Marc Zuber

Marc Zuber
Marc Zuber
	Zuber in Cricketer (1985)
Born	Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi; 5 May 1944; Lucknow, India
Died	28 May 2003 (aged 59); London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–2003

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.

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Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi was born on 5 May 1944 in Lucknow, India.^[1]^[2] He moved to Britain with his family in 1951, joining his father who had become a BBC radio producer there, two years earlier.^[1] Zuber grew up in London and went to Harrow Technical College, before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.^[1]^[2]

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.^[1]^[3] He mostly appeared in small roles in film and television, including Coronation Street in 1990, in which he played Mr. Khan, but he also starred in Hindi films like Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982), Kamla (1984) and Qatl (1986), in which he played a leading role.^[2]^[3]

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 actor Aditya Pancholi and actress Persis Khambatta, in the TV film Shingora in 1986.^[2]

Zuber died on 28 May 2003,^[2] in London, England at the age of 59, from a heart attack.

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