Shelly Desai

ACTING

1935-12-03

2026-02-10

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Biography

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Biography

Best known for:

Filmography:

Ginger(1971)

apperead as

Jean's Companion at the Club

Phantom of the Paradise(1974)

6.2

apperead as

Dental Health Volunteer (uncredited)

Short Eyes(1977)

apperead as

Other Inmate

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh(1979)

apperead as

Fedora Mobster #1

Hill Street Blues(1981)

6.4

apperead as

Shopkeeper

St. Elsewhere(1982)

4.2

apperead as

Ahjai Sihkan

Q: The Winged Serpent(1982)

4.3

apperead as

Kahsa

The A-Team(1983)

6.5

apperead as

Rajiv

Hunter(1984)

5.8

apperead as

Clerk

Moonlighting(1985)

6.3

apperead as

Customer #3

Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

7.4

apperead as

V'Sal

Project X(1987)

4.9

apperead as

Mr. Verrous

A Sinful Life(1989)

apperead as

Bagdasarisa

Maniac Cop 2(1990)

4.5

apperead as

Convict

Demon Cop(1990)

apperead as

Police in Warehouse

Thelma & Louise(1991)

6.9

apperead as

East Indian Motel Clerk

Martin(1992)

6.3

apperead as

Habib

Toys(1992)

3.8

apperead as

Shimera

Eddie Presley(1993)

apperead as

Walley

Clifford(1994)

3.7

apperead as

Mini-Mart Clerk

ER(1994)

6.6

apperead as

Cabbie

The Silence of the Hams(1994)

3.4

apperead as

Trick

A Kiss Goodnight(1994)

apperead as

Mr. Bagdasarian

Murder One(1995)

apperead as

Motel Operator

Escape from L.A.(1996)

4.7

apperead as

Cloaked Figure

The Crow: City of Angels(1996)

4.1

apperead as

Hindu

Barb Wire(1996)

2.5

apperead as

Sharif

Street Corner Justice(1996)

apperead as

Rasool Hadifar

Forces of Nature(1999)

apperead as

Cabbie

For Love of the Game(1999)

5.1

apperead as

Taxi Driver

The District(2000)

apperead as

Salid

Girlfriends(2000)

6.1

apperead as

Cab Driver

Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

6.8

apperead as

Chuck, Janitor

Everything Put Together(2001)

apperead as

Storage Man

Night at the Golden Eagle(2002)

apperead as

John #2

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

7.3

apperead as

Hwang

Wanted 2005(2005)

apperead as

Owner

The Jake Effect(2006)

apperead as

Mr. Chowdari

Ugly Betty(2006)

apperead as

Jorge

Midnight Clear(2006)

apperead as

Janitor

Delta Farce(2007)

3.2

apperead as

Farmer

Archer(2009)

6.9

apperead as

Crenshaw (voice)

Men of a Certain Age(2009)

apperead as

Carlos

Bob Funk(2009)

apperead as

Sanjay

How to Be a Serial Killer(2009)

apperead as

Detective #1

Here Comes the Boom(2012)

apperead as

Miguel

Selfie(2014)

apperead as

Janitor (uncredited)

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2(2015)

3.9

apperead as

Khan Mubi

Bikini Inception(2015)

apperead as

John Makshanoff

Baskets(2016)

5.6

apperead as

Allen

Raven's Home(2017)

6.5

apperead as

Old Man

History of the World: Part II(2023)

4.2

apperead as

25-Year Old Man