Portrait of Sabu

Acting

Sabu

Career

Active from 1937 to 2008, with a break from 1965 to 2007, busiest in 1956 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sabu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.0, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Adventure 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Exotic Setting 2
  • Hero's Journey 2
  • Wholesome 2
  • World Immersion 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Jungle Adventure 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad (2008)

as Abu (archival footage)

1960s

4 titles · average score 51
A Tiger Walks
A Tiger Walks (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ram Singh

Rampage
Rampage (1963)
GoodWatch score 46

as Talib

Mistress of the World - Part I
Mistress of the World - Part I (1960)

as Lin-Chor

Mistress of the World - Part II
Mistress of the World - Part II (1960)

as Lin-Chor

1950s

7 titles
Sabu and the Magic Ring
Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)

as Sabu, the stable boy

Jungle Hell
Jungle Hell (1956)

as Sabu the Jungle Boy

Jaguar
Jaguar (1956)

as Juano

The Black Panther
The Black Panther (1956)

as Sabu the Jungle Boy

The Treasure of Bengal
The Treasure of Bengal (1953)

as Ainur

Hello Elephant
Hello Elephant (1952)

as Sultan of Nagore

Savage Drums
Savage Drums (1951)

as Tipo Tairu

1940s

10 titles · average score 67
Song of India
Song of India (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ramdar

Man-Eater of Kumaon
Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Narain

Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Young General

The End of the River
The End of the River (1947)

as Manoel

Tangier
Tangier (1946)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pepe

Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kado

White Savage
White Savage (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

as Orano

Jungle Book
Jungle Book (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mowgli

Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ali Ben Ali

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

as Abu

1930s

2 titles · average score 75
The Drum
The Drum (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prince Azim

Elephant Boy
Elephant Boy (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

as Toomai