Birthday: 1918-12-23
Deathday: 2013-10-10
Birthplace: Indore, India
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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).
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2019-10-24 | Black Licorice | Kumar |
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2014-04-10 | Hamlet A.D.D. | Kumar of India |
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2011-08-20 | Hollywood Whores | Magic Man |
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2011-07-22 | Another Earth | Purdeep |
| 2011-01-01 | Campus Radio | Yogi | |
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2010-09-24 | Anjaana Anjaani | Coast Guard |
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2008-01-01 | The Gold Bracelet | Dhinubhai |
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2007-09-07 | The Darjeeling Limited | Old Man |
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2006-09-11 | 10 Items or Less | Lee |
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2005-09-13 | Romance & Cigarettes | Kumar |
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2004-06-17 | The Terminal | Gupta Rajan |
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2003-09-26 | Duplex | Indian Restaurant Owner |
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2002-08-02 | Bomb the System | Kumar Baba |
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2001-10-05 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Pagoda |
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1998-12-11 | Rushmore | Mr. LittleJeans |
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1996-02-21 | Bottle Rocket | Kumar |
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1952-02-07 | Viva Zapata! | Soldier (uncredited) |