"With light skin, blue eyes and blond hair, which later turned bright white, Mr. Alter was an incongruous figure in Bollywood. But he spoke Hindi and Urdu fluently" - the child and grandchild of Presbyterian missionaries from Ohio, he was born and raised in India - "making him a natural fit for roles like slick diplomats, British colonials, priests and police officers." He appeared in more than 300 films in Hindi, Urdu, and other languages, and had a notable career as a stage and television actor as well.
Article source here:Arts Journal
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