-Series1989

Partition Poster

Partition Feature Film1987

We Are the Children Poster

We Are the Children TV Movie1987

Casualty Poster

Casualty TV Series1986

King of the Ghetto Poster

King of the Ghetto TV Series1986

Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy Poster

Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy Mini-Series1986

The Assam Garden Poster

The Assam Garden Feature Film1985

The Jewel in the Crown Poster

The Jewel in the Crown Mini-Series1984

Tickle on the Tum Poster

Tickle on the Tum TV Series1984

Live from Pebble Mill TV Series1983

Salt on a Snake's Tail TV Movie1983

Wogan TV Series1982

Bergerac Poster

Bergerac TV Series1981

Death of a Princess Poster

Death of a Princess TV Movie1980

Staying On Poster

Staying On TV Movie1980

Ashanti Feature Film1979

Minder TV Series1979

Turtle's Progress Poster

Turtle's Progress TV Series1979

Gangsters Poster

Gangsters TV Series1976

Arena TV Series1975

Celebrity Squares Poster

Celebrity Squares TV Series1975

Mujram Kaun Feature Film1971

Bombay Talkie Poster

Bombay Talkie Feature Film1970

Hadleigh Poster

Hadleigh TV Series1969

The Champions Poster

The Champions TV Series1968

The Expert Poster

The Expert TV Series1968

Tickertape TV Series1968

Work Is a Four Letter Word Poster

Work Is a Four Letter Word Feature Film1968

After Many a Summer TV Movie1967

Champion House TV Series1967

City '68 Poster

City '68 TV Series1967

Deadlier Than the Male Poster

Deadlier Than the Male Feature Film1967

Man in a Suitcase Poster

Man in a Suitcase TV Series1967

The Sailor from Gibraltar Poster

The Sailor from Gibraltar Feature Film1967

They Came from Beyond Space Poster

They Came from Beyond Space Feature Film1967

Trapped TV Series1967

Adam Adamant Lives! Poster

Adam Adamant Lives! TV Series1966

Khartoum Poster

Khartoum Feature Film1966

Thirteen Against Fate Poster

Thirteen Against Fate TV Series1966

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965

Jackanory Poster

Jackanory TV Series1965

Orlando TV Series1965

Public Eye Poster

Public Eye TV Series1965

Behold a Pale Horse Poster

Behold a Pale Horse Feature Film1964

Detective Poster

Detective TV Series1964

Play School Poster

Play School TV Series1964

Secret Agent Poster

Secret Agent TV Series1964

The Hidden Truth TV Series1964

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling Poster

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling TV Series1964

A Boy Ten Feet Tall Poster

A Boy Ten Feet Tall Feature Film1963

Lawrence of Arabia Poster

Lawrence of Arabia Feature Film1962

The Doctors and the Nurses Poster

The Doctors and the Nurses TV Series1962

Z Cars TV Series1962

Drama 61-67 Poster

Drama 61-67 TV Series1961

Sir Francis Drake Poster

Sir Francis Drake TV Series1961

The Avengers Poster

The Avengers TV Series1961

BBC Sunday-Night Play Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Play TV Series1960

Danger Man Poster

Danger Man TV Series1960

Rahguzar Feature Film1960

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956

The Alien Sky TV Movie1956

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955

Lilli Palmer Theatre Poster

Lilli Palmer Theatre TV Series1955

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955

Let Me Ever Escape Them TV Movie1954

The Three Princes TV Movie1954

Armstrong Circle Theatre Poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre TV Series1950

Producer

3

Type

Year

Family Pride TV Series1991

Viewpoint '86 TV Series1986

Nice TV Movie1984

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