Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket | |
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.jpg) Kasket in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961) | |
| Born | 26 July 1926 |
| Died | 20 January 2002 (aged 75) Camden, London, England[2] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948-1989 |
Harold Kasket (26 July 1926 – 20 January 2002) was an English actor in theatre, films and later television from the 1940s.[3] Kasket usually played Arabs or mainland European types in many films and TV programmes such as Maigret, The Saint, Danger Man, Z-Cars, Department S and The Tomorrow People.[4][1]
His theatre work included appearances with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on Broadway in Caesar and Cleopatra in 1951; and playing Uncle Ben opposite Warren Mitchell at the National Theatre in Death of a Salesman in 1979.[5][6][7]
His last role was in the TV mini series War and Remembrance (1988).
He died in his native London.[3]
Selected filmography[edit]
- No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) - (uncredited)
- Children of Chance (1949) - (uncredited)
- Hotel Sahara (1951) - Oriental Gentleman (uncredited)
- Made in Heaven (1952) - The Fat Man (uncredited)
- Moulin Rouge (1952) - Charles Zidler
- The House of the Arrow (1953) - Boris Wabersky
- Saadia (1953) - Sheikh of Inimert
- Up to His Neck (1954) - Croupier (uncredited)
- Beau Brummell (1954) - Mayor
- One Good Turn (1955) - Ivor Petrovitch
- Out of the Clouds (1955) - Hafadi
- The Dark Avenger (1955) - Arnaud
- A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) - (uncredited)
- Doctor at Sea (1955) - Policeman in Prison (uncredited)
- Man of the Moment (1955) - Enrico
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Stavis, Embassy Butler (uncredited)
- Bhowani Junction (1956) - Proprietor of Restaurant (uncredited)
- Interpol (1957) - Kalish
- The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Bandit of Brittany (1957) - Jacques
- The Key Man (1957) - Dimitriadi
- Manuela (1957) - Pereira
- The Naked Earth (1958) - Arab Captain
- A Tale of Two Cities (1958) - Jailer (uncredited)
- Wonderful Things! (1958) - Poppa
- The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) - Sultan
- The Navy Lark (1959) - Gaston Higgins
- The Heart of a Man (1959) - Oskar
- The Lady Is a Square (1959) - Spolenski
- Whirlpool (1959) - Stiebel
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Mouse That Roared (1959) - Pedro
- The Scapegoat (1959) - (uncredited)
- Face of Fire (1959) - Reifsnyder, the barber
- SOS Pacific (1959) - Monk
- Tommy the Toreador (1959) - Jose
- Life Is a Circus (1960) - Hassan
- The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960) - Luis
- Sands of the Desert (1960) - Abdulla
- The Fourth Square (1961) - Philippe
- The Greengage Summer (1961) - Monsieur Prideaux
- A Weekend with Lulu (1961) - Bon Viveur (uncredited)
- The Green Helmet (1961) - Lupi
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) - Tailor
- Village of Daughters (1962) - Bus driver
- Nine Hours to Rama (1963) - Datta
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) - Italian Garage Owner (uncredited)
- The Return of Mr. Moto (1965) - Shahrdar of Wadi
- Doctor in Clover (1966) - Husband in French Movie (uncredited)
- Arabesque (1966) - Mohammed Lufti
- Follow That Camel (1967) - Hotel Gentleman (uncredited)
- Where's Jack? (1969) - The King
- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) - President Sandover Haleesh
- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) - President Sandover Haleesh
- A.D. (1985) - Caiaphas
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Harold Kasket". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007".
- ^ a b "Harold Kasket". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
- ^ Sandra Brennan. "Harold Kasket - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Billboard". 29 December 1951.
- ^ "Death of a Salesman". National Theatre Prints. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Harold Kasket".
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