Question: What actor from Namkeen made their film debut in 1974?

Context articles: Shabana Azmi
Hüseyin Kemal Gürmen
The Golden Lotus (film)
Richard Jenkins
Namkeen
Sam Waterston on screen and stage
Elizabeth Banks
Tom Tellefsen
John Lithgow on screen and stage
Makkala Rajya

Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre.
 The daughter of poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actress Shaukat Azmi, she is an alumna of Film and Television Institute of India of Pune.
 Azmi made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of Parallel Cinema, a Bengali new-wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism and received government patronage during the times.
 Regarded as one of the finest actresses in India, Azmi's performances in films in a variety of genres have generally earned her praise and awards, which include a record of five wins of the National Film Award for Best Actress and several international honours.
 She has also received five Filmfare Awards, and was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.
 In 1988, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.
Hüseyin Kemal Gürmen (born 1901, Istanbul, Turkey; died March 1, 1974, Istanbul) was a Turkish theater and cinema actor.
 He made his debut at the Darülbedayi theater in 1918, and his film debut in 1919.
 By 1923, he was a nationally known actor.
The Golden Lotus is a 1974 Hong Kong sex film directed and written by Li Han-hsiang, and produced by Run Run Shaw.
 The film stars Peter Yang, Hu Jin, Tien Lie, and Chen Ping.
 Hong Kong Kung fu star Jackie Chan made his film debut in this film and had a minor role as Brother Yun.
 It is based on the novel of the same name by Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.
 The film premiered in Hong Kong on 17 January 1974.
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor.
 Jenkins began his acting career in theatre at the Trinity Repertory Company and later made his film debut in 1974.
 He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles.
 His first major role did not come until the early 2000s, in which he played the deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series "Six Feet Under".
 Jenkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for "The Visitor" and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for "Olive Kitteridge".
Namkeen (Devanāgarī: नमकीन, English: Salty), 1982 Hindi film, directed by Gulzar, with Sharmila Tagore, Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi and Waheeda Rehman as leads.
 It was yet another movie by Gulzar made on some very sensitive but untouched aspects of Indian society especially in rural areas.
 The story "Akal Basant" was by Samaresh Basu on whose story, Gulzar had previously made "Kitaab" (1977).
Sam Waterston is an American actor who made his film debut in the 1965 drama "The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean".
 Waterston has appeared in numerous films, television shows as well as on stage during his career.
 One of his early film roles was as a shoe salesman in the television drama film "The Glass Menagerie" (1973), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
 Waterston went on to appear as bond salesman Nick Carraway in the 1974 feature film version of "The Great Gatsby", which earned him two Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and New Star of the Year.
Elizabeth Irene Banks (née Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress, director, and producer.
 Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film "Surrender Dorothy" (1998), and is known for her roles in such films as "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001), Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–2007), "Seabiscuit" (2003), "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005), "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" (2008), "Role Models" (2008), "The Next Three Days" (2010), "Pitch Perfect" (2012), "The Lego Movie" (2014), and "The Hunger Games" film series (2012–2015).
 In 2014, she portrayed Melinda Ledbetter, the girlfriend and later wife of the Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, in the biographical drama "Love & Mercy" and made her directorial debut with "Pitch Perfect 2", whose $69M opening weekend gross set a record for a first-time director.
Tom Tellefsen (30 October 1931 – 17 January 2012) was a Norwegian actor.
 He was born in Asker.
 He was married to actress Rut Tellefsen from 1955 to 1962.
 He made his film debut in 1949, in Arne Skouen's "Gategutter", and also played in "Circus Fandango" from 1954 and "Blodveien" from 1955.
 His stage debut was at Det Norske Teatret in 1959, and he worked at this theatre until his retirement in 2001.
 Among his later films are "Smuglere" from 1968, "Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland" from 1970, "Bør Børson Jr." and "Kimen" from 1974 and "Hard asfalt" from 1986.
 He also contributed to television and radio.
American actor and voice actor John Lithgow made his film debut in the comedy-drama "" (1972).
 He has since then appeared in over 50 films, countless television projects and on stage.
 Lithgow's first appearance on stage came in 1973, in a Broadway production of "The Changing Room" by David Storey, for which he won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play and a Drama Desk Award.
 Some of his other theater work he performed in were "My Fat Friend" (1974), "Trelawny of the 'Wells'" (1975) and the 1976 plays "A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton", "Secret Service" and "Boy Meets Girl".
 Lithgow subsequently acted in films such as "Obsession" (1976), "The Big Fix" (1978), the 1979 films "All That Jazz" with Roy Scheider and "Rich Kids", "Blow Out" (1981) starring John Travolta and "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" (1982).
Makkala Rajya (Kannada: ಮಕ್ಕಳ ರಾಜ್ಯ ) is a 1960 Kannada film directed and co-produced by B. R. Panthulu.
 The film starred Panthulu besides M. V. Rajamma who also was the producer, along with Narasimharaju and Balakrishna in other pivotal roles.
 The Tamil veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan made a brief guest appearance and actor Umesh made his film debut with this film.
 Another famous Tamil character actor Nagesh made his debut in Kannada films through this film.
 Acclaimed director Puttanna Kanagal had assisted Panthulu for this film.