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Kiran Shah
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Kiran Jethalal Shah MBE (born 28 September 1956) is a Kenyan actor and stunt double. Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya to an Indian family. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family. While living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family moved to Feltham, he became involved in show business. His first film was Candleshoe (1977), as a stand-in. When stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to do stunts as well, his career was started. Shah played the part of Bolum in The People That Time Forgot (1977). Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; they are both dwarf Nairobi-born Kenyan actors of Indian descent who got their starts in fi…
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Kiran Jethalal Shah MBE (born 28 September 1956) is a Kenyan actor and stunt double. Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya to an Indian family. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family. While living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family moved to Feltham, he became involved in show business. His first film was Candleshoe (1977), as a stand-in. When stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to do stunts as well, his career was started. Shah played the part of Bolum in The People That Time Forgot (1977). Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; they are both dwarf Nairobi-born Kenyan actors of Indian descent who got their starts in film and television in the late 1970s. He is the world's shortest stuntman according to the Guinness World Records. He has appeared as an actor in 31 films; and 37 as stuntman or body double.
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Kiran Shah's Filmography
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Arne Goes to Space
as Roland
States of Mind
There's Something in the Barn
as Main Elf
The Puppet Asylum
as Jamie- Creature Performer
Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Nambi Ghima
Solo: A Star Wars Story
as Karjj
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Neepers Panpick
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Oolin Musters (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Teedo
The Throbbit
as Himself
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Goblin Scribe
Curling King
as Pepsimannen
Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise
as Dumpy The Houseschmuck
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Ginarrbrik
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self (archive)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as Goblin (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
as The White Rabbit
U.F.O. The Movie
as Genghis Khan
The Crucifer of Blood
as Tonga
Bullseye!
as Little Boss at Auction
Jekyll & Hyde
as Sara's Son
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Executioner's Assistant
The Sign of Four
as Tonga
Gothic
as Fuseli Monster
Legend
as Blunder
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Primate
Return of the Jedi
as Ewok
The Dark Crystal
as Additional Performer
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Abu
The People That Time Forgot
as Bolum
No Poster
Dr. Spiderwack's Mind-boggling Compendium of Fantastic Urban Beasts
as Lawn Gnome