Kumar Pallana

Personal Info

Birthday

December 23, 1918

Day of Death

2013-10-10

(94 years old)

Place of Birth

Indore, India

Kumar Pallana

Biography

Indian character actor and vaudevillian. He performed on the Mickey Mouse Club as a plate spinner and juggler. His son, Dipak Pallana, created, owned and operated a cafe called the Cosmic Cup in Kumar’s home in Dallas, Texas; this is where he met Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson.

Known For

The Terminal

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Darjeeling Limited

Another Earth

Rushmore

Viva Zapata!

10 Items or Less

Bottle Rocket

Filmography

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