
Shelly Desai
Department: Acting
Biography
Shelly Desai (December 3, 1935 – February 10, 2026) was an Indian character actor, known to TV audiences for his recurring roles on the FX series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and TNT’s Men of a Certain Age.
Known For

The Crow: City of Angels
1996

Phantom of the Paradise
1974

The J-K Conspiracy
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Delta Farce
2007

A Sinful Life
1989

Forces of Nature
1999

Bob Funk
2009

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015

Maniac Cop 2
1990

A Kiss Goodnight
1994

Thelma & Louise
1991

Here Comes the Boom
2012

Short Eyes
1977

Toys
1992

Barb Wire
1996

Bikini Inception
2015

For Love of the Game
1999

Escape from L.A.
1996

How to Be a Serial Killer
2009

Q
1982

Ginger
1971

Night at the Golden Eagle
2002

Project X
1987

The Seekers
2008

Clifford
1994

Eddie Presley
1993

Demon Cop
1990

Midnight Clear
2006

You're So Dead
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You're So Dead
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Everything Put Together
2001

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979

Street Corner Justice
1996

The Silence of the Hams
1994

Martin
1992

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

Hunter
1984

Men of a Certain Age
2009

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000

Hill Street Blues
1981

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987

Murder One
1995

The A-Team
1983

Moonlighting
1985

Raven's Home
2017

Archer
2009

Selfie
2014

The District
2000

History of the World: Part II
2023

ER
1994

Baskets
2016

The Jake Effect
2006

Wanted
2005

Girlfriends
2000

Ugly Betty
2006

St. Elsewhere
1982