Deceased

How Did Om Puri Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66

Also known asओम पुरी, ওম পুরী, ომ პურიGenderMaleNationalityIndiaBorn18/10/1950Born inAmbala, Haryana, IndiaDied06/01/2017 (aged 66)Died inMumbaiCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ80309 ↗TMDb#11851 ↗

Om Prakash Puri was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as English, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu, and Marathi films, as well as independent and art films and also starred in several international cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema. He won two National Film Awards for Best Actor, two Filmfare Awards and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1990.

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Filmography98 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2017	Viceroy's HouseMovie	Ali Rahim Noor	67
2017	TubelightMovie	Banne Chacha	67
2016	Ghayal Once AgainMovie	ACP Joe D'Souza	66
2016	A Death in the GunjMovie	O.P Bakshi	66
2016	AadupuliyattamMovie	Muni	66
2015	Welcome BackMovie	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	65
2015	TraffickerMovie	Supreme Court Judge	65
2015	Miss Tanakpur Haazir HoMovie	—	65
2014	The Hundred-Foot JourneyMovie	Papa	64
2014	The Anupam Kher ShowSeries	Himself	64
2014	Little TerrorsMovie	Abdul-Wadood Kamil	64
2013	The Reluctant FundamentalistMovie	Abu	63
2012	Chaar Din Ki ChandniMovie	—	62
2011	Kucch Luv JaisaaMovie	Madhu's Father	61
2011	Don 2Movie	Vishal Malik	61
2011	Teen Thay BhaiMovie	Chixie Gill	61
2010	West Is WestMovie	George Khan	60
2010	DabanggMovie	Kasturilal Vishkarma	60
2009	Bolo RaamMovie	Inspector Indrajeet Singh Rathi	59
2009	BilluMovie	Sahukaar Daamchand	59
2009	Delhi-6Movie	Madangopal	59
2008	Mere Baap Pehle AapMovie	Madhav Mathur	58
2008	Singh Is KinngMovie	Rangeela	58
2007	Charlie Wilson's WarMovie	President Zia	57
2007	WelcomeMovie	Narrator (uncredited)	57
2007	Shoot on SightMovie	Junaid	57
2007	Victoria No. 203Movie	Rana	57
2006	Rang De BasantiMovie	Amanullah Khan	56
2005	KisnaMovie	Juman Masum Kishti	55
2004	YuvaMovie	Prosenjit Bhattacharya	54
2004	King of BollywoodMovie	Karan 'K.K.' Kumar	54
2003	Canterbury TalesSeries	Jetender	53
2003	Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha HaiMovie	Shyam 'Sam'	53
2002	Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiSeries	Himself	52
2002	ShararatMovie	DCP Bhosle	52
2002	Pyaar Diwana Hota HaiMovie	Dr.S.Puri	52
2002	Awara Paagal DeewanaMovie	Mafia Don	52
2002	White TeethMovie	Samad	52
2002	The WoundMovie	Inspector Gautam	52
2002	White TeethSeries	Samad	52
2001	Gadar: Ek Prem KathaMovie	Narrator (voice)	51
2001	Happy NowMovie	Tin Man	51
2001	The ZookeeperMovie	The Vet	51
2001	FarzMovie	ACP Arjun Singh	51
2000	Hey RamMovie	Goel	50
2000	Hera PheriMovie	Kharak Singh	50
2000	Dulhan Hum Le JayengeMovie	Bhola Nath	50
2000	PukarMovie	Colonel Hussein	50
2000	KunwaraMovie	Balraj Singh	50
2000	GhaathMovie	Ajay Pandey	50
1999	KhoobsuratMovie	Dilip Chaudhary	49
1999	A.K.47Movie	Commissioner of Police Yashwant Sinha	49
1998	Such a Long JourneyMovie	Ghulam	48
1998	C.I.D.Series	Kidnapper / CBI Officer	48
1998	Pyaar To Hona Hi ThaMovie	Inspector Khan	48
1998	ZorMovie	—	48
1997	Chachi 420Movie	Banwarilal Pandey	47
1997	Zameer: The Awakening of a SoulMovie	Jaichand Marwah	47
1996	The Ghost and the DarknessMovie	Abdullah	46
1996	GhatakMovie	Sachdev	46
1995	TarpanMovie	Jassu	45
1995	Zakhmi SipahiMovie	Om Chaudhary	45
1994	WolfMovie	Dr. Vijay Alezais	44
1994	DrohkaalMovie	Abhay Singh	44
1993	The KiteMovie	Mathura	43
1993	KirdaarSeries	—	43
1993	AnkuramMovie	—	43
1992	City of JoyMovie	Hazari Pal	42
1992	RaatMovie	Sharji, the Tantrik	42
1991	Sam & MeMovie	Chetan Parikh	41
1990	GhayalMovie	ACP Joe D’Souza	40
1988	Hum Farishte NahinMovie	Gopi / Tala Master / Murlidhar	38
1988	PuravruthamMovie	Raman	38
1988	The Discovery of IndiaSeries	Ashoka	38
1987	Mirch MasalaMovie	Chowkidar Abu Miya	37
1987	Marte Dam TakMovie	Daulat / D.K.	37
1987	SusmanMovie	—	37
1985	Child GodMovie	—	35
1985	Satyajit RayMovie	Self	35
1984	PartyMovie	Avinash	34
1984	PaarMovie	Ramnaresh	34
1984	TarangMovie	Namdev	34
1984	Giddh: The VultureMovie	Basya	34
1984	RaavanMovie	Samant (Staiton Master)	34
1983	ChokhMovie	Jadunath	33
1983	Ardh SatyaMovie	Sub-inspector Anant Velankar	33
1983	MandiMovie	Ram Gopal	33
1983	ArohanMovie	Hari Mondal	33
1983	Jaane Bhi Do YaaroMovie	Ahuja	33
1982	GandhiMovie	Nahari (uncredited)	32
1982	Naseeb Ni BalihariMovie	—	32
1981	KalyugMovie	Bhavani Pandey	31
1981	Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata HaiMovie	Madhu	31
1981	SadgatiMovie	Dukhi	31
1981	Bhavni BhavaiMovie	Maanav Bhagat	31
1980	AakroshMovie	Lahanya Bhiku	30
1979	Saanch Ko Aanch NahinMovie	—	29
1977	BhumikaMovie	Stage Actor	27