Sabu

Personal Info

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Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-01-27 (39 years old)

Deathday

1963-12-02

Place of Birth

Karapur, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India

Sabu

Biography

Sabu Dastagir (possibly born Selar Sabu; 27 January 1924 – 2 December 1963) was an Indian actor who later gained United States citizenship. Throughout his career he was credited under the name Sabu and is primarily known for his work in films during the 1930s–1940s in Britain and the United States. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Acting

1942

Jungle Book

as Mowgli

1942

Arabian Nights

as Ali Ben Ali

1938

The Drum

as Prince Azim

1937

Elephant Boy

as Toomai

1947

Black Narcissus

as The Young General

1944

1964

A Tiger Walks

as Ram Singh

1963

Rampage

as Talib

1957

Sabu and the Magic Ring

as Sabu, the stable boy

1956

Jungle Hell

as Sabu the Jungle Boy

1943

White Savage

as Orano

1946

Tangier

as Pepe

1952

Hello Elephant

as Sultan of Nagore

1949

Song of India

as Ramdar

2008

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

as Abu (archival footage)

1956

Jaguar

as Juano

1948

1951

Savage Drums

as Tipo Tairu

1956

The Black Panther

as Sabu the Jungle Boy

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