Kumar Pallana
- Acting
- December 23, 1918 · Indore, India
- October 10, 2013
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
Filmography
- Black Licorice · Kumar
- Hamlet A.D.D. · Kumar of India
- Hollywood Whores · Magic Man
- Another Earth · Purdeep
- Campus Radio · Yogi
- Anjaana Anjaani · Coast Guard
- First Steps · Self
- The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' · Self
- The Gold Bracelet · Dhinubhai
- The Darjeeling Limited · Old Man
- 10 Items or Less · Lee
- Romance & Cigarettes · Kumar
- Bomb the System · Kumar Baba
- The Terminal · Gupta Rajan
- Duplex · Indian Restaurant Owner
- The Peter Bradley Show: 'The Royal Tenenbaums' · Self
- The Royal Tenenbaums · Pagoda
- The Making of 'Rushmore' · Self
- Rushmore · Mr. LittleJeans
- Bottle Rocket · Kumar
- Viva Zapata! · Soldier (uncredited)