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mashhad , iran 150px 16 august 1950 1987-present marshall manesh
 marshall manesh
marshall manesh

marshall manesh -lrb- born august 16 , 1950 in mashhad , iran -rrb- is an iranian/american actor .
manesh has appeared in recurring roles on the television shows `` will & grace '' , `` scrubs '' , `` andy barker , p.i. '' , `` hot in cleveland '' , `` boston legal '' , and , most notably , `` how i met your mother '' , where he plays the bangladeshi taxi/town car/limo driver ranjit .
he has also guest starred on many shows , including `` burn notice '' , ' , `` persons unknown '' , `` the x-files '' , `` scrubs '' , `` er '' , `` jag '' , `` nypd blue '' , and `` prison break '' as the indian prime minister nandu banerjee .
manesh has acted in several movies , including `` true lies '' -lrb- his debut -rrb- , `` stealing harvard '' , `` the big lebowski '' , `` kazaam '' , `` the poseidon adventure '' , `` seeking a friend for the end of the world '' , ' , as sri sumbhajee , one of the pirate lords and as hossein in the vampire western `` a girl walks home alone at night '' .
he has also a cameo appearance as the cab driver on madonna 's 2005 video for `` hung up '' .
he served as a judge at the 6th annual , noor iranian film festival .
