Harold Kasket

Harold Kasket (26 July 1926 – 20 January 2002) was an English actor in theatre, films and later TV 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]

Harold Kasket
in Moulin Rouge (1952)
Born	26 July 1926 St Pancras, London, England[1]
Died	20 January 2002 (aged 75) Camden, London, England[2]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1948-1989

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

• 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 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 of Lugash
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) - President Sandover Haleesh
• A.D. (1985) - Caiaphas

References

1. "Harold Kasket". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
2. http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=harold&lastname=kasket
3. "Harold Kasket". BFI.
4. Sandra Brennan. "Harold Kasket - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
5. "Billboard". 29 December 1951.
6. "Death of a Salesman". National Theatre Prints. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
7. "Harold Kasket".

External links

• Harold Kasket at IMDb
• Harold Kasket at the Internet Broadway Database