Ishaq Bux
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Born15 June 1917
Kanpur, India
Died2 September 2000 (aged 83)
London, England
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1957–87
Ishaq Bux | |
|---|---|
 in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) | |
| Born | 15 June 1917 Kanpur, India |
| Died | 2 September 2000 (aged 83) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–87 |
Ishaq Bux (15 June 1917 – 2 September 2000) was an Indian actor.[1]
His first screen appearance was in BBC TV's The English Family Robinson, in 1957.[2]
On stage, he appeared with the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic in Tony Harrison's Phaedra Britannica in 1975.[3]
He is best remembered by his roles of Omar in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and the fakir in Octopussy (1983).[4][5]
Bux was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in July 2000 and died in a London hospice on 2 September 2000, aged 83.[citation needed]
