Lal Chand Mehra
Acting
Biography
Lal Chand Mehra was an Indian character actor and academic active in Hollywood from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Born: August 14, 1897
Place of Birth: Amritsar, India
Known For
Casablanca
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
The Mask of Dimitrios
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.
The White Cliffs of Dover
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
Gunga Din
British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of the suppressed Thuggee cult. When Gunga Din tells the sergeants about a secret temple made of gold, the fortune-hunting Cutter is captured by the Thuggees, and it's up to his friends to rescue him.
Hellfighters
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
Calcutta
Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.
The Thirteenth Chair
A phony psychic tries to solve a murder that took place during her seance.
Drums of Fu Manchu
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associates fight to keep the evil doctor from getting his hands on the keys. In 1943 the serial was edited together into a feature movie also called Drums of Fu Manchu.
Murder Over New York
When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.
Singapore
After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.
Filmography
as Dr. Songla
as Poo Kan (uncredited)
as Tribal Chieftain (uncredited)
as Farmer
as Mr. Hussein
as Bar Captain (uncredited)
as Turkish Servant (uncredited)
as Indian Student in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
as Sirdar Prahni
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
as Ramullah, alias Aga Singh
as Sirdar Prahni
as Cairo Express Office Clerk (uncredited)
as Jama Singh the Rajput Chant Singer (uncredited)
as Jadoo (uncredited)
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
as Aide to Abdul Mir
as Willy
as Professor Feringeea
as Rahma
as Arab
as Mohammed Bey
as The Hindu
as Sam - Sikh Sergeant
as Non-com
as Chotee