Om Puri
Known for acting · Born 18 October 1950 · Died 6 January 2017 · aged 66 · Ambala, Haryana, India
244 credits
Om Puri (1950 -2017) was an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films, including East is East and Charlie Wilson's War, and he was the recipient of an honorary OBE.
Known for
The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
East Is East
1999
City of Joy
1992
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2015
Code 46
2003
Singh Is Kinng
2008
Tubelight
2017
Hera Pheri
2000
Don
2006
OMG: Oh My God!
2012
Don 2
2011
Acting (244)
2021Rifle GanjFilm
2020Gul MakaiGeneral KayaniFilm
2019The Gandhi MurderT.G.Film
2018Load WeddingRaja's FatherFilm
2018Lashtam PashtamSaleemFilm
2017Viceroy's HouseAli Rahim NoorFilm
2017The Ghazi AttackIndian Navy AdmiralFilm
2017TubelightBanne ChachaFilm
2016A Death in the GunjO.P BakshiFilm
2016Ghayal Once AgainACP Joe D'SouzaFilm
2016MirzyaAbbaFilm
2016Actor in LawRafaqat MirzaFilm
2016Warrior SavitriYamarajFilm
2016AadupuliyattamMuniFilm
2016Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh BahadurNarrator (voice)Film
2016GandhigiriRai SahebFilm
2016The Silent CrimeFilm
2016Project MarathwadaTukaramFilm
2015Bajrangi BhaijaanMolanaFilm
2015Welcome BackNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
2015Dirty PoliticsDina Nath SinghFilm
2015Miss Tanakpur Haazir HoFilm
2015Leather LifeFilm
2015Hogaya Dimaagh Ka DahiFilm
2015Hail Democracy!Kripa Shankar PandeyFilm
2015UvaaFilm
2015TraffickerSupreme Court JudgeFilm
2014The Hundred-Foot JourneyPapaFilm
2014Chaar SahibzaadeNarratorFilm
2014HeartlessDr. Sanjay TrehanFilm
2014The Anupam Kher ShowHimselfSeries
2014Little TerrorsAbdul-Wadood KamilFilm
2013The Reluctant FundamentalistAbuFilm
2013PolicegiriCommissionerFilm
2013Bhaji in ProblemBalliFilm
2013Jatt Boys Putt Jattan DeSippy's FatherFilm
2013Mazaaq RaatHimselfSeries
2012OMG: Oh My God!Hanif QureshiFilm
2012AgneepathEknath GaitondeFilm
2012Tere Naal Love Ho GayaChaudharyFilm
2012ChakravyuhGovind SuryavanshiFilm
2012Krishna and KamsaKans (voice)Film
2012Kamaal Dhamaal MalamaalDavidFilm
2012Chaar Din Ki ChandniFilm
2012Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki HaiFilm
2011Don 2Vishal MalikFilm
2011Kucch Luv JaisaaMadhu's FatherFilm
2011Teen Thay BhaiChixie GillFilm
2011Bin Bulaye BaraatiS.I. Pralay Pratap SinghFilm
2011Love ExpressKhadak Singh BakshiFilm
2010DabanggKasturilal VishkarmaFilm
2010Action ReplayyRai Bahadur DhyanchandFilm
2010West Is WestGeorge KhanFilm
2010Road to SangamNawab Mohammad Ali KasuriFilm
2010KushtiFilm
2010The HangmanShiva SatheFilm
2009BilluSahukaar DaamchandFilm
2009Delhi-6MadangopalFilm
2009KurbaanNaseer AhmedFilm
2009London DreamsMr. KhoslaFilm
2009Chal Chala ChalOmkar NathFilm
2009BaabarrInspector Avadh Narayan ChaturvediFilm
2009Life Goes OnAlokFilm
2009Bolo RaamInspector Indrajeet Singh RathiFilm
2008Singh Is KinngRangeelaFilm
2008Kismat KonnectionSanjeev GillFilm
2008Mere Baap Pehle AapMadhav MathurFilm
2008MaharathiACP GokhaleFilm
