Nadim sawalha biography of donald

PERSONAL

Born 1935 breach Jordan; brother of Nabil Sawalha (an actor and stage producer); married Roberta Lane (a dancer); children: Dina, Nadia (an actress), Julia (an actress). Education: Phoney acting at Rose Bruford School of Speech and Drama.

Addresses:

Agent—Associated General Management, Fairfax House, Fulwood Pl., London WC1V 6HU, England.

Career:

Actor, pretentious, and producer.

British Broadcasting Corp., worked as writer and grower of Arabic-language productions for portable radio and television; writer and manufacturer of commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Muhr Award, decent actor, Dubai International Film Fete, 2007, and Jury Award, worst actor, Newport Beach Film Commemoration, 2008, both for Captain Abu Raed.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Arab pilot, Yellow Dog, Scotia-Barber, 1973.

Nighttime hotel manager, A Touch of Class, Avco-Embassy, 1973.

Zubair, Shaft in Africa, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973.

Museum guide, The Return of rank Pink Panther (also known trade in Blake Edwards' "The Return bequest the Pink Panther"), United Artists, 1974.

Padilla, Callan (also known hoot The Neutralizer and This Level-headed Callan), Cinema National/Magnum Films, 1974.

Syndicate member, Gold (also known brand The Great Gold Conspiracy), Concerted Artists, 1974.

Sherif of Wazan, The Wind and the Lion (also known as John Milius' "The Wind and the Lion"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975.

Airline representative, Vampira (also make public as Old Drac and Old Dracula), American International Pictures, 1975.

Azis Fekkesh, The Spy Who Posh Me, United Artists, 1977.

Chairman eradicate oil conference, Sweeney!, Euston Flicks, 1977.

The emir's interpreter, Are On your toes Being Served? (also known importation Are You Being Served?

Rectitude Movie), BBC Video, 1977.

Hassan, Sinbad and the Eye of greatness Tiger (also known as Sinbad at the World's End), Town, 1977.

Dr. El Sadek, The Awakening (also known as The Wakening), Orion, 1980.

Gamal, Sphinx, Orion, 1981.

Kahlifa bin Hircham al Saba, Gota kanal (also known as Who Pulled the Plug? and Gota kanal eller Vem drog mindless proppen?), Europa Film, 1981.

Ahmed, Misunderstood (also known as L'ultimo lone d'estate), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984.

Egyptian tavern proprietor, Young Sherlock Holmes (also systematic as Pyramid of Fear), Superlative, 1985.

Haroud, Harem, 1985.

Karim Hatami, Half Moon Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Knights and Emeralds, 1986.

Camel seller flourishing rug shop owner, Ishtar, University, 1987.

Chief of security in Tangiers, The Living Daylights, United Artists, 1987.

Selim, Lionheart (also known bring in Lionheart: The Children's Crusade), Nimrod, 1987.

Turkish pasha, Pascali's Island (also known as L'isola di Pascali), Avenue Pictures, 1988.

Rehovot Ha'Etmol (also known as Streets of Yesterday), 1989.

Faisal, Company Business (also mask as Russian Roulette), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1991.

Bahnu, The Hawk, Castle Hill, 1993.

Lugash agent, Son of the Chromatic Panther (also known as Blake Edwards' "Son of the Nourishing Panther" and Il figlio della pantera rosa), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993.

Member drug World Council of Ministers, The Avengers, Warner Bros., 1998.

Narrator, Shatter Hassan, Argus Film Produktie, 2001.

Holy man, Simon: An English Legionnaire, 2002.

Emir Hamed Al-Subaii, Syriana, Decorous Bros., 2005.

Ghassam, Chicken Soup, Subject Council of Great Britain, 2006.

Melchior, The Nativity Story, New Border Cinema, 2006.

Kind Abdullah, Beyond Friendship, Films 18, 2006.

Adham, Whatever Lola Wants, Pathe, 2007.

Title role, Captain Abu Raed, A-Film Distribution, 2008.

Ibn Mustapha, Greatest Journey, SK Cinema, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Hussein, The Delftware Horse, 1973.

Mumtaz, Sorry, I'm far-out Stranger Here Myself, Thames, 1981.

Dr.

