Yousuf Khan (actor)
Yousuf Khan | |
|---|---|
| یوسف خان | |
| Born | Khan Mohammad Yousuf Khan 1933 |
| Died | 19 September 2009 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2004 |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2004 Nigar Award in film Ziddi (1973) |
Yousuf Khan (Urdu: یوسف خان; 1933 – 19 September 2009) was one of Pakistan's most respected actors.
He appeared in more than four hundred films in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto languages over his 46 year long career. Among his important movies were Ziddi (1973), which turned him into a leading actor, and But Shikan (1994), both recipients of Nigar Awards. His 1974 Punjabi film Khatarnak became one of the first Punjabi films to achieve Diamond Jubilee status, running for over 100 weeks in both Lahore and Karachi. He played leading roles till his last active years in the industry, including in Budha Gujjar (2002).