2008MukhbiirS.P. RathodFilm
2008LovesongsFilm
2007Charlie Wilson's WarPresident ZiaFilm
2007WelcomeNarrator (uncredited)Film
2007DholSatyadev TripathiFilm
2007Shoot on SightJunaidFilm
2007Fool N FinalBhaiyyaFilm
2007Buddha Mar GayaVidyut 'Vidya' BabaFilm
2007Delhii HeightsTimmy KohliFilm
2007Khallas: The Beginning of EndA.C.P. Akhlaq KhanFilm
2007DoshInspector OmFilm
2007Victoria No. 203RanaFilm
2006Rang De BasantiAmanullah KhanFilm
2006DonVishal MalikFilm
2006Chup Chup KePrabhat Singh ChauhanFilm
2006Malamaal WeeklyBalwant Singh BalluFilm
2006BaabulBalwant KapoorFilm
2005Mangal Pandey - The RisingNarrator (uncredited)Film
2005Deewane Huye PaagalScientist Khurana / MehboobFilm
2005Kyon Ki...Dr. KhuranaFilm
2005Mumbai XpressACP S.P. Rao (Hindi)Film
2005KisnaJuman Masum KishtiFilm
2004LakshyaSub. Maj. Pritam SinghFilm
2004YuvaProsenjit BhattacharyaFilm
2004Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...Mr. KhannaFilm
2004Aan: Men at WorkCommissioner KhuranaFilm
2004DevCommissioner Tejinder KhoslaFilm
2004King of BollywoodKaran 'K.K.' KumarFilm
2004AK 47Yashwant SinhaFilm
2003Code 46BahklandFilm
2003MaqboolInspector PanditFilm
2003Canterbury TalesJetenderSeries
2003Chupke SeFilm
2003DhoopProf. Suresh Kumar KapoorFilm
2003Second GenerationSharma · 2 episodesSeries
2003Kash Aap Hamare HoteYashwant Raj MankotiaFilm
2003Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha HaiShyam 'Sam'Film
2003KagaarSub-Inspector GokhaleFilm
2003Miss India: The MysteryInspector YograjFilm
2003Zinda DilFilm
2002Awara Paagal DeewanaMafia DonFilm
2002White TeethSamadFilm
2002Chor Machaaye ShorDCP PandeyFilm
2002Pyaar Diwana Hota HaiDr.S.PuriFilm
2002PitaahThakur Avadh Narayan SinghFilm
2002ShararatDCP BhosleFilm
2002MurderAkash Gupta · 4 episodesSeries
2002KrantiColonel KrishnakantFilm
2002AnshBhagat PandeyFilm
2002The WoundInspector GautamFilm
2002Guru MahaaguruCrocodileFilm
2002White TeethSamad · 4 episodesSeries
2002DhruvaFilm
2002Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiHimselfSeries
2001The Parole OfficerGeorgeFilm
2001Gadar: Ek Prem KathaNarrator (voice)Film
2001IndianJoginder SinghFilm
2001The ZookeeperThe VetFilm
2001FarzACP Arjun SinghFilm
2001The Mystic MasseurRamloganFilm
2001Happy NowTin ManFilm
2001Bollywood CallingSubramaniamFilm
2001DeewaanapanPrakash SaxenaFilm
2001ZahreelaFilm
2000Hera PheriKharak SinghFilm
2000Hey RamGoelFilm
2000Dulhan Hum Le JayengeBhola NathFilm
2000PukarColonel HusseinFilm
2000KunwaraBalraj SinghFilm
2000KurukshetraFilm
2000GhaathAjay PandeyFilm
1999East Is EastGeorge KhanFilm
1999KhoobsuratDilip ChaudharyFilm
1999A.K.47Commissioner of Police Yashwant SinhaFilm
1999GubbareSeries
1998C.I.D.Kidnapper / CBI Officer · 2 episodesSeries
1998Pyaar To Hona Hi ThaInspector KhanFilm
1998China GateCol. Krishnakant PuriFilm
1998VinashakInspector Abdul Rehman KhanFilm
1998Such a Long JourneyGhulamFilm
1998ZorShah AlamFilm
1997Chachi 420Banwarilal PandeyFilm
1997Gupt: The Hidden TruthInspector Udham SinghFilm
