Saeed Jaffrey

Howard Fritzson

30Jan12

Ever since I saw Jaffrey as Billy Fish in "The Man Who Would Be King" I thought he was a wonderful actor. In some ways he reminded me of Marcel Dalio when he worked for Renoir. They both exemplify humanity in its most basic form--tolerant, good-natured, sensitive to life's injustices, playful and, certainly, a little flawed. I have never seen him in a leading role but his supporting performances are very distinctive.