Sam Dastor

Sam Dastor (2 October 1941 – 5 June 2026) was an Indian-born British actor best known for his appearances in British television series.

Life and career Dastor was born in Bombay, Bombay Province, British India on 2 October 1941. He was raised in a Parsi family of Zoroastrian faith, though he later converted to Christianity. He graduated from the University of Cambridge and went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He subsequently joined the National Theatre, where he was under the direction of Sir Laurence Olivier. Other credits include Coronation Street (as Jimmy, a Weatherfield Market trader in October 1981), Crown Court (TV series) (18 episodes 1975-79 in which he played barrister Michael Bloom), Softly, Softly, Space: 1999, Blake's 7, Shoestring, Yes Minister, Fortunes of War, A Touch of Frost and Spooks.

He also narrated and voice-acted for a number of audiobooks and radio dramas.

Partial filmography Made (1972) – Mahdav Jinnah (1998) – Gandhi Such a Long Journey (1998) – Dinshawji The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) – Hal Ashby