1997My Son the FanaticParvezFilm
1997MrityudandFilm
1997BhaiAdvocate SatyaprakashFilm
1997ChuppKeshupFilm
1997Aastha: In the Prison of SpringAmarFilm
1997Zameer: The Awakening of a SoulJaichand MarwahFilm
1996The Ghost and the DarknessAbdullahFilm
1996GhatakSachdevFilm
1996MaachisSanatanFilm
1996Prem GranthBaliramFilm
1996KrishnaAmar PrabhakarFilm
1996TalaashiFilm
1995Aatank Hi AatankSharad JoshiFilm
1995KartavyaGhulam RasulFilm
1995Brothers in TroubleHussein ShahFilm
1995TarpanJassuFilm
1995Zakhmi SipahiOm ChaudharyFilm
1995TargetFilm
1994WolfDr. Vijay AlezaisFilm
1994DrohkaalAbhay SinghFilm
1994In CustodyDevenFilm
1994Woh ChokriFilm
1994TriyacharitraFilm
1994PurushGulabrao JadhavFilm
1993Maya MemsaabFuneral AttendantFilm
1993The KiteMathuraFilm
1993AnkuramFilm
1993KirdaarSeries
1992City of JoyHazari PalFilm
1992RaatSharji, the TantrikFilm
1992AngaarParvez HussainFilm
1992CurrentVeluFilm
1992Karm YodhaSub Inspector PatwardhanFilm
1991NarsimhaSuraj Narayan Singh 'Baapji'Film
1991DharaviRaj Karan YadavFilm
1991Sam & MeChetan ParikhFilm
1991Inner voiceArjun mangelaFilm
1990GhayalACP Joe D’SouzaFilm
1990DishaFilm
1989IlaakaBheemaFilm
1988The Discovery of IndiaNarrator · 2 episodes, Duryodhan, Agulimal, Narrator (voice), Raavan, Duryodhan / Narrator, Ashoka · 3 episodes, Krishnadevaraya, Raj Raja Chola, Allauddin Khilji, Alauddin Khilji, Aurangzeb · 2 episodes, Nabakrishna Banerjee, Patel Range Gowda · 2 episodes, Soldier-1 · 2 episodes, Nigam (Ballia DM)Series
1988Ek Hi MaqsadFilm
1988PuravruthamRamanFilm
1988TamasNathu · 6 episodesSeries
1988Hum Farishte NahinGopi / Tala Master / MurlidharFilm
1988Kakkaji KahinKakkajiSeries
1987Mirch MasalaChowkidar Abu MiyaFilm
1987Marte Dam TakDaulat / D.K.Film
1987SusmanFilm
1986GenesisThe weaverFilm
1986New Delhi TimesAjay SinghFilm
1986Long Da LishkaraDituFilm
1986AntaheenFilm
1985AghaatMadhav VermaFilm
1985Screen TwoHussein ShahSeries
1985Satyajit RaySelfFilm
1985PaththarResham SinghFilm
1985ZamanaShyamFilm
1985Child GodFilm
1985NasoorDr Sunil GuptaFilm
1984PartyAvinashFilm
1984The CrossingRamnareshFilm
1984DuniyaVasudevFilm
1984HoliPrincipal PandeyFilm
1984TarangNamdevFilm
1984Giddh: The VultureBasyaFilm
1984RaavanSamant (Staiton Master)Film
1984Maati Maangey KhoonDurjan SinghFilm
1984SeepeeyanGokulFilm
1983Jaane Bhi Do YaaroAhujaFilm
1983Ardh SatyaSub-inspector Anant VelankarFilm
1983MandiRam GopalFilm
1983ChokhJadunathFilm
1983ArohanHari MondalFilm
1982GandhiNahari (uncredited)Film
1982Disco DancerDavid BrownFilm
1982VijetaArvindFilm
1982Naseeb Ni BalihariFilm
1981SadgatiDukhiFilm
1981Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata HaiMadhuFilm
1981Bhavni BhavaiMaanav BhagatFilm
1981KalyugBhavani PandeyFilm
1981Chann PardeseeTulsiFilm
1981ShodhSurendraFilm
1980AakroshLohanya BhikhuFilm
1980SparshDubeyFilm
1979Saanch Ko Aanch NahinFilm
1979ShaayadFilm
1978Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb DastaanRajanFilm
1977BhumikaStage ActorFilm
1976Ghashiram KotwalGhashiramFilm
1976MurdeFilm
1976BongaFilm