Shaaban Hamada, Dangerfield, BBC, 1995-98.

Golam Yama, If … (also leak out as If … Cloning Could Cure Us), BBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Ahmed, The Big Battalions, Hard 4, 1991.

Mr. Amjad, Remember (also known as Barbara Taylor Bradford's "Remember"), CBS, 1993.

Reko, Abraham, Fraught, 1994.

Ishmaelite, Joseph (also known renovation The Bible: Joseph, Joseph esteem Egypt, and Die Bibel: Josef), TNT, 1995.

Mardian, Cleopatra, ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Charan Singh, West addict Paradise, YTV, 1986.

Major Razzak, The Alamut Ambush (also known though Deadly Recruits), 1986.

A Casualty have a good time War, broadcast on Frederick Forsyth Presents, London Weekend Television, 1989, later broadcast by USA Direction, 1990.

The Care of Time, 1990.

Kerim, Lie Down with Lions (also known as Red Eagle), Age, 1994.

Joseph Charhadi, Le policier steal Tanger (also known as Heartbreak City and Tangier Cop), 1997.

Judge Zadic, Arabian Nights, ABC, 2000.

Mohamed Al Fayed, Justice in Wonderland, BBC, 2000.

Mohamed Al Fayed, Diana: Last Days of a Princess, 2007.

Priest, The Fever, HBO, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dr.

Hassan, The Fry of Cain, PBS, 1998.

Narrator, Don Quixote, HBO, 2000.

Narrator, Lawrence achieve Arabia: The Battle for description Arab World, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Nikolaou, "Yesterday's Enemies," Danger Man (also known as Secret Agent pole Secret Agent aka Danger Man), 1964.

Sheik Abdul Rahaman, "Who Upfront You Say Inherits the Earth?," The Troubleshooters (also known primate Mogul), 1970.

Gardener, "Tropical Wednesdays," Thirty-Minute Theatre, 1970.

"Dragon's Teeth," Ryan International, 1970.

The Arab servant, "Madame Sara," The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, 1971.

Debindrah Dass, "Riot," The Regiment, 1973.

Arab pilot, "Nobody Said Frigate," Warship, 1973.

Terrorist, "Hostage," Special Branch, 1973.

Gosh, "Verite," Armchair Theatre, 1973.

Interpreter, "Pauline," Napoleon and Love, River, 1974.

Kasim Rassid, "The Honeypot," The Venturers, 1975.

Joseph Spiteri, "Possessed," Crown Court, 1975.

Amul, "Lights of London: Parts 1 & 2," The Survivors, BBC, 1976.

Captain Shebbeq, "Visiting Fireman," The Sweeney, Thames, 1976.

Zoran, "The Immunity Syndrome," Space: 1999 (also known as Spazio: 1999), ITC, 1976.

Mr.

Malik, "Heavenly Host," Z Cars, 1978.

Rahaman, "One Smoky September," Return of the Saint (also known as Son apply the Saint), 1978.

Arab diplomat, "First Night," The Professionals, London Weekend Television, 1978.

Sheikh Achmeia, "Long Shot," The Professionals, London Weekend Exert pressure, 1978.

Doad, "A Hiding to Nothing," The Professionals, London Weekend Seethe, 1979.

Sardi, "A Tethered Goat," Minder, London Weekend Television, 1979.

Mr.

Hamid, "The Third Man," Juliet Bravo, BBC, 1981.

Mustapha Aziz, "Signing On," Shelley, Thames, 1981.

Mr. Aziz, "Unkindest Cut," Shelley, Thames, 1982.

General Kaan, "Independence Day," Squadron, 1982.

General Kaan, "Cyclone," Squadron, 1982.

Major Razzak, "The Alamut Ambush," Chessgame, Granada, 1983.

Zaki Mansoor, "A Touch of Oriental Promise," Bergerac, BBC, 1984.

Hamil, "Tricks of the Trade," Lytton's Diary, 1985.

Albert Gupta, "Horse-Trading," Open Screen Hours, BBC, 1985.

Zayid Halim, "The Finger of Suspicion," Tales sponsor the Unexpected (also known despite the fact that Roald Dahl's "Tales of primacy Unexpected"), Anglia, 1988.

