Ranjit Chowdhry
Born: 1955-09-19 in Mumbai, India
Died: 2020-04-15
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ranjit Chowdhry (September 19, 1955 – April 15, 2020) was an Indian character actor, known for his roles in television, movies, and theatre. Early in his career, he had prominent parts in Hindi comedies. After moving to the United States in the 1980s, Chowdhry starred in the English language films Lonely in America (1990) and Sam & Me (1991), the latter of which he also wrote. He would go on to have supporting roles in films such as Mississippi Masala, It Could Happen to You, Camilla, Girl 6, I'm Not Rappaport, Autumn in New York, and Last Holiday. He is also remembered for his two appearances on The Office as Vikram, a wise telemarketer and former surgeon who briefly works with Michael.
Filmography
2014
2011
- Breakaway as Mr. Patel Senior
2009
- Cupid as Psychiatrist
2006
- Last Holiday as Dr. Gupta
- Kettle of Fish as Doorman
2005
- Prison Break as Dr. Marvin Gudat
- The Office as Vikram
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Anji Reddy
2002
- Bollywood/Hollywood as Rocky
2000
- Autumn in New York as Fakir
- King of the Jungle as Mr. Sith
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Hotel Manager
- Third Watch as Baboo
- Coming Soon as Afshin
1998
- Too Tired to Die as Cab Driver
- My Own Country
1997
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love as Babu
- Fire as Mundu
1996
- Girl 6 as Indian Shopkeeper
- I'm Not Rappaport as Kamir
1995
- Bleeding Hearts as Fred Ghosh
- The Perez Family as Indian Immigration Official
1994
- It Could Happen to You as Mr. Patel
- Camilla as Officer Kapur
- Bandit Queen as Shiv Narain
- Boozecan as Snake
1991
- Mississippi Masala as Anil
- Sam & Me as Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
1990
- Lonely in America as Arun
1981
- Chakra as Benwa
1980
- Khubsoorat as Jagan Gupta
1979
- Baton Baton Mein as Sabhi Perreira
1978
- Khatta Meetha as Russie Mistry