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Salman Rushdie

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Salman Rushdie

Born
(age 79)
Birthplace
Mumbai, India
Credits
53 titles

Biography

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie FRSL is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, Midnight's Children, won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 52

YearTitleRole
TBA Geist, Geschäft und Party - 75 Jahre Frankfurter Buchmesse Film Archive Footage
2026 Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie Film Self
2025 Orwell: 2+2=5 Film Self (archive footage)
2024 Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly Film Self - Interviewed Guest
2019 Einübung ins Paradies - Nachdenken über 1989 Film Self
2019 Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail Film Self - Writer
2018 Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women Film Himself - Contributor
2018 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover TV Self (1 ep)
2016 Bosch: The Garden of Dreams Film Self
2015 Mylène Farmer : Sur les pas d'une icône Film Self
2015 Das Literarische Quartett TV Self (1 ep)
2015 Concerning the Bodyguard Film voice
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Self (1 ep)
2014 The Hitch Film Self (archive footage)
2014 W1A TV Self (1 ep)
2014 River of Fundament Film Wake Guest
2012 Midnight's Children Film Narrator (voice)
2009 Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams Film Self
2009 La Traversée du désir Film Self
2009 The Satanic Verses Affair Film Himself
2008 Markus Lanz TV Self (2 ep)
2007 365 Day Project Film Self
2007 Then She Found Me Film Dr. Masani
2007 Der Unbequeme - Der Dichter Günter Grass Film Self
2007 Shrink Rap TV Self (1 ep)
2006 The One Show TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2005 9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York Film
2004 The Culture Show TV Self (1 ep)
2003 Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles Film Self - Interviewee
2003 Real Time with Bill Maher TV Self (16 ep)
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Film Salman Rushdie
2000 The Beatles Revolution Film Self
2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm TV Salman Rushdie (1 ep)
2000 Dirty Pictures Film Self
1999 Wintertijd TV Self (1 ep)
1999 In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin Film Self
1999 Beckmann TV Self (1 ep)
1998 Sternstunde Philosophie TV Self (1 ep)
1998 Sabine Christiansen TV Self (2 ep)
1997 Ruby TV Self (1 ep)
1996 The Daily Show TV Self (1 ep)
1995 Kulturzeit TV self (1 ep)
1995 Lo + plus TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
1992 Morgenmagazin TV Self (1 ep)
1991 DAS! TV Self (1 ep)
1990 Have I Got News for You TV Self (1 ep)
1989 ZDF-Mittagsmagazin TV Self (1 ep)
1989 Prisoners of Gravity TV Self (1 ep)
1986 Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie Film Himself
1985 The Painter & The Pest Film Self (Narrator)
1978 The South Bank Show TV (1 ep)
1974 3 nach 9 TV Self (1 ep)

Crew credits 3

YearTitleJob
TBA Next People TV Creator
2026 Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie Film Novel
2012 Midnight's Children Film Screenplay, Book, Executive Producer
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