Lal Chand Mehra was an Indian character actor and academic active in Hollywood from the 1920s through the 1960s.

Biography

Mehra was born into a prominent Hindu family in Amritsar, India. He attended the University of Punjab as an undergraduate, and got his postgraduate degrees in education and philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley. In Hollywood, he worked as an actor and also as a technical director on films that called for knowledge of Indian culture and customs. He also gave lectures on Indian culture and current events throughout Southern California and on the radio. He told reporters he planned on eventually going back to India and directing films, but it does not appear that he returned to India. He married concert violinist Georgia Williams in 1933.

Selected filmography

*'' Escape to Burma'' (1955) *''

Man-Eater of Kumaon ''Man-Eater of Kumaon'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Sabu (actor), Sabu, Wendell Corey and Joanne Page. The film was made after the success of the Jim Corbett book ''Man-Eaters of Kumaon'', published by O ...

'' (1948) *'' The Caribbean Mystery'' (1945) *''

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'' (1944) *''

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'' (1942) *'' Bombay Clipper'' (1942) *''

Drums of Fu Manchu ''Drums of Fu Manchu'' (1940) is a 15-chapter Republic serial film based on the character created by Sax Rohmer. Though using the title of the ninth novel in the series, it actually is based on numerous elements from throughout the series to tha ...

'' (1940) *'' Island of Lost Men'' (1939) *''

Mr. Moto's Last Warning ''Mr. Moto's Last Warning'' is the sixth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. The film is an original story featuring the character created by John P. Marquand. ''Mr. Moto's Last Warning'' is the only Mr. Moto film in the ...

'' (1939) *'' Storm Over Bengal'' (1938) *'' The Thirteenth Chair'' (1937) *'' The Leathernecks Have Landed'' (1936) *''

The Mask of Fu Manchu ''The Mask of Fu Manchu'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code film directed by Charles Brabin. Written by Irene Kuhn, Edgar Allan Woolf and John Willard (playwright), John Willard, it was based on the List of works by Sax Rohmer, 1 ...

'' (1932) *'' The Thirteenth Chair'' (1929) *'' The King of Kings'' (1927)

References

Indian male film actors 1897 births 1980 deaths University of California, Berkeley alumni Emigrants from British India to the United States {{India-film-actor-stub American people of Punjabi descent American people of Indian descent Punjabi people Punjabi Hindus