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Brian George
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George at the 2011 Canadian Film Centre
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| Born | 27 July 1952 Nahariya, Israel
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| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Brian George is a British-Canadian actor born on July 27, 1952. He is famous for playing different characters in TV shows and movies. You might know him as Babu Bhatt from Seinfeld or as Raj Koothrappali's dad in The Big Bang Theory. He also uses his voice for characters like Guru Pathik in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Early Life and Education
Brian George was born in Nahariya, Israel, in 1952. His parents were Jewish and came from India and Iraq. When he was one year old, his family moved to London, England. In 1966, they moved again to Toronto, Canada. Brian is the youngest of four children.
He went to an all-boys school in London. When his family moved to Toronto, he switched to a public high school where both boys and girls attended. Brian later studied at the University of Toronto. There, he was very involved in school plays. He left college early to start his own theater group. After that, he joined The Second City, a famous comedy group, where he trained with other actors like John Candy.
Acting Career Highlights
Brian George has appeared in many popular TV shows and movies. He often plays characters from different backgrounds.
TV Show Roles
He was in three episodes of Seinfeld as Babu Bhatt, a Pakistani restaurant owner. He also played Raj's father, Dr. V.M. Koothrappali, in The Big Bang Theory. You might have seen him as Ranjit in Ellen or as Dr. Sleevemore in That's So Raven. He even came back as Dr. Sleevemore in the spin-off show Raven's Home.
Brian George has also appeared in:
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- One Tree Hill
- NCIS
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Grey's Anatomy
- The Mentalist
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
- The Expanse
- The Orville
Voice Acting Work
Brian George is also a talented voice actor. He has lent his voice to many animated shows and video games.
Some of his voice roles include:
- Jazzman in Batman: The Animated Series
- Duff Killigan in Kim Possible (a Scotsman who uses exploding golf balls!)
- Guru Pathik in Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Ki-Adi-Mundi in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
- The Zoo Doctor in The Penguins of Madagascar
- Uncle Sabu in Phineas and Ferb
- Mr. Kumar in Handy Manny
- Appa Ali Apsa in Green Lantern: The Animated Series
- Professor Pyg in Beware the Batman
- Coupe, a talking car, in SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie and Video Game Appearances
Brian George has been in many movies, often in supporting roles. He played a guru in Inspector Gadget and an ice cream vendor named Pushpop in Bubble Boy. He was also in Ghost World and Employee of the Month.
In video games, he voiced Hector Barbossa in the Kingdom Hearts II series and other Pirates of the Caribbean games. He also voiced characters in games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect 3, and Age of Empires III.
Filmography
Film Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | The Care Bears Movie | Mr. Fetuccini, additional voices | Voice |
| 1987 | Roxanne | Doctor | |
| 1989 | Speed Zone | Valentino Rosatti | |
| 1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Dungeon Maitre'D | |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Kincho Daimyoujin the Sixth, Yashimano Hage | 2005 English dub |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | UN Secretary | |
| 1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Additional voices | Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget | Sore Guru | |
| 2000 | The Prime Gig | Nasser | |
| Keeping the Faith | Paulie Chopra | ||
| 2001 | Ghost World | Sidewinder Boss | |
| Bubble Boy | Push Pop | ||
| 2006 | Crumbs | Dry Cleaner | |
| Employee of the Month | Iqbal Raji | ||
| 2008 | Batman: Gotham Knight | O'Fallon, Arman, Scruffy Man | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Gorilla Grodd | |
| 2010 | Batman: Under the Red Hood | Ra's al Ghul Assistant | |
| 2012 | Justice League: Doom | Mayor | |
| Hotel Transylvania | Suit of Armor | Voice | |
| Delhi Safari | Bat | English dub | |
| 2014 | Batman: Strange Days | Dr. