Erick Avari
Erick Avari | |
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Biographical information | |
Birth name | Nariman Eruch Avari |
Birth date |
Darjeeling, India | April 13, 1952
Gender | |
Professional information | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984—present |
Stargate-related information | |
Related series |
Stargate Stargate SG-1 |
Occupation | Actor |
Character | Kasuf |
Erick Avari (born April 13, 1952) is an Indian American television, film and theater actor known for his roles in various science-fiction serial productions. Avari portrayed the Abydonian leader Kasuf in both the Stargate movie and the Stargate SG-1 TV series.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Erick Avari was born Nariman Eruch Avari[1] in Darjeeling, Bengal, India, into an old Parsi-Zoroastrian family of that town in the Himalayan foothills. His father Eruch Avari ran two movie theatres (the Capitol and the Rink) there. His early education was at the prestigious North Point School (the school division of the St. Joseph's College), which he attended as a day-scholar. He studied at the College of Charleston, in South Carolina.
Erick is a member of the Avari-Madan family of Darjeeling and Calcutta. His great-grandfather was Jamshedji Framji Madan, one of the pioneers of Indian cinema.
Career[edit | edit source]
Avari's career really started in 1984 with Nothing Lasts Forever. He then has played in many movies: The Beast of War (1988), She's Back (1989), Final Analysis (1992), Encino Man, The Hit List (1993), For Love or Money, Dream Lover (with James Spader), Color of Night (1994), Stargate, The Undercover Kid (1996), Independence Day (with Jay Acovone, Dean Devlin, Steve Giannelli, Jack Moore, David Pressman, John Storey), McHale's Navy (1997, with French Stewart), The Mummy (1999), The 13th Warrior, On Wings of Fire (2001), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Glass House, Three Days of Rain (2002), Mr. Deeds, The Master of Disguise, Ritual, Daredevil (2003), Searching for Haizmann, Dancing in Twilight (2005), The L.A. Riot Spectacular, Dark Matter (2007), Flight of the Living Dead, Choose Connor, Postal, Charlie Wilson's War, InAlienable (2008, with Jay Acovone), AmericanEast, Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Hachi: A Dog's Tale, Fault Line, Three Veils (2011), Where the Road Meets the Sun, Dispatch, and California Winter (2012).
Avari has also guest starred in numerous TV movies and series, including True Blue, L.A. Law (with Dean Devlin, John Diehl), Murphy Brown, The Antagonists, Good & Evil, Star Trek: The Next Generation (with Kieron Lee, Leon Rippy), General Hospital (with Jay Acovone, Richard Dean Anderson), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (with Dax Biagas), Tequila and Bonetti, Civil Wars (with Jay Acovone), Treacherous Crossing (1992), Dream On, Wings, Great Scott!, Cheers, Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993), Martin, Good Advice, Seinfeld (with James Spader, French Stewart), Scam, SeaQuest 2032, Mad About You, Don't Drink the Water (1994), Chicago Hope, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, VR.5, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Cybill, Aladdin on Ice (1995), NYPD Blue (with Jay Acovone, Alexis Cruz, John Diehl, Christopher John Fields), Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Almost Perfect, Project: ALF (1996), Murder, She Wrote (with Jay Acovone, Vaitiare Bandera), Babylon 5 (with Gianin Loffler), Roseanne, Bone Chillers, To Face Her Past (1996), The John Larroquette Show (with John Diehl, David Pressman), Baywatch Nights
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Involvement in the Stargate universe[edit | edit source]
Actor[edit | edit source]
- Kasuf (Stargate, Stargate SG-1, see the list of appearences)
- Kasuf from an hallucination (SG1: "Forever in a Day")
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Chasing Eagle Rock | Cam Avery | Film (post-production) |
2013 | A Haunting At Silver Falls | Dr. Parrish | Film (completed) |
2013 | It's Not You, It's Me | Cedrick | Film (completed) |
2013 | The Mentalist | Lance Reinhardt | Tv series, 1 episode |
2012 | Covert Affairs | Omar Ansari | Tv series, 1 episode |
2012 | Parenthood | Leon Dengraff | Tv series, 1 episode |
