Dastor, Sam

PERSONAL

Born October 2, in Bombay, India.

Career: Actor.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Moji Patel, Fly into Danger, Associated Television, 1972.

Cassius Chaerea, I, Claudius, BBC-2, 1976, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, beginning 1977.

Niccolo Machiavelli, The Borgias, BBC-2, 1981.

Prosecution counsel, Jury, BBC, beginning 1983.

Dr. Shafik, Fortunes of War, BBC, 1987, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1988.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mahatma Gandhi, Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy, [Great Britain], 1986, broadcast as Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten—The Last Viceroy (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre, Masterpiece Theatre, and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1986.

Ben Seligman, The Alchemists, Channel 5 (England), 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Josef Teitelbaum, Pope John Paul II (also known as The Pope), CBS, 1984.

Alun, Merlin of the Crystal Cave, BBC, 1991.

Krishna, The Heart Surgeon, BBC, 1997.

Hal Ashby, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Casca, Julius Caesar (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Julius Caesar and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar), BBC-2, 1979.

Angelo, "The Comedy of Errors," BBC Television Shakespeare (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors), BBC-2, 1983.

Subhash Chopra, Chopratown, BBC, 2005.

Tariq, Banglatown Banquet, BBC-2, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dr. Pusey, "Woman's World," Softly, Softly: Task Force (also known as Softly, Softly), BBC, 1972.

Dr. Ed Spencer, "Devil's Planet," Space: 1999 (also known as Spazio: 1999), Incorporated Television Company, 1976.

Dr. Ed Spencer, "Dorzak," Space: 1999 (also known as Spazio: 1999), Incorporated Television Company, 1976.

Dr. Ed Spencer, "The Immunity Syndrome," Space: 1999 (also known as Spazio: 1999), Incorporated Television Company, 1976.

Paul, "Wolf," Van der Valk, Euston Films, 1977.

Atard, "Hazell and the Maltese Vulture," Hazell, Independent Television, 1978.

Captain Pierre Boucharlat, "No Medals," Wings, BBC, 1978.

The caliph, "Dawn of the Gods," Blake's Seven (also known as Blake's 7), BBC, 1980.

Counsel, "Looking for Mr. Wright," Shoestring, BBC, 1980.

Jimmy, Coronation Street (also known as Corrie, Flori-zel Street, and Where No Bird Sings), Independent Television and CBC, 1981.

Qumrani businessperson, "The Moral Dimension," Yes, Minister, BBC-2, 1982.

Jean, "The Mixer and the Eiffel Tower," The Mixer (also known as Der Mann vom Eaton Place), 1991.

Jim Crombie, "Let's Do It," Love Hurts, BBC, 1992.

Majendie, "Another Life," A Touch of Frost, Independent Television, 2003.

Riyad Barzali, "Syria," Spooks (also known as MI-5), BBC, 2005, also broadcast on Arts and Entertainment.

Film Appearances:

Mahdav, Made, Anglo-EMI Film Distribution, 1975.

Dr. Longton, Dangerous Davies—The Last Detective, 1981.

Dinshawji, Such a Long Journey (also known as Un si long voyage), The Shooting Gallery, 1998.

Mahatma Gandhi, Jinnah (also known as Mohammed Ali Jinnah), 1998.

Stage Appearances:

Member of the ensemble, Tales from Ovid, Young Vic Theatre, London, 2000.

The poet, Timon of Athens, Barbican Theatre, London, 2000.