Kumar Pallana

from Indore, India

Artwork for The TerminalImage of 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.

Timeline

2019Aged 101

  • Poster for Black Licorice

    Kumar

2014Aged 96

  • Poster for Hamlet A.D.D.

    Kumar of India

2011Aged 93

2010Aged 92

  • Poster for Anjaana Anjaani

    Coast Guard

2009Aged 91

2008Aged 90

  • Poster for The Gold Bracelet

    Dhinubhai

  • Poster for The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'

    Self

2007Aged 89

  • Poster for The Darjeeling Limited

    Old Man

2006Aged 88

  • Poster for Romance & Cigarettes

    Kumar

  • Poster for 10 Items or Less

    Lee

2005Aged 87

  • Poster for Bomb the System

    Kumar Baba

2004Aged 86

  • Poster for The Terminal

    Gupta Rajan

2003Aged 85

  • Poster for Duplex

    Indian Restaurant Owner

2002Aged 84

  • Poster for The Peter Bradley Show: 'The Royal Tenenbaums'

    Self

2001Aged 83

  • Poster for The Royal Tenenbaums

    Pagoda

2000Aged 82

  • Poster for The Making of 'Rushmore'

    Self

1998Aged 80

  • Poster for Rushmore

    Mr. LittleJeans

1996Aged 78

  • Poster for Bottle Rocket

    Kumar

1952Aged 34

  • Poster for Viva Zapata!

    Soldier (uncredited)