Albert Moses
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Albert Moses (born 19 December 1937) is a UK based Sri Lankan actor born in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He started acting over 30 years ago in India where he appeared in 7 films. He also produced and directed the 8th one. From India he then moved on to Africa where he made documentaries for a while. In the UK, Albert has been involved in several diverse projects, some of which were filmed around the globe. Arguably, his most famous role was that of Ranjeet Singh, a Sikh from Punjab, India, in the hit ITV series, Mind Your Language, in the late 1970s to the 80s. As with the rest of the characters in the series, led by Barry Evans, his role would now be considered racially and ethnically stereotypic, including his enmity with a Pakistani Muslim, played by Dino Shafeek.
Albert has played many minor roles in film, television and theatrical productions with many actors including: Kirk Douglas, Oliver Reed, Sir John Gielgud, Roger Moore, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Charles Dance, Kenneth Williams, Benny Hill, Tim Piggott Smith, Pamela Stevenson, Diana Rigg and many others. A list of his accomplishments, films as well as other media include:
THEATRE
Freeway - National Theatre Phædra Britannica - National Theatre (with Dame Diana Rigg) Long March to Jerusalem - Watford Theatre
FILM The Man Who Would Be King - A John Houston film with Sean Connery, Michael Caine & Christopher Plummer The Spy Who Loved Me - James Bond Movie Stand Up Virgin Soldiers - EMI Carry On Emmanuelle - Rank (Indian doctor) The Little Drummer Girl - EMI The Awakening - Columbia Pictures An American Werewolf In London - John Landis Movie The Great Quest - with Oliver Reed Pink Floyd, The Wall - Alan Parker Film Octopussy - James Bond Movie (as Saddrudin - undercover British agent in India) Jungle Book II - Walt Disney East Is East - Channel Four Films Scandalous - with Sir John Gielguld and Pamela Stevenson
TELEVISION Queenie - Hollywood mini-series with Kirk Douglas On The Buses - LWT The Loser - LWT Certain Lack of Communication - BBC - PLAY OF THE MONTH The British Empire - BBC Series Warship - BBC The Boy Dominic - 3 Episodes - YORKSHIRE TELEVISION Children of the Sun - BBC - PLAY OF THE MONTH Bill Brand -4 Episodes - THAMES TELEVISION Rogues Rock -2 Episodes - SOUTHERN TELEVISION Horse In The House - THAMES TELEVISION Robin's Nest - THAMES TELEVISION Mind Your Language - LWT sitcom (Nearly fifty episodes broadcast between 1977 and 1979) Two's Company - LWT The Fuzz - THAMES The Rag Trade - LWT Who Dunnit - THAMES We'll Tell You A Story - THAMES Company & Co - BBC Murder Rap - BBC - PLAY FOR TODAY Shoe String - BBC The Garland - BBC - PLAY OF THE MONTH Staying On - GRANADA Angels - BBC She Fell Among Thieves - ANGLIA Chinese Detective - BBC Nice Work - BBC Young At Heart - ATV Juiliet Bravo - BBC The Jewel In The Crown - GRANADA (Four episodes) Little and Large - BBC Who Sir Me Sir - BBC Tandoori nights - CHANNEL 4 COMEDY Benny Hill - THAMES COMEDY Boon - CENTRAL DRAMA The Bill - THAMES DRAMA (Five episodes) Bulman - THAMES DRAMA Lytton's Diary - THAMES DRAMA Never The Twain - THAMES COMEDY Sherlock Holmes - THAMES DRAMA Lucky Sunil - BBC DRAMA Don't Wait Up - BBC DRAMA SERIES Blue Birds Arena - The Other Graham - BBC DRAMA Crime Monthly - LWT DOCU-DRAMA Anna Lee - LWT DRAMA London's Burning - LWT DRAMA The knock - LWT DRAMA Casualty - BBC DRAMA Back Up - BBC DRAMA Tiger Bay - BBC DRAMA Holby City - BBC DRAMA (Three episodes)
BOOKS PUBLISHED Tales From India - Children's book Book of Poems - 87 poems
OTHER Produced 13 episodes of Mind Your Language Produced and directed Gabriella - Television film produced on location in Malta Hosted, Produced and Directed: Song & dance show, Talent Contest, Variety Show
Written The Seventh Commandment - Television drama script Written Side by side - Television comedy script Written Don't talk to strangers - Thriller Television script Written The Jokers - Television drama
His current work/occupation includes volunteering or working in the following capacities: -Chairman of the Asian, Caribbean, Oriental and Asian Artistes of EQUITY. -A governor of Fleetville School, St Albans. -On the Board of Directors for Trestle Theatre, St Albans. -Member of the London Regional Committee of ITV under the Chairmanship of The Lord David Lipsey. -Chairman of the St Albans Film Society. -Trustree and Patron of The Ivy Trust, a children's charity. -Voluntary teacher under the ESOL scheme of Oaklands College, teaching English to foreign students. (See the Mind Your Language page for the irony of this!) -Committee member of Abbey Field Old People's Home, Harpenden. -Voluntary worker in St Albans Hospital. -Voluntary worker at Townsend School, Harpenden, running a film workshop for children.
Moses was recently made a Knight of the Order of St John.
