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Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi, better known as Badi Uzzaman, was a Pakistani-British television and film actor. According to The Guardian, Uzzaman was perhaps best known for his role as a hospital patient in the 1986 television series, The Singing Detective, opposite actor Michael Gambon. He later appeared in numerous television roles during his career, often as a supporting character, including Torchwood, Inspector Morse, Coronation Street, Cracker, The Bill and Casualty.
Birth Name
Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi
Born
Wednesday, 08 March 1939
Died
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Forget Me Not | Shopkeeper | 2011 |
| Gin & Dry | Ranjeet | 2010 |
| Another Year | Mr. Gupta / Mr Gupta | 2010 |
| Caught in the Act | Mr. Patel / Mr Patel | 2008 |
| Eastern Promises | Chemist | 2007 |
| In Your Dreams | Kung fu waiter | 2007 |
| Torchwood | Suzie's Father | 2006 |
| Egypt | Caimakan | 2005 |
| Red Mercury | Mr Mulley / Mr. Mulley | 2005 |
| Planespotting | Abby | 2005 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Forget Me Not | Shopkeeper | 2011 |
| Gin & Dry | Ranjeet | 2010 |
| Another Year | Mr. Gupta / Mr Gupta | 2010 |
| Caught in the Act | Mr. Patel / Mr Patel | 2008 |
| Eastern Promises | Chemist | 2007 |
| In Your Dreams | Kung fu waiter | 2007 |
| Torchwood | Suzie's Father | 2006 |
| Egypt | Caimakan | 2005 |
| Red Mercury | Mr Mulley / Mr. Mulley | 2005 |
| Planespotting | Abby | 2005 |
| Yasmin | Uncle Hassan / Hassan | 2004 |
| The Grid | Hotel Desk Man | 2004 |
| The Baby Juice Express | Singh | 2004 |
| Fortysomething | Postman | 2003 |
| Mile High | Mr. Sardar | 2003 |
| All or Nothing | Passenger | 2002 |
| The Fourth Angel | Dr. Mackay | 2001 |
| In Deep | Ramesh - Shop | 2001 |
| Kevin & Perry Go Large | Shopkeeper | 2000 |
| Clocking Off | Grandad Usmani | 2000 |
| Mad Cows | Indian shopkeeper | 1999 |
| You're Dead... | Dr. Chandra | 1999 |
| Always and Everyone | Mr. Kapoor | 1999 |
| Babymother | Shopkeeper | 1998 |
| My Son the Fanatic | Man in mosque | 1998 |
| Holding On | Shahid | 1997 |
| Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement | Mr. Ahmed | 1996 |
| Gulliver's Travels | Flapper | 1996 |
| Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Uncle Mo | 1996 |
| It Might Be You | Islamic man | 1995 |
| Backup | Sharma | 1995 |
| Brothers in Trouble | Old Ram | 1995 |
| Milner | Ajit Rao | 1994 |
| Red Eagle | Arshak | 1994 |
| 99-1 | Bhaskar | 1994 |
| The Buddha of Suburbia | Anwar | 1993 |
| Cracker | Shahid Ali | 1993 |
| Bhaji on the Beach | Uncle | 1993 |
| Son of the Pink Panther | Wasim | 1993 |
| A Touch of Frost | Old Indian Man | 1992 |
| Immaculate Conception | Dadaji's Retainer | 1992 |
| Between the Lines | Jasbeer | 1992 |
| Firm Friends | Puran Kapoor | 1992 |
| K2 | Ibrahim | 1991 |
| Specials | Uncle Ram | 1991 |
| Lebewohl, Fremde | Badi | 1991 |
| Chimera | Morgue Attendant | 1991 |
| G.B.H. | Older Indian | 1991 |
| All Good Things | Supermarket Manager | 1991 |
| Mother Love | Mini Cab Driver | 1989 |
| Screen One | Clinic registrar | 1989 |
| Karachi | Familiefaren / Family father | 1989 |
| Drachenfutter | 1988 | |
| Deadline | Telex operator | 1988 |
| Bellman and True | Shopkeeper | 1987 |
| Cry Freedom | Mortician / Mortician's Assistant | 1987 |
| Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Ghost | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Amar | 1987 |
| The Sign of Four | Kartar Singh | 1987 |
| A Killing on the Exchange | Mr. Patel | 1987 |
| Personal Services | Mr. Patel | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Chip Van Owner | 1987 |
| London's Burning | Mr. Malik | 1986 |
| The Singing Detective | Ali | 1986 |
| Casualty | Ranjith Mehta / Bharat Patel / Mr. Guptah | 1986 |
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Kartar Singh | 1986 |
| Prospects | Mr. Patel | 1986 |
| Boon | Surinder's Father | 1986 |
| My Beautiful Laundrette | Dealer | 1985 |
| Time for Murder | Indian Thug | 1985 |
| Tandoori Nights | Rashid | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Old Quereshi | 1985 |
| The Brief | Shopkeeper / Prabhubhai Patel / Mr. Khan Snr. / Mr. Gopal / Mr. Ahmed | 1984 |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Gupta | 1983 |
