Ranjit Chowdhry

Birthday: 1955-09-19
Deathday: 2020-04-15
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Ranjit Chowdhry (September 19, 1955 – April 15, 2020) was an Indian character actor, known for his roles in television, movies, and theatre. Early in his career, he had prominent parts in Hindi comedies. After moving to the United States in the 1980s, Chowdhry starred in the English language films Lonely in America (1990) and Sam & Me (1991), the latter of which he also wrote. He would go on to have supporting roles in films such as Mississippi Masala, It Could Happen to You, Camilla, Girl 6, I'm Not Rappaport, Autumn in New York, and Last Holiday. He is also remembered for his two appearances on The Office as Vikram, a wise telemarketer and former surgeon who briefly works with Michael.

Credits

Year Title Character
2014-12-12 On Golden Years
2011-09-30 Breakaway Mr. Patel Senior
2006-10-15 Kettle of Fish Doorman
2006-01-13 Last Holiday Dr. Gupta
2002-10-25 Bollywood/Hollywood Rocky
2000-10-12 King of the Jungle Mr. Sith
2000-08-11 Autumn in New York Fakir
1999-06-08 Coming Soon Afshin
1998-09-13 Such a Long Journey Pavement Artist
1998-08-08 Too Tired to Die Cab Driver
1998-07-12 My Own Country
1997-08-22 Fire Mundu
1997-02-28 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Babu
1996-12-24 I'm Not Rappaport Kamir
1996-03-22 Girl 6 Indian Shopkeeper
1995-09-22 Bleeding Hearts Fred Ghosh
1995-05-12 The Perez Family Indian Immigration Official
1994-11-25 Camilla Officer Kapur
1994-10-22 Boozecan Snake
1994-07-16 It Could Happen to You Mr. Patel
1994-01-26 Bandit Queen Shiv Narain
1991-09-18 Mississippi Masala Anil
1991-05-01 Sam & Me Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
1990-09-30 Lonely in America Arun
1981-03-19 Chakra Benwa
1980-02-26 Khubsoorat Jagan Gupta
1979-04-13 Baton Baton Mein Sabhi Perreira
1978-01-06 Khatta Meetha Russie Mistry