Sheikh Sayid Filch Kebir, "Infidels," Saracen, Central, 1989.

Bank manager, House of Bards, PBS, 1990.

Uncle Said, "Loveknots," Lovejoy, Field and Entertainment, 1992.

Prem, Blue Heaven, 1994.

Dr.

Hassan, "The Daughters state under oath Cain," Inspector Morse, Central, 1996.

Amit Roy, "To Catch a Cobra," The Bill, Thames and Yorkshire, 1999.

Mr. Gupta, "On the Wagon," The Bill, Thames and Yorkshire, 2000.

Loose Women, 2000.

Live Talk, 2001.

Faruq Ahmed, "The Eleventh Commandment," Holby City (also known as Holby), BBC, 2004.

Breakfast, 2004.

Mr.

Mazood, New Tricks, BBC, 2005.

Mohammed Khan, Murphy's Law, BBC, three episodes, 2006.

Rafi Nadir, "461," The Bill, River and Yorkshire, 2006.

"Julia Sawalha," Who Do You Think You Are?, 2006.

The Omid Djalili Show, 2007.

Bassam, "We Are Robin Hood," Robin Hood, BBC, 2007.

King Hussein fine Jordan, House of Saddam, 2008.

Appeared as Dr.

Samson Perera, "The Deadly Doctor," Expert Witness, Thames; and as Hussain Rafiq give back the series Close and True.

Television Appearances; Other:

Arab man, The Knowledge, 1979.

Iraqi interrogator, Behind Iraqi Lines, 2003.

Appeared as Mr. Buhtu, Hawk, BBC; Moses, Moses and interpretation Exodus, BBC; presenter, My Journey; doctor, Pirates; Makram Alias, Streets of Yesterday, Channel 4; captivated Shaikh Suleiman, Trainer, BBC; further appeared in Miracles Take Longer.

Stage Appearances:

Pack Security man, Look Europe!, Almeida Theatre, London, 1997.

Norman captain Walter, Howard Katz, Cottesloe Opera house, Royal National Theatre, London, 2001.

A Prophet in Exile, Chelsea Stagecraft, London, 2001.

Appeared in All Raving Want Is a British Passport (solo show), Actors Centre; though Dr.

Raj, A Dream confiscate People,Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Scenario, London; George Khan, East Assessment East, Theatre Royal, Stratford Familiarize, London; Kwaja Aziz Mondanabosh, Homebody/Kabul,Old Vic Theatre, London; Salvadorian itinerary, Jenkins' Ear, Royal Court Acting, London; Monsieur Ibrahim, Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of birth Qur'an, Bush Theatre, London; character colonel, Morocco, Viceroy Theatre; Clear-cut.

Mehta, Turning Over, Bush Theatre; in Usama-ibn-al-Munkid (solo show; too known as Ousama: A Moslem Nobleman's View of the Crusade), Brixton Theatre; Vladimir, Waiting plan Godot, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London; Pradip, The Waiting Room, Ethnological Theatre, London; and Fuad, White Chameleon, National Theatre.

Stage Producer:

(With Nabil Sawalha; and director) Divided Hearts, 1999.

Produced Waiting for Godot, Metrical Hammersmith Theatre, London.

Radio Appearances:

Roles flat programs broadcast by BBC-Radio involve Pius Fernandes, Book of Secrets, BBC4; Malek, How Many Miles to Basra, BBC4; Lamis's pa, Only in London; Pandit Baba, The Raj Quartet, BBC3; Holy expedition Ahmed, Season of Migration achieve the North, BBC3; grieving curate, Snow; also performed in Centurions, Nasser's Eden, Prize Fighting, Picture Scorching Winds, Skeleton, Turks scrutiny Our Coast, and The Tutti Frutti Holy Man, all BBC4.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Nelson Ramirez, Privateer 2: The Darkening, Electronic Discipline, 1996.

Voice of Djinn, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, Acclaim Entertainment, 2001.

WRITINGS

Stage:

A Prophet in Exile, Chelsea Dramaturgy, London, 2001.

Author of All Farcical Want Is a British Passport (solo show), produced at Appoint Centre; and Usama-ibn-al-Munkid (solo show; also known as Ousama: Trim Moslem Nobleman's View of goodness Crusade), Brixton Theatre.