Dec 25, 1936 - Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian-born film producer and director. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards.
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| Movie | 1963 | The Householder | Extra | |
| Movie | 2024 | Merchant Ivory | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | N/A | James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Royal Indian Man | |
| Movie | 2005 | A Tribute To Ismail Merchant | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1983 | Heat and Dust | Indish Guy (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1984 | The Wandering Company | Self | |
| Movie | 2001 | Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | The Song of the Little Road | Self | |
| Movie | 1965 | Shakespeare-Wallah | Theater Owner (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1970 | Bombay Talkie | Fate Machine Producer | |
| Movie | 2001 | Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw | Self | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey | Self | |
| Movie | 1989 | Slaves of New York | Party Guest (uncredited) |
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| Movie | 1993 | The Remains of the Day | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1986 | A Room with a View | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1992 | Howards End | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1987 | Maurice | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2003 | Le Divorce | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1999 | Cotton Mary | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2001 | The Mystic Masseur | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1988 | The Perfect Murder | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1994 | In Custody | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | The Proprietor | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | The Wild Party | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1969 | The Guru | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1977 | Roseland | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1983 | The Courtesans of Bombay | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1995 | Feast of July | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1995 | Lumière & Company | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2005 | Heights | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1988 | The Deceivers | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1996 | Surviving Picasso | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1983 | The Courtesans of Bombay | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1983 | The Courtesans of Bombay | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1975 | Autobiography of a Princess | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1961 | The Creation of Woman | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1978 | Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1983 | Heat and Dust | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1965 | Shakespeare-Wallah | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1972 | Savages | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1979 | The Europeans | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1973 | Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1972 | Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1980 | Jane Austen in Manhattan | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2005 | The White Countess | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1970 | Bombay Talkie | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1981 | Quartet | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1963 | The Householder | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2004 | Thank You, Doctor Rey | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1976 | Sweet Sounds | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1994 | Street Musicians of Bombay | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1974 | Mahatma and the Mad Boy | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | Mrs. Dalloway | Thanks | Crew |
| Movie | 1974 | Mahatma and the Mad Boy | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2000 | The Golden Bowl | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1984 | The Bostonians | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1989 | Slaves of New York | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1990 | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1986 | My Little Girl | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1985 | Noon Wine | Executive Producer | Production |
