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.

Filmography

• 2021Rifle Ganj
• 2020Gul Makai — General Kayani
• 2019The Gandhi Murder — T.G.
• 2018Lashtam Pashtam — Saleem
• 2018Load Wedding — Raja's Father
• 2017The Ghazi Attack — Indian Navy Admiral
• 2017Tubelight — Banne Chacha
• 2017Viceroy's House — Ali Rahim Noor
• 2016A Death in the Gunj — O.P Bakshi
• 2016Aadupuliyattam — Muni
• 2016Actor in Law — Rafaqat Mirza
• 2016Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur — Narrator (voice)
• 2016Gandhigiri — Rai Saheb
• 2016Ghayal Once Again — ACP Joe D'Souza
• 2016Mirzya — Abba
• 2016Project Marathwada — Tukaram
• 2016The Silent Crime
• 2016Warrior Savitri — Yamaraj
• 2015Bajrangi Bhaijaan — Molana
• 2015Dirty Politics — Dina Nath Singh
• 2015Hail Democracy! — Kripa Shankar Pandey
• 2015Hogaya Dimaagh Ka Dahi
• 2015Leather Life
• 2015Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho
• 2015Trafficker — Supreme Court Judge
• 2015Uvaa
• 2015Welcome Back — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 2014Chaar Sahibzaade — Narrator
• 2014Heartless — Dr. Sanjay Trehan
• 2014Little Terrors — Abdul-Wadood Kamil
• 2014The Hundred-Foot Journey — Papa
• 2013Bhaji in Problem — Balli
• 2013Jatt Boys Putt Jattan De — Sippy's Father
• 2013Policegiri — Commissioner
• 2013The Reluctant Fundamentalist — Abu
• 2012Agneepath — Eknath Gaitonde
• 2012Chaar Din Ki Chandni
• 2012Chakravyuh — Govind Suryavanshi
• 2012Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal — David
• 2012Krishna and Kamsa — Kans (voice)
• 2012Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai
• 2012OMG: Oh My God! — Hanif Qureshi
• 2012Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya — Chaudhary
• 2011Bin Bulaye Baraati — S.I. Pralay Pratap Singh
• 2011Don 2 — Vishal Malik
• 2011Kucch Luv Jaisaa — Madhu's Father
• 2011Love Express — Khadak Singh Bakshi
• 2011Teen Thay Bhai — Chixie Gill
• 2010Action Replayy — Rai Bahadur Dhyanchand
• 2010Dabangg — Kasturilal Vishkarma
• 2010Kushti
• 2010Road to Sangam — Nawab Mohammad Ali Kasuri
• 2010The Hangman — Shiva Sathe
• 2010West Is West — George Khan
• 2009Baabarr — Inspector Avadh Narayan Chaturvedi
• 2009Billu — Sahukaar Daamchand
• 2009Bolo Raam — Inspector Indrajeet Singh Rathi
• 2009Chal Chala Chal — Omkar Nath
• 2009Delhi-6 — Madangopal
• 2009Kurbaan — Naseer Ahmed
• 2009Life Goes On — Alok
• 2009London Dreams — Mr. Khosla
• 2008Kismat Konnection — Sanjeev Gill
• 2008Lovesongs
• 2008Maharathi — ACP Gokhale
• 2008Mere Baap Pehle Aap — Madhav Mathur
• 2008Mukhbiir — S.P. Rathod
• 2008Singh Is Kinng — Rangeela
• 2007Buddha Mar Gaya — Vidyut 'Vidya' Baba
• 2007Charlie Wilson's War — President Zia
• 2007Delhii Heights — Timmy Kohli
• 2007Dhol — Satyadev Tripathi
• 2007Dosh — Inspector Om
• 2007Fool N Final — Bhaiyya
• 2007Khallas: The Beginning of End — A.C.P. Akhlaq Khan
• 2007Shoot on Sight — Junaid
