Kumar Pallana
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...
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...
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Cast Credits
Black Licorice
as Kumar
Hamlet A.D.D.
as Kumar of India
Hollywood Whores
as Magic Man
Another Earth
as Purdeep
Campus Radio
as Yogi
Anjaana Anjaani
as Coast Guard
The Gold Bracelet
as Dhinubhai
The Darjeeling Limited
as Old Man
10 Items or Less
as Lee
Romance & Cigarettes
as Kumar
Bomb the System
as Kumar Baba
The Terminal
as Gupta Rajan
Duplex
as Indian Restaurant Owner
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Pagoda
Rushmore
as Mr. LittleJeans
Bottle Rocket
as Kumar
Viva Zapata!
as Soldier (uncredited)