Portrait of Zia Mohyeddin

Zia Mohyeddin

Acting

Biography

Zia Mohyeddin (June 20, 1931 - February 13, 2023) was a British-Pakistani actor, producer, director, and television broadcaster known for his extensive work in both Pakistani cinema, television and stage, as well as British cinema, television and stage. Regarded as a polymath, he was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz, the second-highest civilian honour in Pakistan, and the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian honour in Pakistan.

Born: June 20, 1931

Place of Birth: Lyallpur, Punjab, British India

Filmography

1996
Ghazi Shaheed

as Narrator

1994
Doomsday Gun

as Hashim

1992
1989
Shalom Salaam

as Sadiq Sattar

1986
King of the Ghetto

as Timur Hussein

1986
King of the Ghetto

as Timur Hussein

1985
1984
The Jewel in the Crown

as Mohammad Ali 'Mak' Kasim

1981
Bergerac

as Adnan Rashid

1979
Minder

as Tajvir

1979
Ashanti

as Djamil

1970
1968
The Champions

as Prengo

1968
Work Is a 4-Letter Word

as Dr Aly Narayana

1968
The Expert

as Lutaf Adamjee

1967
1966
Khartoum

as Zobeir Pasha

1965
1965
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Bandi Grosz

1964
Behold a Pale Horse

as Luis, Guide of Paco

1963
Sammy Going South

as The Syrian

1962
1961
Sir Francis Drake

as King Philip of Spain

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