• 2007Victoria No. 203 — Rana
• 2007Welcome — Narrator (uncredited)
• 2006Baabul — Balwant Kapoor
• 2006Chup Chup Ke — Prabhat Singh Chauhan
• 2006Don — Vishal Malik
• 2006Malamaal Weekly — Balwant Singh Ballu
• 2006Rang De Basanti — Amanullah Khan
• 2005Deewane Huye Paagal — Scientist Khurana / Mehboob
• 2005Kisna — Juman Masum Kishti
• 2005Kyon Ki... — Dr. Khurana
• 2005Mangal Pandey - The Rising — Narrator (uncredited)
• 2005Mumbai Xpress — ACP S.P. Rao (Hindi)
• 2004AK 47 — Yashwant Sinha
• 2004Aan: Men at Work — Commissioner Khurana
• 2004Dev — Commissioner Tejinder Khosla
• 2004King of Bollywood — Karan 'K.K.' Kumar
• 2004Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... — Mr. Khanna
• 2004Lakshya — Sub. Maj. Pritam Singh
• 2004Yuva — Prosenjit Bhattacharya
• 2003Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai — Shyam 'Sam'
• Canterbury Tales — Jetender
• 2003Chupke Se
• 2003Code 46 — Bahkland
• 2003Dhoop — Prof. Suresh Kumar Kapoor
• 2003Kagaar — Sub-Inspector Gokhale
• 2003Kash Aap Hamare Hote — Yashwant Raj Mankotia
• 2003Maqbool — Inspector Pandit
• 2003Miss India: The Mystery — Inspector Yograj
• Second Generation — Sharma
• 2003Zinda Dil
• 2002Ansh — Bhagat Pandey
• 2002Awara Paagal Deewana — Mafia Don
• 2002Chor Machaaye Shor — DCP Pandey
• 2002Dhruva
• 2002Guru Mahaaguru — Crocodile
• 2002Kranti — Colonel Krishnakant
• Murder — Akash Gupta
• 2002Pitaah — Thakur Avadh Narayan Singh
• 2002Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai — Dr.S.Puri
• 2002Shararat — DCP Bhosle
• 2002The Wound — Inspector Gautam
• 2002White Teeth — Samad
• White Teeth — Samad
• 2001Bollywood Calling — Subramaniam
• 2001Deewaanapan — Prakash Saxena
• 2001Farz — ACP Arjun Singh
• 2001Gadar: Ek Prem Katha — Narrator (voice)
• 2001Happy Now — Tin Man
• 2001Indian — Joginder Singh
• 2001The Mystic Masseur — Ramlogan
• 2001The Parole Officer — George
• 2001The Zookeeper — The Vet
• 2001Zahreela
• 2000Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge — Bhola Nath
• 2000Ghaath — Ajay Pandey
• 2000Hera Pheri — Kharak Singh
• 2000Hey Ram — Goel
• 2000Kunwara — Balraj Singh
• 2000Kurukshetra
• 2000Pukar — Colonel Hussein
• 1999A.K.47 — Commissioner of Police Yashwant Sinha
• 1999East Is East — George Khan
• Gubbare
• 1999Khoobsurat — Dilip Chaudhary
• C.I.D. — Kidnapper / CBI Officer
• 1998China Gate — Col. Krishnakant Puri
• 1998Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha — Inspector Khan
• 1998Such a Long Journey — Ghulam
• 1998Vinashak — Inspector Abdul Rehman Khan
• 1998Zor — Shah Alam
• 1997Aastha: In the Prison of Spring — Amar
• 1997Bhai — Advocate Satyaprakash
• 1997Chachi 420 — Banwarilal Pandey
• 1997Chupp — Keshup
• 1997Gupt: The Hidden Truth — Inspector Udham Singh
• 1997Mrityudand
• 1997My Son the Fanatic — Parvez
• 1997Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul — Jaichand Marwah
• 1996Brothers in Trouble — Hussein Shah
