Marshall Manesh (born August 16, 1950) is an Iranian-American actor.

Biography

Manesh's debut film was ''

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. He has appeared in more than 100 feature films, in television projects, and in more than 40 commercials. Manesh has appeared in recurring roles on the

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'', '' Scrubs'', '' Andy Barker, P.I.'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and, most notably, ''

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'', where he played taxi driver Ranjit. Though Ranjit was depicted as

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in the series, Manesh delivered several lines in his native

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. He has also guest starred on many shows, including ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'', '' Persons Unknown'', ''

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'', '' Scrubs'', '' ER'', '' JAG'', ''

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'', '' Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life'' and ''

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''. Manesh has acted in several

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s, including ''

'', '' Stealing Harvard'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Poseidon Adventure'', '' Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (with fellow Iranian-descended actor and friend

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), '' Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero'', and the

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western '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night''. He made a cameo appearance as the cab driver on

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". He served as a judge at the 6th annual Noor Iranian Film Festival.

Selected filmography

*''Checkpoint'' (1987) .... Abe *''Guests of Hotel Astoria'' (1989) .... Dr. Parto *''

'' (1994) .... Jamal Khaled *''

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'' (1996) .... Sheik *''

'' (1996) .... Malik *'' Univers'l'' (1997) *''

'' (1998) .... Doctor *''Word of Mouth'' (1999) .... Hertzog *''Wasted in Babylon'' (1999) .... Land Lord *'' The Last Producer'' (2000) .... Cabbie *''Face the Music'' (2000) .... Indian Man *''Guardian'' (2001) .... Iraqi Colonel *'' Showtime'' (2002) .... Convenience Store Owner *''Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool'' (2002) *'' Stealing Harvard'' (2002) .... Toy Store Manager *'' Hidalgo'' (2004) .... Camel Skinner *''

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'' (2004) .... Cabbie *''

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'' (2004) .... Janitor (uncredited) *'' The L.A. Riot Spectacular'' (2005) .... Nephi *'' Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' (2005) .... Shaif Al-Rafi *'' Car Babes'' (2006) .... Babu Gulab *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) .... Sri Sumbhajee *'' Carts'' (2007) .... Fab *'' The Onion Movie'' (2008) .... Announcer (uncredited) *''Pants on Fire'' (2008) .... Aram *'' Crossing Over'' (2009) .... Sanjar Baraheri *''

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'' (2009) .... Slave Trader *''The Things We Carry'' (2009) .... Manager *''Tom Cool'' (2009) .... Mr. Azu *''Pickin' & Grinnin (2012) .... Clerk *''Commander and Chief'' (2012) .... Sheikh *'' Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'' (2012) .... Indian Man *'' Afternoon Delight'' (2013) .... Taxi Driver *''All American Christmas Carol'' (2013) .... Car Salesman *'' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' (2014) .... Hossein 'The Junkie' *'' Shirin in Love'' (2014) .... Nader *''Benjamin Troubles'' (2015) .... Genie *'' Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero'' (2016) .... Mehdi the Butcher *'' A Life Lived'' (2016) .... Danesh *''The Next Big Thing'' (2016) .... Mr. Shah *''

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'' (2018) .... Kulwant

References

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