Sam Dastor
Sam Dastor | |
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| Education | University of Cambridge Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Website | samdastor |
Sam Dastor is an Indian-born British actor best known for his appearances in British television series.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Dastor was born in India and raised in a Parsi family of Zoroastrian faith, though he later converted to Christianity.[1] He graduated from the University of Cambridge[2][3] and went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) He subsequently joined the National Theatre, where he was under the direction of Sir Laurence Olivier.[3]
Dastor has acted in the West End, including playing Ariel in a production of The Tempest while Paul Scofield played Prospero. Dastor also appeared in three of Simon Gray's plays: Melon, Hidden Laughter, and Cell Mates.[3]
Dastor is best known for his many appearances on British television, often playing characters of exotic origin. His most notable roles include Cassius Chaerea in the 1976 BBC adaptation of I, Claudius and Gandhi in both Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy and the film Jinnah.[4] Other credits include Coronation Street (as Jimmy, a Weatherfield Market trader in October 1981), Crown Court (TV series) (18 episodes 1975-79 in which he played barrister Michael Bloom), Softly, Softly, Space: 1999, Blake's 7, Shoestring, Yes Minister, Fortunes of War, A Touch of Frost and Spooks.[5]
He has also narrated and voice-acted for a number of audiobooks and radio dramas.[3]
Partial filmography
[edit | edit source]- Made (1972) – Mahdav
- Jinnah (1998) – Gandhi
- Such a Long Journey (1998) – Dinshawji
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) – Hal Ashby
References
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External links
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- 20th-century British male actors
- 21st-century British male actors
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Audiobook narrators
- British male film actors
- British male stage actors
- British male television actors
- British male voice actors
- Converts to Christianity from Zoroastrianism
- Indian emigrants to England
- Living people
- British people of Indian descent
- British people of Parsi descent