Person
Kumar Pallana
Acting · 1918–2013 · Indore, India
Biography
Kumar Valavhadas Pallana (December 23, 1918 – October 10, 2013) was an Indian-American character actor. He performed on television on the Mickey Mouse Club, The Ed Sullivan Show, and You Asked for It as a plate spinner and juggler. He is best known for playing significant characters in Wes Anderson's first three movies: Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). He also acted in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal (2004).
Known for
The Terminal
Gupta Rajan
The Royal Tenenbaums
Pagoda
Duplex
Indian Restaurant Owner
The Darjeeling Limited
Old Man
Rushmore
Mr. LittleJeans
Another Earth
Purdeep
Romance & Cigarettes
Kumar
10 Items or Less
Lee
Bottle Rocket
Kumar
Viva Zapata!
Soldier (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2019Black LicoriceKumar
- 2014Hamlet A.D.D.Kumar of India
- 2011Hollywood WhoresMagic Man
- 2011Another EarthPurdeep
- 2011Campus RadioYogi
- 2010Anjaana AnjaaniCoast Guard
- 2009First StepsSelf
- 2008The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'Self
- 2008The Gold BraceletDhinubhai
- 2007The Darjeeling LimitedOld Man
- 200610 Items or LessLee
- 2005Romance & CigarettesKumar
- 2005Bomb the SystemKumar Baba
- 2004The TerminalGupta Rajan
- 2003DuplexIndian Restaurant Owner
- 2002The Peter Bradley Show: 'The Royal Tenenbaums'Self
- 2001The Royal TenenbaumsPagoda
- 2000The Making of 'Rushmore'Self
- 1998RushmoreMr. LittleJeans
- 1996Bottle RocketKumar
- 1952Viva Zapata!Soldier (uncredited)
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