Marshall Manesh (born August 16, 1950 in Mechhed, Iran) is an Iranian-American actor.
He moved to the USA in The '70s. He is best known for How I Met Your Mother, The Big Lebowski, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Film Roles
- Checkpoint as Abe
- Guests Of Hotel Astoria as Dr. Parto
- True Lies as Jamal Khaled
- Barb Wire as Sheik
- Kazaam as Malik
- The Big Lebowski as Doctor
- Word Of Mouth as Hertzog
- Wasted In Babylon as Land Lord
- The Last Producer as Cabbie
- Face The Music as Indian Man
- Guardian as Iraqi Colonel
- Showtime as Convenience Store Owner
- Stealing Harvard as Toy Store Manager
- Hidalgo as Camel Skinner
- Raise Your Voice as Cabbie
- Surviving Christmas as Janitor (Uncredited Role)
- The LA Riot Spectacular as Nephi
- Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World as Shaif Al-Rafi
- Car Babes as Babu Gulab
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Sumbhajee
- Carts as Fab
- The Onion Movie as Announcer (Uncredited Role)
- Pants On Fire as Aram
- Crossing Over as Sanjar Baraheri
- Year One as Slave Trader
- The Things We Carry as Manager
- Life Blood as Steve
- Tom Cool as Mr. Azu
- Pickin And Grinnin as Clerk
- Afternoon Delight as Taxi Driver
- A Life Lived as Danesh
- The Next Big Thing as Mr. Shah
- The Last Conception as Davidia Sikand
- Playing With Stars as Khazaei
Television Roles
- Diagnosis: Murder as Maitre'd (1 episode)
- Suddenly Susan as Bruzzi (1 episode)
- Brooklyn South as Tenant (1 episode)
- Pacific Blue as Cab Driver (1 episode)
- The X-Files as Mr. Jank (1 episode)
- Nash Bridges as Tomas (1 episode)
- City Of Angels as Khalil Chaudry/Dr. Rajiv Chaudry (3 episodes)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Saleh Amir (1 episode)
- The Huntress as Jeff (1 episode)
- Judging Amy as Mr. Chelvan (1 episode)
- The Division (2001) as Abbas Zaid (1 episode)
- Alias as Rajive (1 episode)
- NYPD Blue as Mr. Yusef/Henry Petros (2 episodes)
- Will & Grace as Mr. Zamir (7 episodes)
- Entourage as Rolls Royce Manager (1 episode)
- Scrubs as Dr. Akbar (2 episodes)
- Joey as Lloyd (1 episode)
- JAG as Habib/Muslim Cleric (2 episodes)
- How I Met Your Mother as Ranji (21 episodes)
- Line Of Fire as Mosque Leader (1 episode)
- Boston Legal as George Keene (2 episodes)
- The Unit as Bijan (1 episode)
- Burn Notice as Anwar (1 episode)
- Journeyman as Garage Worker (1 episode)
- Raising the Bar as Hansour (1 episode)
- Valentine as Anil Jahrvi (2 episodes)
- ER as Babu (1 episode)
- Prison Break as Nandu Banerjee (1 episode)
- The Ex List as Cyrus's pa (1 episode)
- Svetlana (1 episode)
- Love Bites as Lorenzo (1 episode)
- Political Animals as Ambassador Amir Jobrani (1 episode)
- Guys With Kids as Redondo (1 episode)
- The League as Valet (1 episode)
- Hot in Cleveland as Ya'ari (1 episode)
- Good Luck Charlie as Arnie (1 episode)
- The Brink as Rafiq Massoud Sr. (5 episodes)
- Baskets as George (1 episode)
- Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life as Virgil (1 episode)
- Madam Secretary as Pres. Aman Haddad (1 episode)
- Speechless as Juror #2 (1 episode)
- Good Girls as Bank Security Guard (1 episode)
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Older Afghan Man (1 episode)
Video Game Roles
- Pirates Of The Caribbean At Worlds End as Sri Sumbhajee
