Ranjit Chowdhry

Biography

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Hotel Manager

Prison Break

Dr. Marvin Gudat

The Office

Vikram

Third Watch

Baboo

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Anji Reddy

Last Holiday

Dr. Gupta

It Could Happen to You

Mr. Patel

Mississippi Masala

Anil

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2014	On Golden Years
2011	Breakaway	Mr. Patel Senior
2006	Last Holiday	Dr. Gupta
2006	Kettle of Fish	Doorman
2002	Bollywood/Hollywood	Rocky
2000	Autumn in New York	Fakir
2000	King of the Jungle	Mr. Sith
1999	Coming Soon	Afshin
1998	Too Tired to Die	Cab Driver
1998	My Own Country
1997	Fire	Mundu
1997	Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love	Babu
1996	Girl 6	Indian Shopkeeper
1996	I'm Not Rappaport	Kamir
1995	The Perez Family	Indian Immigration Official
1995	Bleeding Hearts	Fred Ghosh
1995	Bandit Queen	Shiv Narain
1994	It Could Happen to You	Mr. Patel
1994	Camilla	Officer Kapur
1991	Mississippi Masala	Anil
1991	Sam & Me	Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
1990	Lonely in America	Arun
1981	Chakra	Benwa
1980	Khubsoorat	Jagan Gupta
1979	Baton Baton Mein	Sabhi Perreira
1978	Khatta Meetha	Russie Mistry

Year	TV Show	Role
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Anji Reddy
2005	Prison Break	Dr. Marvin Gudat
2005	The Office	Vikram
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Hotel Manager
1999	Third Watch	Baboo