2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Hosein Khadem | Tv series, 1 episode |
2012 | You Are the Blood | Tom | Short |
2012 | California Winter | Douglas Harari | Film |
2011 | Dispatch | Sergeant Pincus | Film |
2011 | Warehouse 13 | Caturanga | Tv series, 1 episode |
2011 | Where the Road Meets the Sun | Dadi | Film |
2011 | Three Veils | Mr. Qasim | Film |
2011 | Fall North | Professor Katz | Short |
2010 | Lie to Me | Dr. Kozell | Tv series, 1 episode |
2010 | Party Down | Rabbi Eagleman | Tv series, 1 episode |
2010 | Karma's a Bitch | Heather's Karma | Short |
2010 | Human Target | Gerard | Tv series, 1 episode |
2010 | Castle | Rupert Bentley | Tv series, 1 episode |
2009 | Days of Our Lives | Omar | Tv series, 8 episodes |
2009 | Hung | Therapist | Tv series, 1 episode |
2009 | Mental | Dr. Timothy Paul | Tv series, 1 episode |
2009 | Fault Line | Film | |
2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Jasjeet | Film |
2009 | Life | Edward Zakaria | Tv series, 1 episode |
2009 | Leverage | Doctor Lloyd | Tv series, 1 episode |
2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Vijay | Film |
2008 | AmericanEast | Fikry | Film |
2008 | The Sarah Silverman Program. | Alex Gilbert | Tv series, 1 episode |
2008 | The Middleman | Lord Jeremiah Purcell | Tv series, 1 episode |
2008 | Burn Notice | Nefzi | Tv series, 1 episode |
2008 | InAlienable | Howard Ellis | Film |
2008 | The Madness of Jane | Norman Divitry | TV movie |
2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Ari Goldman (uncredited) | Film |
2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | Harold Templeton | Tv series, 1 episode |
2007 | Postal | Habib | Film |
2007 | Choose Connor | Arthur Dennison | Film |
2007 | Flight of the Living Dead | Dr. Bennett | Film |
2007 | Dark Matter | Professor R.K. Gazda | Film |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Kazi Hasni | Tv series, 1 episode |
2007 | The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud | Dr. Albert Hakim | TV movie |
2006 | Heroes | Chandra Suresh | Tv series, 3 episodes |
2006 | The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | General Samir | TV movie |
2006 | The O.C. | Dr. Overbee | Tv series, 1 episode |
2005 | Hope & Faith | Hassan | Tv series, 1 episode |
2005 | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | Matre'd | Film |
2005 | Tru Calling | Dr. Thomas Burell | Tv series, 1 episode |
1998-2005 | JAG | Minister Nassan / Sheik Shuhaib Al-Hassan | Tv series, 2 episodes |
2005 | Dancing in Twilight | Matt | Film |
2004 | Judging Amy | Steven Nashte | Tv series, 1 episode |
2003 | NCIS | William Gamal | Tv series, 1 episode |
2003 | Alias | Dr. Vasson | Tv series, 1 episode |
1990-2003 | Law & Order | Dr. 'Ekballa' Raza / Ravi Patel | Tv series, 2 episodes |
2003 | Dragnet | Sanjay Ramachandran | Tv series, 9 episodes |
2003 | Everwood | James Gellar | Tv series, 1 episode |
2003 | Searching for Haizmann | Father Mark Reeder | Film |
2003 | Daredevil | Nikolas Natchios | Film |
2002 | Home Alone 4 | Prescott | TV movie |
2002 | Ritual | Dr. Peter Winsfold | Film |
2002 | The Master of Disguise | Cigar Maker | Film |
2002 | Mr. Deeds | Cecil Anderson | Film |
2002 | Three Days of Rain | Alex | Film |
2002 | Incest | Paul | Short |
2002 | Dharma & Greg (TV series) | Lalit | Tv series, 1 episode |
2002 | The District | Omar Khalid | Tv series, 1 episode |
2001 | Felicity | Dr. Ansari | Tv series, 2 episodes |
2001 | The X-Files | Dr. Herb Fountain | Tv series, 1 episode |
2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Jamin | Tv series, 1 episode |
2001 | Thieves | Benny Mustafa | Tv series, 1 episode |
2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | McKenny Dawes | Tv series, 1 episode |
2001 | The Glass House | Ted Ross | Film |
2001 | Planet of the Apes | Tival | Film |
1998-2001 | Stargate SG-1 | Kasuf | TV series, 3 episodes |
2001 | On Wings of Fire | Film | |
1999-2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Guard / Hasim, Jigme, Nepal, Egypt Wallah / Soldier | Tv series, 2 episodes |
2000 | The West Wing | Pakistani Ambassador | Tv series, 1 episode |
1999 | Family Law | Tv series, 1 episode | |
1999 | The 13th Warrior | Caravan Leader (as Eric Avari) | Film |
