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Shelly Desai
Born: 3rd Dec 1935 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India - Died 10th Feb 2026
Dept: Acting
Shelly Desai (December 3, 1935 – February 10, 2026) was an Indian character actor, known to TV audiences for his recurring roles on the FX series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and TNT’s Men of a Certain Age.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 56
Film: 34 (61%)
Television: 22 (39%)
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Filmography
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A dead youth is trapped in purgatory. She wants to come back to life, absorbing the lives of those visiting the cemetery. ... view
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Boris
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San Diego radio host Dave Rickards is accused of stealing his partner's encyclopedia, triggering a comedic misadventure co-starring Bob Costas, Dom Ir ... view
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As herself
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A dead youth is trapped in purgatory. She wants to come back to life, absorbing the lives of those visiting the cemetery. ... view
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Mar 2023 (first aired)
Explore different periods of human history through a variety of sketches. ... view
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25-Year Old Man (1 ep.)
Jul 2017 (first aired)
Best friends Raven and Chelsea, now both divorced mothers, are raising their children in a house together. Their house is turned upside down when they ... view
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Old Man (1 ep.)
Jan 2016 (first aired)
Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown—however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an ... view
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Allen (1 ep.)
2015
Two flunky Janitors in an Arctic Lab perform unauthorized experiments transporting them to a beach dream world in Malibu California w/50 beautiful you ... view
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John Makshanoff
2015
Security guard Paul Blart is headed to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter Maya before she departs for college. While ... view
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Khan Mubi
Sep 2014 (first aired)
After being the subject of an embarrassing viral video, a self-involved 20-something enlists the help of a marketing expert to revamp her image in the ... view
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Janitor (uncredited) (1 ep.)
2012
A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program. ... view
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Miguel
Dec 2009 (first aired)
Three male friends experience the changes and challenges of midlife. ... view
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Carlos (7 ep.)
Sep 2009 (first aired)
Smart-mouthed superspy Sterling Archer and his dysfunctional team of secret agents turn dangerous missions into messy misadventures around the globe. ... view
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Crenshaw (voice) (1 ep.)
2009
HOW TO BE A SERIAL KILLER is the story of Mike Wilson, a charismatic, educated, and articulate young man who has found his life's purpose in extermina ... view
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Detective #1
2009
After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss, who ... view
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Sanjay
2008
Immigrants, their American relatives and government officials deal with the stress of living in a post 9-11 world. ... view
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Hari Chande
2007
Three bumbling Army reservists are hustled onto a plane headed for combat in Iraq -- but the fact that the plane drops them in Mexico doesn't stop the ... view
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Farmer
Sep 2006 (first aired)
Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable sense of style. When publishing m ... view
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Jorge (1 ep.)
May 2006 (first aired)
Junior corporate lawyer Nick Case shares his insights regarding his competitive relationship with best bud and roommate Jake Galvin, a likable former ... view
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Mr. Chowdari (1 ep.)
2006
On Christmas Eve in the Arizona desert, a middle-aged man and an old woman contemplate suicide. But through chance run-ins with strangers and perhaps ... view
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Janitor
Aug 2005 (first aired)
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfo ... view
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Hwang (3 ep.)
Jul 2005 (first aired)
An elite multi-agency taskforce tracks down Los Angeles's 100 most wanted fugitives as they struggle to balance their work and personal lives. ... view
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Owner (1 ep.)
2002
Two elderly criminals spend their final night in Los Angeles, California at the Golden Eagle Hotel prior to their departure to Las Vegas, Nevada, to l ... view
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John #2
2001
In a quiet suburban community where everything is peaceful and in its place, a single crack has just appeared. Angie and Russ are a young married coup ... view
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Storage Man
Oct 2000 (first aired)
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by ... view
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Chuck (2 ep.)
Oct 2000 (first aired)
The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the ... view
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Salid (1 ep.)
Sep 2000 (first aired)
The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of their lives. They explore the many trials and tribulat ... view
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Cab Driver (1 ep.)
1999
A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and ... view
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Taxi Driver
1999
Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagul ... view
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Cabbie
1996
Pittsburgh cop Mike Justus is kicked off the force and moves away to relax in sunny Los Angeles. Unfortunately his dream retirement turns out to be a ... view
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Rasool Hadifar
1996
A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize ... view
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Hindu
1996
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device. ... view
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Cloaked Figure
1996
A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scienti ... view
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Sharif
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but sus ... view
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Motel Operator (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened e ... view
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Cabbie (1 ep.)
1994
Advertising exec Natalie engages in a passionate, but brief, love affair with a stranger named Kurt. When Natalie returns to her boyfriend, she finds ... view
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Mr. Bagdasarian
1994
When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future ... view
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Mini-Mart Clerk
Original title: Il silenzio dei prosciutti
1994
Rookie FBI agent Jo Dee Foster has been assigned to work on the case of the Psycho Killer, a psycho killer who has psycho-killed over 120 people. But ... view
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Trick
1993
Eddie Presley is a down on his luck ex-Elvis impersonator. With his days of fromer glory performing in small to medium-sized clubs behind him, he's st ... view
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Walley
1992
Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the op ... view
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Shimera
Aug 1992 (first aired)
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best fr ... view
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Habib (1 ep.)
1991
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumsta ... view
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East Indian Motel Clerk
1990
A former probationary officer who is a patient at a mental asylum escapes and prowls the city, looking for victims whose blood may cure the blood dise ... view
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Police in Warehouse
1990
Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison. ... view
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Convict
1989
A former 'Sonny and Cher' dancer tries to pull her life together when social services threaten to take her daughter away from her. ... view
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Bagdasarisa
Sep 1987 (first aired)
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new world ... view
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V'Sal (1 ep.)
1987
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps ... view
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Mr. Verrous
Mar 1985 (first aired)
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, ... view
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Customer #3 (1 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. D ... view
Character:
Clerk (1 ep.)
Jan 1983 (first aired)
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as ... view
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Rajiv (1 ep.)
Oct 1982 (first aired)
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed F ... view
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Ahjai Sihkan (1 ep.)
1982
A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent. ... view
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Kahsa
Jan 1981 (first aired)
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station. ... view
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Shopkeeper (1 ep.)
1979
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winne ... view
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Fedora Mobster #1
1977
A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find ... view
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Other Inmate
1974
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the gr ... view
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Dental Health Volunteer (uncredited)
1971
The police suspect that a drug and forced-prostitution ring is behind the recent spate of kidnappings and disappearances, but so far they've been unab ... view
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Jean's Companion at the Club