Actor profile

Kumar Pallana

23rd December 1918 Indore, India Acting

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).

21 Movies 0 TV Shows 21 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Black Licorice poster

Black Licorice 24th October 2019 as Kumar

Hamlet A.D.D. poster

Hamlet A.D.D. 10th April 2014 as Kumar of India

Hollywood Whores poster

Hollywood Whores 20th August 2011 as Magic Man

Another Earth poster

Another Earth 22nd July 2011 as Purdeep

Campus Radio 1st January 2011 as Yogi

Anjaana Anjaani poster

Anjaana Anjaani 24th September 2010 as Coast Guard

First Steps 1st January 2009 as Self

The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' poster

The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' 16th December 2008 as Self

The Gold Bracelet poster

The Gold Bracelet 1st January 2008 as Dhinubhai

The Darjeeling Limited poster

The Darjeeling Limited 7th September 2007 as Old Man

10 Items or Less poster

10 Items or Less 11th September 2006 as Lee

Romance & Cigarettes poster

Romance & Cigarettes 13th September 2005 as Kumar

Bomb the System poster

Bomb the System 27th May 2005 as Kumar Baba

The Terminal poster

The Terminal 17th June 2004 as Gupta Rajan

Duplex poster

Duplex 26th September 2003 as Indian Restaurant Owner

The Peter Bradley Show: 'The Royal Tenenbaums' poster

The Peter Bradley Show: 'The Royal Tenenbaums' 9th July 2002 as Self

The Royal Tenenbaums poster

The Royal Tenenbaums 5th October 2001 as Pagoda

The Making of 'Rushmore' poster

The Making of 'Rushmore' 25th January 2000 as Self

Rushmore poster

Rushmore 11th December 1998 as Mr. LittleJeans

Bottle Rocket poster

Bottle Rocket 21st February 1996 as Kumar

Viva Zapata! poster

Viva Zapata! 7th February 1952 as Soldier (uncredited)

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