Actor profile

Zia Mohyeddin

20th June 1931 Lyallpur, Punjab, British India Acting

Zia Mohyeddin (June 20, 1931 - February 13, 2023) was a British-Pakistani actor, producer, director, and television broadcaster known for his extensive work in both Pakistani cinema, television and stage, as well as British cinema, television and stage. Regarded as a polymath, he was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz, the second-highest civilian honour in Pakistan, and the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian honour in Pakistan.

22 Movies 13 TV Shows 41 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Colour of My Heart poster

The Colour of My Heart 6th February 2026 as Themselves

Some Lover to Some Beloved poster

Some Lover to Some Beloved 13th March 2018 as Zia Mohyeddin

Ghazi Shaheed poster

Ghazi Shaheed 6th September 1996 as Narrator

Doomsday Gun poster

Doomsday Gun 23rd July 1994 as Hashim

Immaculate Conception poster

Immaculate Conception 11th September 1992 as Shehzada

Shalom Salaam poster

Shalom Salaam 26th April 1989 as Sadiq Sattar

Partition poster

Partition 19th August 1987

We Are the Children poster

We Are the Children 16th March 1987

King of the Ghetto poster

King of the Ghetto 1st May 1986 as Timur Hussein

The Assam Garden poster

The Assam Garden 4th June 1985 as Mr. Lal

Ashanti poster

Ashanti 21st February 1979 as Djamil

Suhag poster

Suhag 8th November 1972

Bombay Talkie poster

Bombay Talkie 18th November 1970 as Hari

Work Is a 4-Letter Word poster

Work Is a 4-Letter Word 15th September 1968 as Dr Aly Narayana

They Came from Beyond Space poster

They Came from Beyond Space 1st May 1967 as Farge

Deadlier Than the Male poster

Deadlier Than the Male 12th February 1967 as King Fedra

The Sailor from Gibraltar poster

The Sailor from Gibraltar 1st January 1967 as Noori

Khartoum poster

Khartoum 9th June 1966 as Zobeir Pasha

A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India 16th November 1965 as Dr Aziz

Behold a Pale Horse poster

Behold a Pale Horse 14th August 1964 as Luis, Guide of Paco

Sammy Going South poster

Sammy Going South 18th March 1963 as The Syrian

Lawrence of Arabia poster

Lawrence of Arabia 11th December 1962 as Tafas

King of the Ghetto poster

King of the Ghetto 1st May 1986 as Timur Hussein

The Jewel in the Crown poster

The Jewel in the Crown 9th January 1984 as Mohammad Ali 'Mak' Kasim

Bergerac poster

Bergerac 18th October 1981 as Adnan Rashid

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Tajvir

The Champions poster

The Champions 25th September 1968 as Prengo

The Expert poster

The Expert 5th July 1968 as Lutaf Adamjee

Man in a Suitcase poster

Man in a Suitcase 27th September 1967

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Dr. Aziz

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Bandi Grosz

Sir Francis Drake poster

Sir Francis Drake 12th November 1961 as King Philip of Spain

The Avengers poster

The Avengers 7th January 1961

Danger Man poster

Danger Man 11th September 1960 as Wasing

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Amaz