1999 | The Mummy | Dr. Terrence Bey | Film |
1997 | The Tom Show | Lloyd | Tv series, 1 episode |
1997 | Profiler | Ashok Dupree | Tv series, 1 episode |
1997 | McHale's Navy | European Leader (uncredited) | Film |
1997 | Gun | The Proprietor | Tv series, 1 episode |
1997 | Baywatch Nights | Dr. Kasan | Tv series, 1 episode |
1997 | Zork: Grand Inquisitor | Mir Yannick, the Grand Inquisitor | Video Game |
1996 | The John Larroquette Show | Targ | Tv series, 1 episode |
1996 | To Face Her Past | Dr. Webster | TV movie |
1996 | Bone Chillers | Dr. Lumbago | Tv series, 3 episodes |
1996 | Roseanne | Prince's Assistant | Tv series, 1 episode |
1996 | Babylon 5 | Rabbi Leo Meyers | Tv series, 1 episode |
1996 | Independence Day | SETI Chief (uncredited) | Film |
1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Raul Jaffa | Tv series, 1 episode |
1996 | Project: ALF | Rocket (voice) | TV movie |
1996 | Almost Perfect | Dave | Tv series, 1 episode |
1996 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Hissene Idriss | Tv series, 1 episode |
1996 | The Undercover Kid | Brach | Film |
1995 | NYPD Blue | Rajesh | Tv series, 1 episode |
1995 | Aladdin on Ice | The Mystic Traveler | TV movie |
1995 | Cybill | Paolo | Tv series, 1 episode |
1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Mr. Muunour | Tv series, 1 episode |
1995 | VR.5 | Boise | Tv series, 1 episode |
1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Vedek Yarka | Tv series, 1 episode |
1995 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Goodman | Tv series, 1 episode |
1994 | Don't Drink the Water | Emir's Aide | TV movie |
1994 | Stargate | Kasuf | Film |
1994 | Color of Night | Cabbie (uncredited) | Film |
1994 | Mad About You | Dr. Arzupia | Tv series, 1 episode |
1993 | Dream Lover | Dr. Spatz | Film |
1993 | For Love or Money | Benny the Jewler | Film |
1993 | SeaQuest 2032 | Lybyan Representative | Tv series, 1 episode |
1993 | Scam | Mr. Ayub | TV movie |
1993 | Seinfeld | Cabbie | Tv series, 1 episode |
1993 | Good Advice | Mr. Vajneesh | Tv series, 1 episode |
1993 | Martin | Rashidi | Tv series, 1 episode |
1993 | The Hit List | Pharmaceutical Wholesaler | Film |
1993 | Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story | Surgeon | TV movie |
1992 | Cheers | Mr. Cranston | Tv series, 1 episode |
1992 | Great Scott! | Briefcase Salesman | Tv series, 2 episodes |
1992 | Wings | Artist | Tv series, 1 episode |
1992 | Dream On | Dr. Dawson | Tv series, 1 episode |
1992 | Encino Man | Raji | Film |
1992 | Treacherous Crossing | Don Gallegher | TV movie |
1992 | Civil Wars | Documentarian | Tv series, 1 episode |
1992 | Tequila and Bonetti | Veterinarian | Tv series, 1 episode |
1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Cedric | Tv series, 1 episode |
1992 | Final Analysis | Moderator (uncredited) | Film |
1991 | General Hospital | Ahmed Hakeem | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | B'iJik | Tv series, 1 episode |
1991 | Good & Evil | Doctor | Tv series, 1 episode |
1991 | The Antagonists | Dupree | Tv series, 1 episode |
1991 | Murphy Brown | Dan | Tv series, 1 episode |
1991 | L.A. Law | Dr. Harris | Tv series, 1 episode |
1989 | True Blue | Hakim Huzan | Tv series, 1 episode |
1989 | She's Back | Deli owner | Film |
1988 | The Beast of War | Samad | Film |
1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Toulouse Lautrec | Film |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Erick Avari (Kasuf) and Alexis Cruz (Skaara) are the two only actors from the original movie who reprised their respective roles in the Stargate SG-1 TV series. Richard Kind (Gary Meyers) and French Stewart (Ferretti) were also involved in a Stargate series (Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe respectively) but they portrayed a different character (Lucius Lavin for Kind, Dr. Andrew Covel for Stewart).
- By the end of 2002, Avari was scheduled to reprise his role of Kasuf in the last Stargate SG-1 Season 6 episode "Full Circle", but this schedule ultimately failed due to his commitment to the Dragnet TV series.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Erick Avari official website
- Erick Avari on Wikipedia
References[edit | edit source]
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