Brian George (born 1 July 1952) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur

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in ''

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'' (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of

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in ''

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'' (2007–2019), the voice of Chutney in ''

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'' (2004–2005), and spiritual guide Guru Pathik in ''

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'' (2005–2008).

Early life

George was born on 1 July 1952 in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

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parents of

Baghdadi Jewish The former communities of Jewish migrants and their descendants from Baghdad and elsewhere in the Middle East are traditionally called Baghdadi Jews or Iraqi Jews. They settled primarily in the ports and along the trade routes around the Indian ...

(

Iraqi Jewish The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...

) descent, who had immigrated to Israel. His father was born in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

and grew up in

Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. His mother was from

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and has part Indian ancestry. A year after his birth, the family moved from Israel to

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and then, in 1966, to

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

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, Canada. George is the youngest of four siblings. He attended an all-boys school in London but made the switch to a public co-ed high school when the family moved to Toronto. He attended the

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, where he was active in theatre productions. He left before graduation and formed a theatre group. When it failed to succeed, he moved on to join

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, where he trained with

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, among others.

Career

George appeared as a United Nations secretary in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', as

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's father in the '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode "

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", and on a recurring basis as Raj's father in ''

''. In 2006, he landed a recurring role as Sasan's father Omid in ''

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''. He also provided the voice of Bob Fish in the last two series of ''

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''. He appeared on numerous other

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, including three episodes of ''

'' as Pakistani immigrant

, who is deported to Pakistan when

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fails to give

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his mail, which contains Babu's visa application, in time. George returned in the series' finale. He also appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' as Ranjit, a member of the book club that gathers in Ellen's book shop. He had a recurring role as newsman Hugh Persons on '' Doctor, Doctor'' during its second season. He made a guest appearance in the first season of ''

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'' as Wayist religious leader Vikram Singh Khalsa. He also appeared in ''

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'' as Brooke's taxi driver when she goes to launch her clothes line in New York. George has done voiceover work in animated shows such as '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (as musician turned gangster Jimmy "The Jazzman" Peake); ''

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''; ''

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'' as antagonist

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, a Scotsman who uses exploding golf balls when attacking Kim and

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, Kim's sidekick; ''

'' as Guru Pathik; ''

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''; ''

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'' (voicing

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, in a style similar to the first voice actor of Parasite,

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and

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), ''

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'', ''

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'', and Jedi Master Ki-Adi Mundi in Season 2 of '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars''. He has also appeared in video games like '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Early in his acting career, he was among the cast of 1985's ''

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'', and made guest appearances in the Canadian television series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Comedy Factory'' and ''

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''. He also took over the voice of Bob Fish in the Anglo-Canadian animated comedy series ''

'' and Pugg in the 1993 revival series of ''

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''. He played a guru in the film ''

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'' who trains with Inspector Gadget. He also made a small guest appearance in the second season of ''

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'' in episode 16 entitled "Code Red". He played a professor working at the Northern California Technology Institute. His other appearances include the role of Mr. Pashmutt on ''

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'' (in the 2005 episode "

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"), Ali on ''

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'' (in the 2005 episode " Stan of Arabia: Part 2") and Captain Barbossa in ''

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'' and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow'' and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''. He also appeared on ''

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'' in the third-season episode " The Starzl Mutation". Also appeared in the St. Valentine's Day episode of ''

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'' as a carrier waiter in love with another patient. He also voiced Sahin the Falcon and Stuart Black in ''

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''. He plays a short tempered convenience store owner in the 2001 film '' Ghost World''. He also plays the role of "Iqbal" in the 2006 film '' Employee of the Month''. He played "Pushpop", an Indian ice cream vendor, in the 2001 film '' Bubble Boy''. He also played the culturally diverse (Sikh-Catholic-Muslim mix with Jewish in-laws) bartender who counselled the priest played by

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through a crisis of faith in the 2000 film ''

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''. In the 2008 indie romantic comedy ''

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'', he played the overbearing Pakistani father to a half-Pakistani, half-Caucasian (

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) in the midst of questioning his prior policy of only dating white women. He also was the foster father of Ricky in the television series ''

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''. In ''

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'', George guest stars as the zoo doctor in "Needle Point", "I Was a Penguin Zombie", "Operation: Cooties", "Love Hurts", and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Goes Insane". He also appeared on

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show ''

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'' as Dr. Sleevemore, a "psychic doctor" who treats Raven's vision-related problems. He appeared in 2 episodes. He also appeared on the Disney Channel show ''

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'' on the hour long special "Summer Belongs To You" as Uncle Sabu, voiced Mr. Kumar on the

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show ''

'', and voiced a character on the Disney Channel show ''

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''. He regularly voiced several characters on DC Nation's '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series'', including

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, LANOS, and Brother Warth. He also appeared in the first episode of ''

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'', "Hunted", as the villain Professor Pyg, and in '' Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time'' as Sly's ancestor, Salim Al-Kupar. In 2013, George took up a recurring role in '' Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' as an unnamed prisoner who is later revealed to be the Sultan of Agrabah and father of the show's principal antagonist: Jafar. He guest starred in ''

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'' in the episode "Drive Happy" as Coupe, an arrogant and sarcastic sentient car that SpongeBob buys. He also had a featured role in the Uttera Singh-directed comedy short film ''Fanny Pack''. After 12 years, he reprised his role as Doctor Sleevmore in the ''That's So Raven'' spin-off ''

Raven's Home ''Raven's Home'' is an American family sitcom television series developed by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas that premiered on Disney Channel on July 21, 2017. The series stars Raven-Symoné, Issac Ryan Brown, Navia Robinson, Jason Maybaum, Sky Kat ...

'' for a three episode special.

Filmography

Film

Television

Live-action performances

Voice performances

Video games

References

External links

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