Andrew Johnson (born in London, 1955) is a British actor of

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descent. He is most famous for being one of the original cast members of ''

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'', playing the shop-keeper Saeed Jeffery from the first episode in February 1985 until December 1985. During his time on the show, Johnson's troubled character struggled in an

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to an unwilling wife, Naima (played by Shreela Ghosh). After leaving ''EastEnders'' Johnson moved to

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, but a successful film career failed to materialise. He eventually got minor roles in the amateur detective series '' Murder She Wrote'' and later in the

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drama, '' Inspector Morse''. In 2005 he appeared in the low-budget film ''Secret Agent 420''.

Filmography

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* British male soap opera actors Living people 1955 births Male actors from London British male actors of South Asian descent {{UK-tv-actor-1950s-stub