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name: "Madhav Sharma"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/madhav-sharma"
roles: []
born: "12 November 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-18T10:44:41.720881+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Madhav Sharma

Actor. Born 12 November 1939 in Kolkata, India.

## Details

- **Born:** 12 November 1939, Kolkata, India
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2020s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 77 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $144m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhav_Sharma, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16255144, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788884/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152281

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*We Are Lady Parts*](https://film.one/tv/we-are-lady-parts.md) (80)

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## Biography

Madhav Sharma is an Indian-British actor. Born on 12 November 1939 in Kolkata, India, he moved to Britain in 1962 and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

He first gained attention for his role as Patel in the 1973 Doctor Who serial Frontier in Space. His film credits include Security Chief in Entrapment (1999), Mr Shah in East Is East (1999), and Landolfi in Conclave (2024). On television he has appeared as Tariq in We Are Lady Parts (2021), Dr Dinesh Gupta in Strike (2017–2022), Senator #2 in Andor (2022), and Arshad Ahmed in EastEnders (2018–2019).

Sharma was previously married to actress Jenny Seagrove.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Conclave* (2024), Fi1m 76, as Landolfi — [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *We Are Lady Parts* (2021), Fi1m 80, as Tariq — [page](https://film.one/tv/we-are-lady-parts.md)
- *East Is East* (1999), Fi1m 74, as Mr Shah — [page](https://film.one/film/east-is-east.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ride the Snake* (2025), as Pal Singh
- *Conclave* (2024), as Landolfi — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *The Couple Next Door* (2023), series, as Viraj
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Senator #2 — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Little English* (2022), as Bauji
- *We Are Lady Parts* (2021), series, as Tariq — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/we-are-lady-parts.md)
- *Lady Parts* (2018), as Tariq
- *Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators* (2018), series, as Mr. Raja
- *Strike* (2017), series, as Dr. Dinesh Gupta
- *Going Postal 2in1* (2011), as Crispin Horsefry
- *Little Crackers* (2010), series, as Uncle Satnam
- *Going Postal* (2010), series, as Crispin Horsefry
- *The Blue Tower* (2008), as Naresh
- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), series, as Mr Chatterjee — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *Doctors and Nurses* (2004), series, as Dr. George Banatwala
- *Crust* (2003), as Hamid Choudhury
- *Grease Monkeys* (2003), series, as Mo Dhillon
- *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, as Yudi Bhose
- *Dog Eat Dog* (2001), as Mr. Shukla
- *East Is East* (1999), as Mr Shah — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/east-is-east.md)
- *Entrapment* (1999), as Security Chief
- *Such a Long Journey* (1998), as Peerbhoy
- *Trial & Retribution* (1997), series, as Dr Jaffre
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Bobby Ghataura
- *Bugs* (1995), series, as Chandra
- *Black and Blue* (1992), as Magistrate
- *Amongst Barbarians* (1990), as Gaoler
- *Shalom Salaam* (1989), as Tariq Sattar
- *South of the Border* (1988), series, as Mr Stiunayake
- *Fighting Back* (1986), as Eddy Patel
- *Tandoori Nights* (1985), series, as Red Bannerjee
- *Shadey* (1985), as Male Orator
- *This Office Life* (1984), as Hakim
- *Cold Warrior* (1984), series, as Michael
- *The Road to 1984* (1984), as Indian Actor (BBC)
- *The Old Men at the Zoo* (1983), series, as Newscaster
- *Giro City* (1982), as Doctor
- *The Awakening* (1980), as Doctor
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Mr. Mitra
- *Justice - Uncle Sangi* (1979), as Mr Dev
- *Target* (1977), series, as Nasrullah
- *Home Sweet India* (1976), as Govind
- *Looking for Clancy* (1975), series, as Subhas Singh
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Earle — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Moonbase 3* (1973), series, as Rao
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Govind
- *Doctor Who: Frontier in Space* (1973), as Patel
- *Up the Front* (1972), as Indian Officer
- *The Moonstone* (1972), series, as Indian
- *The Brahmin Widow* (1968), as Captain Sawant
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Suresh Dhanar
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Patel — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

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