Liam Neeson
Actor · 2005
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Biography
Kiran Jethalal Shah MBE (born 28 September 1956) is a Kenyan actor and stuntman. Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to an Indian family. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve, when he moved with his family to India. While living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family moved to Feltham, he went into show business. His first film was Candleshoe (1977), where he was a stand-in. When stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to perform stunts as well, his career began.
Shah played the role of Bolum in the film The People That Time Forgot (1977). Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; both are short Kenyan actors of Indian origin, born in Nairobi, who began appearing in film and television in the late 1970s. According to the Guinness Book of Records, he is the shortest stuntman in the world. He has appeared as an actor in 31 films; and in 37 as a stuntman or stand-in.
Filmography
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