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).
Kumar Pallana's screen work to date leans strongly toward Comedy and Drama, a consistent thread across his credits so far.
Kumar Pallana's most notable role to date came in The Terminal (2004), where he played Gupta Rajan. He also appeared in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) as Pagoda. Most recently appeared in The Darjeeling Limited (2007) as Old Man.
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