Amrish Puri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amrish Puri

Indian actor

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Date of Death: 12-Jan-2005

Profession: actor, stage actor, film actor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Amrish Lal Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was an important figure in Indian theatre and cinema. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, including Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad.
He is remembered for playing iconic villainous roles in Hindi cinema as well as other Indian and international film industries.
To Indian audiences he is the most remembered for his role as Mogambo in Shekhar Kapur's Hindi film Mr.
India (1987), and to Western audiences he is best known as Mola Ram in Steven Spielberg's Hollywood film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Puri won two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor.