Tele Samad
টেলি সামাদ
Born(1945-01-08)8 January 1945
Died6 April 2019(2019-04-06) (aged 74)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationActor

Tele Samad (8 January 1945 – 6 April 2019) was a Bangladeshi actor.[1] He acted in over 600 films.[2]

Background

Samad studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.[1]

Career

Samad made his debut in 1973 film Kar Bou, directed by Nazrul Islam.[2] He got his breakthrough in the film Noyonmoni, directed by Amjad Hossain.[2] He also performed as a playback singer in more than 50 films.[1] He served as the music director of the film Mona Pagla.[1]

Personal life

Samad suffered from different medical complications including kidney and heart problems and infections in his leg and had undergone a leg operation.[3] He died on 6 April 2019 at the age of 74.[4][5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Noted actor Tele Samad passes away". The Daily Star. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ a b c চলচ্চিত্র অধঃপতনের কারণ প্রেমহীনতা : টেলি সামাদ. NTV Online (in Bengali). 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. ^ "Tele Samad critically ill". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  4. ^ জনপ্রিয় কৌতুক অভিনেতা টেলি সামাদ আর নেই. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ^ কৌতুক অভিনেতা টেলি সামাদ আর নেই. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 April 2019.