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Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948)


Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) was born on October 2, 1869, into a Hindu Modh family in Porbanadar, Gujarat, India. His father, named Karamchand Gandhi, was the Chief Minister (diwan) of the city of Porbanadar. His mother, named Putlibai, was the fourth wife; the previous three wives died in childbirth... See full bio »

Died:

(age 78) in Delhi, India

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Filmography

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1971 Mera Gaon Mera Desh (philosophy: "If I Have To Choose Between Cowardice and Violence, I Will Choose Violence." - as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1969 Satyakam (philosophy - as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
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1983 Satyagraha (TV movie) (autobiography "Satyagraha" / as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (film dedicated to - as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1931 Mahatma Gandhi Talks (documentary short)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1919 Congress Session in Bombay (documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
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2012 Occupy Los Angeles (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 I Am (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
2008 Between Gandhi and Hitler (TV documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
2007 Infamous Assassinations (TV series)
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
2006 Bully & Rick (TV series)
 
2005 The World's Most Photographed
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
2005 Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Subhash Chandra Bose
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
2005 Churchill's Bodyguard (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Indira Gandhi: The Death of Mother India (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Get Up, Stand Up (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (video)
Himself (segment "Man in the Mirror)
 
2003 The Corporation (documentary)
Himself - During Salt March (uncredited)
 
2001 India: A Tribute - Guru to the World (video documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
History's Mysteries: Infamous Murders (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Legends, Icons & Superstars of the 20th Century (video documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
(as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1999 Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - #17 (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1999 The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1998 Tales of the Gun
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1998 Religions of the World
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1996 Ancient Mysteries (TV series documentary)
 
1996 The Churchills (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1996 Assassinations That Changed the World (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1996 100 Years of Olympic Glory (TV documentary)
Himself - Funeral (uncredited)
 
1994 The Century of Warfare
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1993 Assignment: India (video documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1993 Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 2: Assassination in the 20th Century (video documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1990 Heroes & Tyrants of the 20th Century: Gandhi (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1986 Mother Teresa (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1976 Shankar Dada
Himself (uncredited)
 
1975 Prem Kahani
Himself (uncredited)
 
1973 Life of Mahatma Gandhi (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1970 Men of Our Time: Gandhi (TV documentary short)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1968 Lord Mountbatten: A Man for the Century
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1968 Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869-1948 (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1965 Shaheed
Himself (uncredited)
 
1958 The Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
 
1957 Crisis in Asia (documentary short)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1953 Mahatma Gandhi- 20th Century Prophet (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1950 Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
1944 When Asia Speaks (documentary)
Himself (as Mahatma Gandhi)
 
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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

5 Biographical Movies  | 28 Print Biographies  | See more »


Alternate Names:

Mahatma Gandhi | Gandhi

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

An eye for an eye will only end up making the whole world blind. See more »

Trivia:

There is a district in Houston, Texas, with a high Indian population named after him. See more »

Trademark:

Pinze-nez glasses See more »

Nickname:

The Father of the (Indian) Nation See more »

Star Sign:

Libra