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My Take
Erick Avari is one of those faces you recognize instantly even if you cannot place the name, and I mean that as the highest compliment. He brought real gravitas to Kasuf in Stargate, a role he reprised for the SG-1 series, and he popped up in The Mummy and Independence Day with the same grounded presence. What I admire is his range across cultures and accents, the product of a genuinely international upbringing from Darjeeling onward. He is the consummate working actor, the reliable guest star who makes a single-episode appearance feel like it mattered. Genre television is richer for having him.
Overview
Erick Avari (born April 13, 1952, in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India) is an Indian-American actor known for a prolific career in film and television. He is recognized for roles in genre favorites including Stargate and its spin-off series, The Mummy, and Independence Day. A frequent presence in science-fiction and fantasy productions, he has accumulated a long list of supporting credits across decades of American film and TV.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Erick Avari
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・アヴァリ
- Reading
- えりっく・あゔぁり
- Born
- April 13, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Screenwriter / Stage actor / Film actor / Television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- North Point High School
- University
- University of Charleston
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.