Person
Shelly Desai
Acting · 1935–2026 · Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Biography
Shelly Desai (December 3, 1935 – February 10, 2026) was an Indian character actor, known to TV audiences for his recurring roles on the FX series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and TNT’s Men of a Certain Age.
Known for
ER
Cabbie
Hunter
Clerk
Star Trek: The Next Generation
V'Sal
The A-Team
Rajiv
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Hwang
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Chuck
Hill Street Blues
Shopkeeper
St. Elsewhere
Ahjai Sihkan
Girlfriends
Cab Driver
Archer
Crenshaw (voice)
Filmography
- 2023History of the World: Part II25-Year Old Man
- 2017Raven's HomeOld Man
- 2016BasketsAllen
- 2015Bikini InceptionJohn Makshanoff
- 2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2Khan Mubi
- 2014SelfieJanitor (uncredited)
- 2012Here Comes the BoomMiguel
- 2009Men of a Certain AgeCarlos
- 2009ArcherCrenshaw (voice)
- 2009How to Be a Serial KillerDetective #1
- 2009Bob FunkSanjay
- 2008The SeekersHari Chande
- 2007Delta FarceFarmer
- 2006Ugly BettyJorge
- 2006The Jake EffectMr. Chowdari
- 2006Midnight ClearJanitor
- 2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaHwang
- 2005WantedOwner
- 2002Night at the Golden EagleJohn #2
- 2001Everything Put TogetherStorage Man
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmChuck
- 2000The DistrictSalid
- 2000GirlfriendsCab Driver
- 1999For Love of the GameTaxi Driver
- 1999Forces of NatureCabbie
- 1996Street Corner JusticeRasool Hadifar
- 1996The Crow: City of AngelsHindu
- 1996Escape from L.A.Cloaked Figure
- 1996Barb WireSharif
- 1995Murder OneMotel Operator
- 1994ERCabbie
- 1994A Kiss GoodnightMr. Bagdasarian
- 1994CliffordMini-Mart Clerk
- 1994The Silence of the HamsTrick
- 1993Eddie PresleyWalley
- 1992ToysShimera
- 1992MartinHabib
- 1991Thelma & LouiseEast Indian Motel Clerk
- 1990Demon CopPolice in Warehouse
- 1990Maniac Cop 2Convict
- 1989A Sinful LifeBagdasarisa
- 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationV'Sal
- 1987Project XMr. Verrous
- 1985MoonlightingCustomer #3
- 1984HunterClerk
- 1983The A-TeamRajiv
- 1982St. ElsewhereAhjai Sihkan
- 1982QKahsa
- 1981Hill Street BluesShopkeeper
- 1979The Fish That Saved PittsburghFedora Mobster #1
- 1979Impostors
- 1977Short EyesOther Inmate
- 1974Phantom of the ParadiseDental Health Volunteer (uncredited)
- 1971GingerJean's Companion at the Club
- —The J-K ConspiracyAs herself
- —You're So Dead
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