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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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    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
    6.4
    Short
    • The Man
    • 2011

    Credits

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    • Man in the Red Jacket
      • Bruce
      • Completed



    • The Last King (2024)
      The Last King
      Short
      • Reza
      • 2024
    • Marshall Manesh in Trial of God (2024)
      Trial of God
      Short
      • Detective
      • 2024
    • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
      Little America
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Abdul
      • 2022
    • Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch in Something from Tiffany's (2022)
      Something from Tiffany's
      6.2
      • 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
      4.2
      • 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
      5.4
      • Davidia Sikand
      • 2020
    • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
      NCIS: Los Angeles
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Older Afghan Man
      • 2020
    • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
      Good Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Bank Security Guard
      • 2019
    • Mickey Rourke, Janel Parrish, Prem Singh, and Michael Pugliese in Tiger (2018)
      Tiger
      4.9
      • Kulwant
      • 2018
    • Ernie Hudson and Valarie Pettiford in The Family Business (2018)
      The Family Business
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Omar Shah
      • 2018
    • Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Cedric Yarbrough, Kyla Kenedy, Mason Cook, and Micah Fowler in Speechless (2016)
      Speechless
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Juror #2
      • 2018
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • President Aman Haddad
      • 2016
    • The Next Big Thing (2016)
      The Next Big Thing
      6.6
      • Mr. Shah
      • 2016
    • Denise Richards and Jennifer Taylor in A Life Lived (2016)
      A Life Lived
      5.5
      • Danesh
      • 2016

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    • Marshall Manesh in Trial of God (2024)
      Trial of God
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      • Director
      • 2024

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • August 16, 1950
      • Mashhad, Iran
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      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.
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      • Behrooz

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