Which star of Checkmate was also known for playing the Wazir in the film "Kismet"?
Sebastian Cabot (actor) Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot (6 July 1918 – 22 August 1977) was an English film and television actor, best remembered as the gentleman's gentleman, Giles French, opposite Brian Keith's character, William "Uncle Bill" Davis, in the CBS-TV sitcom "Family Affair" (1966–1971). He was also known for playing the Wazir in the film "Kismet" (1955) and Dr. Carl Hyatt in the CBS-TV series "Checkmate" (1960–1962).
Kismet (musical) Kismet is a musical with lyrics and musical adaptation (as well as some original music) by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, and a book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, based on "Kismet", the 1911 play by Edward Knoblock. The story concerns a wily poet who talks his way out of trouble several times; meanwhile, his beautiful daughter meets and falls in love with the young Caliph.