Stefan Kalipha
Acting
Biography
Stefan Kalipha (born Stephen Siegfried Behrendt, 1940) is a retired Trinidad-born British actor who has been active since about 1970. He played Ramon, the Cigar Factory Foreman in the film Cuba (1979), Daoud in The Curse of King Tut's Tomb and Fat Larry in Babylon (both 1980). He also appeared as Hector González, a Cuban hitman, in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981). Kalipha's other film roles include Wali Dad in The Crucifer of Blood (1991) and Buldeo in The Jungle Book (1994). His television roles include Quiller, episode: "Objective Caribbean" and Tales of the Unexpected, episode: "The Finger of Suspicion".
Born: January 1, 1940
Place of Birth: Trinidad, West Indies
Known For
To Wendy Who Kicked Me When I Said I Love You
A strange romance about two lost souls. Wendy (one good eye) and Sid are trying to connect in a mid-range hotel near an airport.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
Jesus of Nazareth
Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.
The Professionals
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.
River
Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a colleague, and chases a suspect across London - with tragic consequences. Now at odds with the authorities, River ends up in a precarious position as he seeks to bring closure to the mother of murdered teenager, who blames him for failing to keep his promise.
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
Waking the Dead
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
Lace
A young actress gathers three former school friends to find out which one is her natural mother, who gave her up for adoption as a newborn.
Aladdin
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
The Nativity Story
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
Filmography
as Card player
as Antique Shopkeeper
as Imam
as Omari Tadros
as Tobias
as Ala
as Gaspar
as Chief Minister
as Arab Gravedigger
as Mushrat Badawi
as Abu Nouz
as Mr. Hill
as Iraqi Officer
as Buldeo
as Wali Dad
as Sunny Boy
as Hatay Tank Gunner
as Hanif
as Bilal
as Louis
as Joseph Watson
as Colonel Rasheed
as Cuban
as Butler
as Amoud
as Data School Instructor
as Hector Gonzales
as Fat Larry
as Daoud
as Ibrahim
as Ramon
as Peter
as Chief Inspector Aziz
as William Lambert
as Henry Aloysius Wences
as Herman
as Sharp Eddie
as Melchior's aide
as Lalla
as Maurice
as Hippy
as Ali
as Rameau
as Ali
as Drum
as Duke