Ishaq Bux

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Ishaq Bux as a Transylvanian

Ishaq Bux (June 15, 1917 – September 2, 2000) was an Indian actor who appeared as one of a Transylvanian in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Originally from Kampur, India, Ishaq Bux had a large list of credits as an actor, mostly character roles on British television programs. He is known to fans of Rocky Horror as the Transylvanian in the Keffiyeh, though his most notable role was that of Omar in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Filmography

1987: The Sign of Four (TV Movie) - Lal Chowder
1986: The Singing Detective (TV mini-series) - Patient
1984: A Passage to India - Salim
1984: Minder - Elderly Indian Man
1984: The Jewel in the Crown - Aziz
1983: Octopussy – Fakir (uncredited)
1982: The Missionary - Maharajah
1982: Privates on Parade - Sikh Doorman
1974-1981: It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Stationmaster/Fortune-Telling Wallah/Sword Seller/Indian Trader/Garage Owner (5 episodes)
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark - Omar
1978-1981: Play for Today - Sheikh/Amina's Father (2 episodes)
1979: Quatermass - Misru
1973-1979: Crown Court - Mr.Patel/Akbar Nawaz Rana/Surinder Singh Sandhu (3 episodes)
1978: Carry on Emmannuelle - Plane passenger (uncredited)
1976: Machinegunner (TV Movie) - Mr. Pradesh
1976: Double Exposure - First Arab
1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Transylvanian
1973-1975: Six Days of Justice - Magistrate (6 episodes)
1974: Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1973: Oh, Father! - Indian
1973: The Regiment - Nari Dastoor
1973: The Vault of Horror (1973) – Fakir
1972: Softly Softly: Task Force - Panni
1971: The Onedin Line - Man in Bar
1971: The Horsemen - Amjad Kahn
1972: The Raging Moon - Pakistani
1970: Leo the Last - Supermarket Manager
1970: Wicked Women - Old Man
1970: On the Buses - Ahmed
1969: Department S - Turkish Club Patron
1969: ITV Saturday Night Theatre - Bamjibinarse
1969: W. Somerset Maugham - Old Indian
1968: Inadmissible Evidence - Watson's Guest
1965: Dixon of Dock Green - Ibrahim
1965: Play of the Month - Quasim Ali
1965: Theatre 625 - The Serang
1964: The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (3 episodes)
1963: Man in the Middle (1963) - Indian bearer
1963: Nine Hours to Rama - Gardener
1959: BBC Sunday Night Theatre - Ismail
1957: English Family Robinson - 2nd Bearer