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Kavi Raz

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kavi Raz is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up. He acquired national prominence as an exceptional hockey player in the Midlands. He attended university in the San Francisco Bay area. Raz was a founder and artistic director of The Wandering Players Theater Company. The Company staged several World and US premieres of plays from India. Western audiences were exposed to the works of Rabindranath Tagore for the first time, in addition to plays like Sakharam Binder and Shakuntala. This was the first professional South Asian theatre company in the USA. In the mid-seventies, Raz arrived in Hollywood: a career as an actor was unheard of at a time when roles for South Asian actors in Hollywood television shows and films were limited. Raz had been quoted: “People, especially friends and relatives scoffed at the idea of my becoming an actor. They thought it was a passing fancy and would soon be over. But no, I had a dream and take what it may I journeyed on to make my dream a reality.” He became the first ever South Asian actor to be signed on as a regular in a major TV series, St Elsewhere. He was a cast member for the first two seasons of the medical drama, and after being let go continued to appear on a recurring basis. Raz has appeared in over 200 plays, TV shows and films, including guest appearances on The A-Team, M*A*S*H and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 1978, Raz founded the production company, K.R. Films Hollywood. Its debut, Lehren - a television weekly variety series for the Asian audience - was shown throughout the United States and Canada. In 1988, K.R. Studios was built in Granada Hills. Housing several buildings including the main studio, it has state-of-art equipment for film and television productions, as well as a multi-track recording facility for post production and recording needs. The studio is now home to many award winning producers, writers and directors engaged in the production of commercials, TV programmes, music videos and films. Raz began his career as a filmmaker with The Gold Bracelet, a movie about a Sikh man faced with the realities of post-9/11. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kavi Raz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Movie/TV Credits:
30
First Appeared:
In the movie Barefoot Warriors
Latest Project:
Movie The Black Prince 2017-07-21
Known For
Poster of Ugly Betty
Poster of Home Improvement
Poster of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Poster of The A-Team
Filmography
Movie Barefoot Warriors Manna Singh 2025
Movie The Black Prince Beggar 2017-07-21
Movie Tie the Knot Mr. Mehta 2016-05-04
Movie I Am Singh Ranjit Singh - Ranveer's Father 2011-01-01
Movie Stiletto Store Owner 2008-04-29
Movie The Gold Bracelet Arjun Singh 2008-01-01
Movie Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Translator 2006-01-20
Series Ugly Betty Unknown 2006-09-28
Movie Big River Ali 2006-01-20
Series Crossing Jordan Unknown 2001-09-24
Series Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book Unknown 1998-02-07
Series Chicago Hope Unknown 1994-09-18
Movie All I Want for Christmas Cabbie #2 1991-11-08
Series Home Improvement Maitre D' 1991-09-17
Movie Pet Sematary Steve Masterton 1989-04-21
Movie Blue Movies Mr. Singh 1988-02-01
Movie The Night Train to Kathmandu Prof. Dewan Godbothe 1988-06-05
Movie Terror Squad Yassir 1988-04-01
Movie The Three Kings Falafel Stand Worker 1987-12-17
Series Star Trek: The Next Generation Singh 1987-09-28
Series The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Unknown 1987-07-18
Series L.A. Law Unknown 1986-09-15
Movie Under Siege Saman Kadassi 1986-02-09
Movie Warning Sign Dr. Ramesh Kapoor 1985-08-23
Movie Murder: By Reason of Insanity Dr. Honrada 1985-10-01
Series The Colbys Unknown 1985-11-20
Series Hunter Unknown 1984-09-18
Series The A-Team Korem 1983-01-23
Movie Keefer Bakhshish (uncredited) 1978-03-16
Series M*A*S*H Unknown 1972-09-17