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Dino Shafeek, born Gholam D. Shafeek, (21 March 1930 -- 10 March 1984), was a Bangladeshi-British actor best known for playing Muhammed in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' and Ali Nadeem in ''Series/MindYourLanguage''.
He was born in Dacca (present-day Dhaka) where he took part in amateur theatre. In 1958, he emigrated to England, furthering his acting experience by getting into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
The60s saw Shafeek in several {{Uncredited Role}}s on TV, and he made his first film appearance in ''The Long Duel'' in 1967. His small roles would come to an end in The70s, when in 1974 he was cast in ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' as Muhammed, Char Wallah to the concert party. Shafeek also sang musical interludes between scenes in addition to his role as Muhammed. When Creator/MichaelBates (who played Rangi Ram, the bearer) died, Muhammed was given more to do as a result.
Nearing the end of the decade, Shafeek took the opportunity to star another comedy series, ''Mind Your Language'', as Ali Nadeem, one of many {{Funny Foreigner}}s taking an "English as a second language" class. After this, he made more small appearances on the big and small screens, including roles in ''Film/CarryOnEmmannuelle'' and ''Series/{{Minder}}''.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 53.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/TheChargeOfTheLightBrigade'' (1968) -- Indian Servant
* ''Film/YoungWinston'' (1972) -- Sikh Soldier
* ''Film/CarryOnEmmannuelle'' (1978) -- Immigration Officer
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/DangerMan'', episode "The Colonel's Daughter" (1964) -- Club Barman (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/TheSaint'', episode "The Golden Frog" (1965) -- Native (UncreditedRole)
* ''{{Series/The Champions|1968}}'', episode "The Dark Island" (1968) -- Manservant (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/TheRivalsOfSherlockHolmes'', episode "The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds" (1971) -- Ali
* ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'', 56 episodes (1974-81) -- Muhammed
* ''Series/TheOnedinLine'', episode "When Troubles Come" (1977) -- Juan
* ''Series/MindYourLanguage'', 29 episodes (1977-79) -- Ali Nadeem
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "All About Scoring, Innit?" (1980) -- Mini Cab Driver
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[[caption-width-right:320:"[[Series/MindYourLanguage Oh, blimey]]"]]
Dino Shafeek, born Gholam D. Shafeek, (21 March 1930 -- 10 March 1984), was a Bangladeshi-British actor best known for playing Muhammed in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' and Ali Nadeem in ''Series/MindYourLanguage''.
He was born in Dacca (present-day Dhaka) where he took part in amateur theatre. In 1958, he emigrated to England, furthering his acting experience by getting into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
The60s saw Shafeek in several {{Uncredited Role}}s on TV, and he made his first film appearance in ''The Long Duel'' in 1967. His small roles would come to an end in The70s, when in 1974 he was cast in ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' as Muhammed, Char Wallah to the concert party. Shafeek also sang musical interludes between scenes in addition to his role as Muhammed. When Creator/MichaelBates (who played Rangi Ram, the bearer) died, Muhammed was given more to do as a result.
Nearing the end of the decade, Shafeek took the opportunity to star another comedy series, ''Mind Your Language'', as Ali Nadeem, one of many {{Funny Foreigner}}s taking an "English as a second language" class. After this, he made more small appearances on the big and small screens, including roles in ''Film/CarryOnEmmannuelle'' and ''Series/{{Minder}}''.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 53.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/TheChargeOfTheLightBrigade'' (1968) -- Indian Servant
* ''Film/YoungWinston'' (1972) -- Sikh Soldier
* ''Film/CarryOnEmmannuelle'' (1978) -- Immigration Officer
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/DangerMan'', episode "The Colonel's Daughter" (1964) -- Club Barman (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/TheSaint'', episode "The Golden Frog" (1965) -- Native (UncreditedRole)
* ''{{Series/The Champions|1968}}'', episode "The Dark Island" (1968) -- Manservant (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/TheRivalsOfSherlockHolmes'', episode "The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds" (1971) -- Ali
* ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'', 56 episodes (1974-81) -- Muhammed
* ''Series/TheOnedinLine'', episode "When Troubles Come" (1977) -- Juan
* ''Series/MindYourLanguage'', 29 episodes (1977-79) -- Ali Nadeem
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "All About Scoring, Innit?" (1980) -- Mini Cab Driver
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