• 1996Ghatak — Sachdev
• 1996Krishna — Amar Prabhakar
• 1996Maachis — Sanatan
• 1996Prem Granth — Baliram
• 1996Talaashi
• 1996The Ghost and the Darkness — Abdullah
• 1995Aatank Hi Aatank — Sharad Joshi
• 1995Kartavya — Ghulam Rasul
• 1995Target
• 1995Tarpan — Jassu
• 1995Zakhmi Sipahi — Om Chaudhary
• 1994Drohkaal — Abhay Singh
• 1994In Custody — Deven
• 1994Purush — Gulabrao Jadhav
• 1994Triyacharitra
• 1994Woh Chokri
• 1994Wolf — Dr. Vijay Alezais
• 1993Ankuram
• Kirdaar
• 1993Maya Memsaab — Funeral Attendant
• 1993The Kite — Mathura
• 1992Angaar — Parvez Hussain
• 1992City of Joy — Hazari Pal
• 1992Current — Velu
• 1992Karm Yodha — Sub Inspector Patwardhan
• 1992Raat — Sharji, the Tantrik
• 1991Dharavi — Raj Karan Yadav
• 1991Inner voice — Arjun mangela
• 1991Narsimha — Suraj Narayan Singh 'Baapji'
• 1991Sam & Me — Chetan Parikh
• 1990Disha
• 1990Ghayal — ACP Joe D’Souza
• 1989Ilaaka — Bheema
• 1988Ek Hi Maqsad
• 1988Hum Farishte Nahin — Gopi / Tala Master / Murlidhar
• Kakkaji Kahin — Kakkaji
• 1988Puravrutham — Raman
• Tamas — Nathu
• The Discovery of India — Narrator, Duryodhan, Agulimal, Narrator (voice), Raavan, Duryodhan / Narrator, Ashoka, Krishnadevaraya, Raj Raja Chola, Allauddin Khilji, Alauddin Khilji, Aurangzeb, Nabakrishna Banerjee, Patel Range Gowda, Soldier-1, Nigam (Ballia DM)
• 1987Marte Dam Tak — Daulat / D.K.
• 1987Mirch Masala — Chowkidar Abu Miya
• 1987Susman
• 1986Antaheen
• 1986Genesis — The weaver
• 1986Long Da Lishkara — Ditu
• 1986New Delhi Times — Ajay Singh
• 1985Aghaat — Madhav Verma
• 1985Child God
• 1985Nasoor — Dr Sunil Gupta
• 1985Paththar — Resham Singh
• Screen Two — Hussein Shah
• 1985Zamana — Shyam
• 1984Duniya — Vasudev
• 1984Giddh: The Vulture — Basya
• 1984Holi — Principal Pandey
• 1984Maati Maangey Khoon — Durjan Singh
• 1984Party — Avinash
• 1984Raavan — Samant (Staiton Master)
• 1984Seepeeyan — Gokul
• 1984Tarang — Namdev
• 1984The Crossing — Ramnaresh
• 1983Ardh Satya — Sub-inspector Anant Velankar
• 1983Arohan — Hari Mondal
• 1983Chokh — Jadunath
• 1983Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro — Ahuja
• 1983Mandi — Ram Gopal
• 1982Disco Dancer — David Brown
• 1982Gandhi — Nahari (uncredited)
• 1982Naseeb Ni Balihari
• 1982Vijeta — Arvind
• 1981Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai — Madhu
• 1981Bhavni Bhavai — Maanav Bhagat
• 1981Chann Pardesee — Tulsi
• 1981Kalyug — Bhavani Pandey
• 1981Sadgati — Dukhi
• 1981Shodh — Surendra
• 1980Aakrosh — Lohanya Bhikhu
• 1980Sparsh — Dubey
• 1979Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin
• 1979Shaayad
• 1978Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan — Rajan
• 1977Bhumika — Stage Actor
• 1976Bonga
• 1976Ghashiram Kotwal — Ghashiram
• 1976Murde

Appearances as themselves (4)

• The Anupam Kher Show — Himself
• Mazaaq Raat — Himself
• Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai — Himself
• 1985Satyajit Ray — Self