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Marshall Manesh

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Marshall Manesh
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Marshall Manesh was born in Iran. He lost his father at an early age and was raised by his beloved mother, whom he feels he got his strength from to make it in show biz. He came to the United States in the mid '70s and joined the Persian Theater Group and traveled extensively through out the US, Canada and Europe for 8 years. His debut film was "True Lies" as Jamal Khaled, directed by James Cameron. Marshall has done more than 100 feature films, television projects and more than 40 commercials. He had a recurring roles on Will & Grace as Mr. Zamir, How I Met Your Mother as Ranjit, Scrubs as Dr. Akbar, and was also a series regular on Andy Barker P.I.
BornAugust 16, 1950
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Marshall Manesh & Harlod Ramis On the set of Year One
Jack Black and Marshall Manesh
Omar Sharif and Marshall Manesh
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Eddie Murphy and Marshall Manesh in Showtime (2002)
Debra Messing and Marshall Manesh in Will & Grace (1998)
Neil Patrick Harris and Marshall Manesh in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Marshall Manesh, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Marshall Manesh and Sheila Vand in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Marshall Manesh and William Zabka in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Alyson Hannigan, Marshall Manesh, and Jason Segel in How I Met Your Mother (2005)

Known for:

Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski
8.1
  • Doctor
  • 1998
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
7.1
  • Sumbhajee
  • 2007
Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
How I Met Your Mother
8.3
TV Series
  • Ranjit
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2011)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
6.7
Short
  • The Man
  • 2011

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  • The Last King
    • Reza
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Man in the Red Jacket
    • Bruce
    • Post-production
  • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
    Little America
    • Abdul
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch in Something from Tiffany's (2022)
    Something from Tiffany's
    • Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • The Greatest of All Tina (2022)
    The Greatest of All Tina
    • Dr. Morvareed
    • 2022
  • Playing with Stars (2021)
    Playing with Stars
    • Khazaei
    • 2021
  • Veena Bidasha, Marshall Manesh, Molly Ava, Christopher Zaferis, Kanti Chowdhury, Gabriel Constans, Callie Schuttera, Nazanin Mandi, Lovlee Carroll, Gabriela Ledesma, Josh George, and Matt Richards in The Last Conception (2020)
    The Last Conception
    • Davidia Sikand
    • 2020
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
    • Older Afghan Man
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
    Good Girls
    • Bank Security Guard
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Mickey Rourke, Janel Parrish, Prem Singh, and Michael Pugliese in Tiger (2018)
    Tiger
    • Kulwant
    • 2018
  • Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Cedric Yarbrough, Kyla Kenedy, Mason Cook, and Micah Fowler in Speechless (2016)
    Speechless
    • Juror #2
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    • President Aman Haddad
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • The Next Big Thing (2016)
    The Next Big Thing
    • Mr. Shah
    • 2016
  • Denise Richards and Jennifer Taylor in A Life Lived (2016)
    A Life Lived
    • Danesh
    • 2016
  • Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016)
    Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
    • Mehdi the Butcher
    • 2016
  • Justin Bartha, Meaghan Rath, Charlie Saxton, James Earl, and Jack Cutmore-Scott in Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (2016)
    Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
    • Virgil
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Baskets (2016)
    Baskets
    • George
    • TV Series
    • 2016
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Official Trailer
Crossing Over: Trailer
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Crossing Over: Trailer
Tiger
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Tiger
All American Christmas Carol
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All American Christmas Carol
Life Blood
Trailer 1:31
Life Blood
Carts
Trailer 1:31
Carts
The Next Big Thing - Trailer
Trailer 2:03
The Next Big Thing - Trailer
A Life Lived
Trailer 1:04
A Life Lived

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    • Marshal Manesh
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • August 16, 1950
    • Mashhad, Iran
  • Other works
    Music video: "Hung Up" by Madonna (2005)

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    Shares a birthday with Madonna, T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence Of Arabia) and James Cameron.
  • Nickname
    • Behrooz

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