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{{Short description|Indian actor (1944–2003)}}
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{{short description |Indian actor}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Marc Zuber
| image = Marc Zuber.jpeg
| caption = Marc Zuber in 1985
| birth_name = Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi
| birth_date = {{Birth date |df=y|1944|5|5|}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow, India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age |df=y |2003|5|28|1944|5|5}}
| death_place = [[London]], [[England]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1968–2003
}}

'''Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi''' (5 May 1944 – 28 May 2003), better known as '''Marc Zuber''', was an actor who appeared in many British and Hindi films and television dramas.

Marc Zuber was born Zubair Ahmed Siddiqi on 5 May 1944 in [[Lucknow]], [[British India|India]].<ref name="GoldenThread">{{cite book|last1=Gifford|first1=Zerbanoo|title=The Golden Thread : Asian Experiences of Post-Raj Britain|date=1990|publisher=Pandora Press|location=London|isbn=9780044406051|pages=231–232}}</ref><ref name=SI5516>{{cite web|last1=Gaekwad|first1=Manish|title=Shakespeare to Dracula, Marc Zuber had it all covered|url=https://thereel.scroll.in/807594/shakespeare-to-dracula-marc-zuber-had-it-all-covered|website=Scroll.in|publisher=Scroll Media|accessdate=18 September 2017|date=5 May 2016}}</ref> He came to [[Great Britain|Britain]] with his family in 1951, joining his father who had moved two years earlier as a BBC radio producer.<ref name="GoldenThread" /> Zuber was brought up in [[London]] and went to Harrow Technical College before training as an actor at the [[Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]].<ref name="GoldenThread" /><ref name="SI5516" />

He left drama school in 1968, changing his name to Marc Zuber on the advice of his agent, and began his acting career in the theatre with seasons at [[Chester]], [[Bolton]], [[Richmond, London|Richmond]], the [[Shaw Theatre]], London, and two years at the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref name="GoldenThread" /><ref name="TF1995">{{cite book|last1=Baghdadi|first1=Rafique|last2=Rao|first2=Rajiv|title=Talking Films|date=1995|publisher=Indus|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7223-197-0|pages=221–228}}</ref> He appeared in mostly small roles in television and film, including ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in which he played Mr Khan in 1990, but he also starred in the Hindi films, ''[[Yeh Nazdeekiyan]]'' (1982) and ''[[Kamla (film)|Kamla]]'' (1984), and had a leading role in ''[[Qatl]]'' (1986).<ref name="SI5516" /><ref name="TF1995" />

His [[film]] appearances include ''[[The Satanic Rites of Dracula]]'', ''[[The Wind and the Lion]]'', ''[[The Sea Wolves]]'', ''[[Shirley Valentine]]'' and ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]''.

[[Television]] credits include: ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''[[The Regiment]]'', ''[[The Changes (TV series)|The Changes]]'', ''[[Space: 1999]]'', ''[[Quiller (TV series)|Quiller]]'', ''[[Blake's 7]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' ([[Aces High – and Sometimes Very Low]]), ''[[Buccaneer (TV series)|Buccaneer]]'', ''[[The Enigma Files]]'', ''[[The Chinese Detective]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Holby City]]'' and King & Castle.

He also worked with [[Aditya Pancholi]] and [[Persis Khambatta]] in television film ''Shingora''.<ref name="SI5516" />

Zuber died on 28 May 2003,<ref name="SI5516" /> in [[London]], [[England]].

==Filmography==
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*1971: ''[[A Kiss is Just a Kiss]]'' - Radio operator
*1973: ''[[Penny Gold]]'' - Hotel Receptionist
*1973: ''[[The Satanic Rites of Dracula]]'' - Guard 1
*1974: ''[[A Private Enterprise]]'' - Ashok
*1975: ''[[The Wind and the Lion]]'' - The Sultan
*1976: ''[[Black and White in Color]]'' - Major Anglais
*1976: ''[[Space: 1999]]'': ''[[Brian the Brain]]'' - Security Lieutenant
*1978: ''[[Sweeney 2]]'' - Andy
*1979: ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' - Series 1, Episode 6: Aces High...And Sometimes Very Low - Nick
*1980: ''[[The Sea Wolves]]'' - Ram Das Gupta
*1980: ''[[BBC_Television_Shakespeare#The_Merchant_of_Venice|The Merchant of Venice]]'' - Prince of Morocco
*1982: ''[[Yeh Nazdeekiyan]]'' - Sunil Verma
*1984: ''Milenge Kabhi''
*1984: ''Inteha''
*1984: ''Ram Tera Desh'' - Sub-Inspector Kumar
*1984: ''[[Bhavna (film)|Bhavna]]'' - Ajay Kapoor
*1984: ''[[Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein]]''
*1984: ''[[Kamla (film)|Kamla]]'' - Jaisingh Jadhav
*1985: ''Cricketer''
*1985: ''Telephone''
*1985: ''Yaar Kasam''
*1985: ''Haveli'' - Insp. Shyam / Pritam
*1985: ''[[Aurat Pair Ki Juti Nahin Hai]]''
*1986: ''[[Qatl]]'' - Ranjeet
*1986: ''[[Foreign Body (1986 film)|Foreign Body]]'' - Macho escort
*1986: ''Shingora'' - Vikram
*1987: ''[[Dak Bangla]]'' - Ajay
*1987: ''[[Aaj (film)|Aaj]]'' - Anjali's Papa
*1988: ''[[Rukhsat]]'' - Gautam Saigal
*1988: ''[[Main Tere Liye]]''
*1988: ''[[Ek Naya Rishta]]'' - Professor Shekar Verma
*1989: ''[[Doorie (1989 film)|Doorie]]'' - Vijay Saxena
*1989: ''[[Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá]]'' - Police Commissioner Pandey
*1989: ''[[Shirley Valentine (film)|Shirley Valentine]]'' - Renos
*1989: ''Jism Ka Rishta''
*1990: ''[[Navy SEALs (film)|Navy SEALs]]'' - Villa Hostage
*1991: ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' - Interrogator
*1991: ''[[Khooni Raat]]''
*1997: ''[[Divine Lovers]]'' - Prince Kabir
*1998: ''[[Jinnah (film)|Jinnah]]'' - Muhammad Iqbal
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0958250|name=Marc Zuber}}

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:2003 deaths]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Lucknow]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]

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