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
Romance & Cigarettes
Kumar
Duplex
Indian Restaurant Owner
Rushmore
Mr. LittleJeans
The Darjeeling Limited
Old Man
10 Items or Less
Lee
Another Earth
Purdeep
Viva Zapata!
Soldier (uncredited)
Bottle Rocket
Kumar
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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