Tom Alter

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Tom Alter was an Indian actor of American descent known for his prolific work in Hindi cinema, theatre, and television, often portraying British and colonial-era characters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian actor
film actor
person
stage actor
television actor
activeIn Bollywood cinema
surface form: Hindi cinema

Indian television
Indian theatre
almaMater Film and Television Institute of India
alsoKnownAs Tom Alter Sahib
awardReceived Padma Shri
birthName Thomas Beach Alter
causeOfDeath skin cancer
countryOfCitizenship India
dateAwarded 2008
dateOfBirth 1950-06-22
dateOfDeath 2017-09-29
educatedAt Film and Television Institute of India
surface form: Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
ethnicOrigin American
genre drama
knownFor portraying British characters in Hindi cinema
portraying colonial-era characters
work in Hindi theatre
work in Indian television
languageSpoken English
Hindi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
mannerOfDeath natural causes
name Tom Alter self-link
nationality Indian
notableWork Aashiqui
Gandhi
Junoon (TV series)
Kranti
Parinda
Shatranj Ke Khilari
numberOfChildren 2
occupation actor
film actor
television actor
theatre actor
parentOccupation Presbyterian missionary
placeOfBirth Mussoorie
surface form: Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India
placeOfDeath Mumbai
surface form: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
religion Christianity
residence Mumbai
surface form: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
spouse Carol Evans
workedWithLanguageIndustry Bollywood cinema
surface form: Bollywood
yearsActive 1970s–2017

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