Acting

Kumar Pallana

Born 1918-12-23

Indore, India

Department: Acting

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).

2005

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (21 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Black Licorice	Kumar	Movie	2019
Hamlet A.D.D.	Kumar of India	Movie	2014
Hollywood Whores	Magic Man	Movie	2011
Another Earth	Purdeep	Movie	2011
Campus Radio	Yogi	Movie	2011
Anjaana Anjaani	Coast Guard	Movie	2010
First Steps	Self	Movie	2009
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'	Self	Movie	2008
The Gold Bracelet	Dhinubhai	Movie	2008
The Darjeeling Limited	Old Man	Movie	2007
10 Items or Less	Lee	Movie	2006
Romance & Cigarettes	Kumar	Movie	2005
Bomb the System	Kumar Baba	Movie	2005
The Terminal	Gupta Rajan	Movie	2004
Duplex	Indian Restaurant Owner	Movie	2003
The Peter Bradley Show: 'The Royal Tenenbaums'	Self	Movie	2002
The Royal Tenenbaums	Pagoda	Movie	2001
The Making of 'Rushmore'	Self	Movie	2000
Rushmore	Mr. LittleJeans	Movie	1998
Bottle Rocket	Kumar	Movie	1996
Viva Zapata!	Soldier (uncredited)	Movie	1952