| Kamal Kapoor | |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India |
| Death Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation: | Actor. director. producer |
| Yearsactive: | 1946–1997 |
| Notable Works: | Don (1978) |
| Children: | 5, including Kapil Kapoor |
| Family: | Kapoor family Behl family |
| Relatives: | Ravindra Kapoor (brother) Prithviraj Kapoor (first-cousin) Ramesh Behl (son-in-law) Goldie Behl (grandson) |
Kamal Kapoor (22 February 1920 – 2 August 2010) was an Indian actor and producer who acted in around 600 Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati films.[1] [2]
Kamal Kapoor was born in 1920 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. Kapoor completed his studies in Lahore's DAV college. He was cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor (their mothers were sisters) and maternal grandfather of Goldie Behl.
He had five children - three sons and two daughters. His younger daughter is the wife of film-maker Ramesh Behl and mother of Goldie Behl. His son Kapil Kapoor is a scholar and writer on Indian intellectual traditions.
He started his career working as a protagonist through the 1940s-50s. His first film was Door Chalen, which was released in 1946. He started playing a villain in the 1960s-70s. Some of his popular roles are those of the father of Raj Kapoor in Aag and Narang in Don.
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Dak Bunglow | ||
| Hatimtai | |||
| 1948 | Aag | Advocate Khanna | |
| 1958 | Mujrim | Police Inspector 'Kumar' | |
| 1961 | Reshmi Rumal | Deepak | |
| 1962 | Ek Musafir Ek Hasina | Ranjeet | |
| 1965 | Shaheed | Public Prosecutor | |
| Johar-Mehmood in Goa | Police Supdt Alburqueue | ||
| Jab Jab Phool Khile | Rai Bahadur Chunnilal Khanna | ||
| 1967 | Taqdeer | Vijay | |
| Raaz | Sunil's Friend | ||
| Diwana | Ramdas / Sir Mayadas | ||
| 1968 | Raja Aur Runk | Commander Vikram | |
| 1970 | Mastana (1970 film) | ||
| Sachaa Jhutha | Commissioner of Police | ||
| 1971 | Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong | Boss | |
| Mehboob Ki Mehndi | Lawyer, Public Prosceutor | ||
| 1972 | Pakeezah | Nawab Zafar Ali Khan | |
| Seeta Aur Geeta | Ravi's Father | ||
| Gora Aur Kala | Dilawar Singh | ||
| 1973 | Mera Desh Mera Dharam | ||
| Hanste Zakhm | Daulat Singh | ||
| Black Mail | Dr. J. K. Shetty | ||
| 1974 | Chor Machaye Shor | Jagdish (Rekha's father) | |
| Insaaniyat | Judge | ||
| Dil Diwana | Kapoor | ||
| 1975 | Deewaar | Factory Owner | |
| Khel Khel Mein | Ajay Father | ||
| Do Jasoos | Motilal | ||
| 1977 | Jay Vejay | Mahamantri Maan Singh | |
| Aafat | Police Commissner | ||
| Amar Akbar Anthony | Senior Inspector Khanna Adoptive father of Amar | ||
| Hum Kisise Kum Naheen | Kishorilal | ||
| 1978 | Don | Narang | |
| Ghata | Kuldeep Pandey | ||
| 1982 | Taaqat (1982 film) | Police Inspector Mahendra Pratap | |
| Dulha Bikta Hai | Seth Champaklal | ||
| 1983 | Nastik (1983 film) | Seth Ghanshyamdas | |
| Humse Hai Zamana | Thakur | ||
| 1984 | Hum Hain Lajawab | Thakur Karan Kumar Singh | |
| Karishmaa | Singh Directorate Superintendent of Police | ||
| 1985 | Meri Jung | Dhaaga sahab | |
| Mard | General Dyer | ||
| 1987 | Hiraasat | Tom | |
| Deewana Tere Naam Ka | Thakur | ||
| 1989 | Do Qaidi | Police Commissioner | |
| Daata | Panna seth | ||
| Toofan | ACP Sharma | ||
| 1991 | Indrajeet | Principal | |
| 1997 | Aakhri Sanghursh | Patel's Partner |