Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian-born film producer and director. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards.

Known For: Production

Born: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, 1936-12-25

Died: 2005-05-25

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	The Householder	Extra	58
2	2024	Merchant Ivory	Self (archive footage)	77
3		James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant	Himself (archive footage)	0
4	1965	Shakespeare-Wallah	Theater Owner (uncredited)	65
5	1970	Bombay Talkie	Fate Machine Producer	51
6	1983	Heat and Dust	Indish Guy (uncredited)	61
7	1984	The Wandering Company	Self	0
8	1989	Slaves of New York	Party Guest (uncredited)	54
9	1995	Jefferson in Paris	Royal Indian Man	51
10	2001	Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw	Self	60
11	2001	The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey	Self	60
12	2001	Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'	Self	60
13	2003	The Song of the Little Road	Self	0
14	2005	A Tribute To Ismail Merchant	Self (archive footage)	100

Ismail Merchant

Film

Television