Gavin Packard

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Gavin Packard
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Born (1964-06-08)8 June 1964
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Vasai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actor
Years active 1988-2002

Gavin Packard (8 June 1964 – 18 May 2012) was an Indian actor of Irish descent noted for the villainous roles he portrayed in many Bollywood films of the 1990s like Mohra, Tadipaar and Chamatkar. He had also acted in several Malayalam films like Aayushkalam, Season, Aanaval Mothiram and Aryan. However, he left the industry in the early 2000s. He also appeared in 1989 Doordarshan Scifi Series Indradhanush.

Personal life

Packard was born on 8 June 1964 in the city of Kalyan in Maharashtra state.[citation needed] He was the eldest of the five children of Earl and Barbara Packard. His father was a computer expert and his mother was a Konkani Maharashtrian. His grandfather John Packard was an Irish American who had come to India in Bangalore as a member of the US Army and chose to settle there.[1]Packard was a national award winning bodybuilder and the winner of many state awards.[citation needed] In Bollywood, he was a trainer to Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty and Shera, Salman Khan's trainer.[2]

Packard and his wife mutually separated. Gavin has a daughter Erika Packard.[3] His final years were spent with Daryl Packard, his younger brother, in Kalyan.

Death

Packard died of respiratory disorder on 18 May 2012 and was buried at the St. Andrews Burial Grounds in Bandra the next day. Despite his long and notable cinematic career, the funeral was conspicuous by the absence of any representative from the film industry.[4][5][6]

Filmography

He made his debut onscreen through the Malayalam movie Aryan in 1988 in which he played the role of Martin, a local goon in Mumbai. His debut in Bollywood came in 1989 through Ilaaka. That year he also played the full length character of Fabien in P Padmarajan's Season, arguably his best cinematic performance.[1] His last film was Yeh Hai Jalwa released in 2002 and directed by David Dhawan.[7] He acted in nearly 60 films in English and Malayalam in a career that spanned nearly 15 years.[8]

Hindi films

Malayalam films

Film Year of Release Character
Aryan 1988 Martin
Season 1989 Fabian Ramirez
Aanaval Mothiram 1991 Alberto Fellini
Aayushkalam 1992 Benjamin Bruno
Jackpot 1993
Boxer 1996 Mukerji Dayal
Bhadrachalam (Telugu) 1995 Fighter

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