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Lal Chand Mehra

 
Actor: Lal Chand Mehra
  • Born: Aug 14, 1897 in Amritsar, India
  • Died: Oct 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Action, Adventure
  • Career Highlights: The Rains Came
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Rains Came (1939)

Biography

Hollywood's favorite Hindu, Lal Chand Mehra began his long screen career writing Hindi subtitles for Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings. A former English teacher in India's Punjap province, Mehra would appear in all the legendary Empire films, from The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) to Gunga Din (1939) to King of the Khyber Riffles (1953), playing High Priests, customs officers, waiters, and others. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
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