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 also acted in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal (2004).
The Terminal
(Gupta Rajan)
10 Items or Less
(Lee)
The Royal Tenenbaums
(Pagoda)
Campus Radio
(Yogi)
Romance & Cigarettes
(Kumar)
The Peter Bradley Show: 'The Royal Tenenbaums'
(Self)
The Darjeeling Limited
(Old Man)
Black Licorice
(Kumar)
Viva Zapata!
(Soldier (uncredited))
Another Earth
(Purdeep)
Anjaana Anjaani
(Coast Guard)
Bomb the System
(Kumar Baba)
Bottle Rocket
(Kumar)
Rushmore
(Mr. LittleJeans)
Hollywood Whores
(Magic Man)
Hamlet A.D.D.
(Kumar of India)
The Gold Bracelet
(Dhinubhai)
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
(Self)
First Steps
(Self)
The Making of 'Rushmore'
(Self)
Duplex
(Indian Restaurant Owner)