Manesh, Marshall 1950- (Masha Manesh)

PERSONAL

Born August 16, 1950, in Mahshad, Iran.

Career:

Actor.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Masha Manesh) Abe, Checkpoint, 1987.

Dr. Parto, Guests of Hotel Astoria, 1989.

Jamal Khaled, True Lies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994.

Sheik, Barb Wire, Gramercy, 1996.

Malik, Kazaam, Buena Vista, 1996.

Univers'l, 1997.

(As Masha Manesh) Demon, Gohar-e shab cheragh, 1998.

Doctor, The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998.

Landlord, Wasted in Babylon (also known as Dangerous Company), 1999.

Hertzog, Word of Mouth, Mystique Films, 1999.

Indian man, Face the Music, 2000.

Iraqi colonel, Guardian, 2000.

Mr. Ganish, Mackenheim (short film), Hypnotic, 2000.

Convenience store owner, Showtime, Warner Bros., 2002.

Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool, 2002.

Toy store manager, Stealing Harvard, Columbia, 2002.

Camel skinner, Hidalgo (also known as Dash), Buena Vista, 2004.

Taxi driver, The Florist, American Film Institute USA, 2004.

Cabbie, Raise Your Voice, New Line Cinema, 2004.

Janitor, Surviving Christmas, DreamWorks, 2004.

Mr. Azu, Tom 51, Assembly Line Studios, 2005.

Nephi, The L.A. Riot Spectacular, Visionbox Pictures, 2005.

Shaif Al Rafi, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World, Warner Independent Pictures, 2005.

Babu Gulab, Car Babes, Drops Entertainment, 2006.

Left Turn (short film), 2007.

Fab, Carts, 2007.

Sumbhajee Angria, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (also known as P.O.T.C. 3), Buena Vista, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Mr. Zamir, a recurring role, Will & Grace, NBC, between 1999 and 2003.

Wally, Andy Barker P.I., NBC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Customs agent, Sleeping with the Devil, CBS, 1997.

Cabbie, The Last Producer (also known as The Final Hit), USA Network, 2000.

Motel manager, Spring Break Lawyer (also known as I'm a Spring Break Lawyer), MTV, 2001.

Store manager, Point of Origin, HBO, 2002.

Jordanian general, The Poseidon Adventure (also known as The New Poseidon Adventure), NBC, 2005.

Shopkeeper, Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well, Hallmark Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jerry, "Who'll Stop the Bombs?," High Incident, ABC, 1996.

Maitre d', "A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997.

Tenant, "Fools Russian," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1998.

Brazzi, "Daddy Piper," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1998.

Algernon, "The Crush," Work with Me, CBS, 1999.

Mr. Jank, "The Goldberg Variation," The X-Files, Fox, 1999.

Cab driver, "Stargazer," Pacific Blue, 1999.

Khalil Chaudry, "Weenis Between Us," City of Angels, 2000.

Khalil Chaudry, "Unhand Me," City of Angels, 2000.

Dr. Rajiv Chaudry, "Oscar de la Boya," City of Angels, CBS, 2000.

Henry Petres, "The Naked Are the Dead," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2000.

Saleh Amir, "Honor," Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2000.

Jeff, "Diva," The Huntress, USA Network, 2001.

Mr. Chelvan, "Darkness for Light," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001.

Abbas Zaid, "Before the Deluge," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2002.

Rajive, "Passage: Part 2," Alias, ABC, 2002.

Muslim cleric, "Head to Toe," JAG, CBS, 2002.

Amin, "Tranny Get Your Gun," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2003.

Rolls Royce manager, "The Review," Entourage, HBO, 2004.

Dr. Akbar, "My Old Friend's New Friend," Scrubs, NBC, 2004.

Dr. Akbar, "Her Story," Scrubs, NBC, 2004.

Lloyd, "Joey and the Book Club," Joey, NBC, 2004.

George Keene, "Questionable Characters," Boston Legal, ABC, 2004.

Habib, "Heart of Darkness," JAG, CBS, 2005.

Ranjit, "The Limo," How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 2005.

George Keene, "Too Much Information," Boston Legal, ABC, 2006.

Ranjit, "Game Night," How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 2006.

Bijan, "Security," The Unit, CBS, 2006.

Appeared as Tomas in an episode of Nash Bridges, CBS; and in Presidio Med, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Pali Lampoor, Beat Cops, Trio, 2003.

Ranjit, How I Met Your Mother, 2005.

Wally, Andy Barker P.I., NBC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Other:

Morlin general, To the Ends of Time, 1996.

(Uncredited) Religious man, The Second Civil War, 1997.

Faruk, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (miniseries), CBS, 1997.

Hawk-face man, Supreme Sanction, 1999.

Customer, New Car Smell, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in the music videos "Hung Up" by Madonna, 2005, and "Who Says You Can't Go Home" by Bon Jovi.