Ranjit Chowdhry
Acting
Born September 19, 1955, Mumbai, India
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
- 2014On Golden Years
- 2011Breakaway — Mr. Patel Senior
- Cupid — Psychiatrist
- 2006American Blend — Yogi
- 2006Kettle of Fish — Doorman
- 2006Last Holiday — Dr. Gupta
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury — Anji Reddy
- Prison Break — Dr. Marvin Gudat
- The Office — Vikram
- 2002Bollywood/Hollywood — Rocky
- 2000Autumn in New York — Fakir
- 2000King of the Jungle — Mr. Sith
- 1999Coming Soon — Afshin
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Hotel Manager
- Third Watch — Baboo
- 1998My Own Country — Vadivel
- 1998Such a Long Journey — Pavement Artist
- 1998Too Tired to Die — Cab Driver
- 1997Fire — Mundu
- 1997Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love — Babu
- 1996Girl 6 — Indian Shopkeeper
- 1996I'm Not Rappaport — Kamir
- 1995Bleeding Hearts — Fred Ghosh
- 1995The Perez Family — Indian Immigration Official
- 1994Bandit Queen — Shiv Narain
- 1994Boozecan — Snake
- 1994Camilla — Officer Kapur
- 1994It Could Happen to You — Mr. Patel
- 1991Mississippi Masala — Anil
- 1991Sam & Me — Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh, Screenplay
- 1990Lonely in America — Arun
- 1981Chakra — Benwa
- 1980Khubsoorat — Jagan Gupta
- 1979Baton Baton Mein — Sabhi Perreira
- 1978Khatta Meetha — Russie Mistry