Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Height 5' 8" (1,73 m) Marshall Manesh (born August 16, 1950) is an Iranian/American actor. He was born in Mashhad, Iran.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Last King
2024
as Reza
A world famous Iranian detective Shahriar and his ward Vahid are called upon the murder of a shipping magnate. His list of suspects, short but close t...
Something from Tiffany's
2022
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
One woman's life is forever changed by an engagement ring meant for someone else.
The Greatest of All Tina
2022
as Dr. Morvareed
Tina’s life's in shambles. After a series of mishaps, She moves in with her mom, embraces Goat Yoga wisdom, and decides to live life like a goat. Her ...
Playing with Stars
2021
Playing with Stars is a 2021 Iranian drama film directed and written by Hatef Alimardani. The film screened for the first time at the 39th Fajr Film F...
The Last Conception
2020
as Davidia Sikand
The Sikand family learns they are part of an ancient bloodline and the only hope at continuing it is their gay daughter Savarna.
Tiger
2018
as Kulwant
A practicing Sikh is banned by the boxing commission for refusing to back down from his religious beliefs. Through racial profiling and stereotypical ...
Benjamin Troubles
2017
as Genie
Benjamin Troubles is a tale of urban magic that follows Ben, an out of luck loser, who finds himself suddenly endowed with large sums of money due to ...
The Next Big Thing
2016
as Mr. Shah
The Next Big Thing is a dark comedy about friendship, revenge and the lust for fame. The protagonist is Julian, who, despite his "talent," has never a...
A Life Lived
2016
as Danesh
The story about the life of a dollar bill, and the many lives it passes along the way.
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
2016
as Mehdi The Butcher
A wannabe private investigator wins the Green Card lottery and moves to America to pursue his dream only to find himself embroiled in a conspiracy to ...
The Magic Shoes
2015
as Uncle Bijan
A USC Graduate Thesis Film about a nine-year-old Persian boy in 1992 Los Angeles who thinks a pair of Air Jordans will make him fly.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
2014
as Hossein 'The Junkie'
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampi...
Shirin in Love
2014
as Nader
Despite being engaged to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, Shirin finds herself falling for a mysterious young man who lives in ...
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
as Indian Man
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school...
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
2011
as The Man
A girl walks home alone at night and a man follows her with insidious intentions, but when he gets to her apartment, she turns the tables in the most ...
Year One
2009
as Slave Trader
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Life Blood
2009
as Steve
Forty years ago a supernatural force vanquished Brooke and Rhea, a sexy lipstick lesbian couple, after they committed an inconceivable murder. Now, on...
Crossing Over
2009
as Sanjar Baraheri
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. The...
Pants on Fire
2008
as Aram
A struggling actor's tall tales of fame and fortune are suddenly challenged when his hometown buddies make a surprise trip to Hollywood.
The Onion Movie
2008
as Announcer
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation...
Carts
2007
as Fab
A group of misfit shopping cart attendants deal with another day at their dead end jobs.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Sumbhajee
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate da...
Car Babes
2006
as Babu Gulab
A coming of age story about the quirky lives of car salesman.
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
as Shaif Al-Rafi
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what make...
The Poseidon Adventure
2005
as Jordanian General
A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland securit...
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
as Nephi
The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that consumed L.A. in 1992, after the police officers on trial fo...
New Car Smell
2005
as Customer
A Las Vegas car dealership contest pits an eclectic group of salespeople against each other to see who will become team sales leader.
Hidalgo
2004
as Camel Skinner
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive c...
Stealing Harvard
2002
as Toy Store Manager
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds...
Showtime
2002
as Convenience Store Owner
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
Guardian
2001
as Iraqi Colonel
With a spate of violence that rocks the inner city, L.A.P.D. and ex-Marine John Kross investigates its cause: a new drug called Chaos. With help from ...
The Last Producer
2000
as Cabbie
An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.
Supreme Sanction
1999
as Hawk Face Man
An elite assassin for a covert Government agency is marked for death after aborting an assignment to take out a journalist who could expose the corrup...
Word of Mouth
1999
as Hertzog
Torri is a prostitute who has risen to the highest ranks of her profession -- she's beautiful, sophisticated, charming, and charges high rates that he...
The Big Lebowski
1998
as Doctor
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelc...
To the Ends of Time
1996
as Morlin General
In a mythical kingdom, a young boy must fight time for the love of his princess and the future of his land.
Kazaam
1996
as Malik
When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom b...
True Lies
1994
as Jamal Khaled
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with ...
Guests of Hotel Astoria
1989
An Iranian couple (Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mohsen Marzban) declare themselves political refugees after police detain them on their way to Cuba.
Checkpoint
1987
as Abe
A busload of College students, returning to Michigan from a Canadian field trip, is stopped at the US border at the time of the Iranian hostage crisis...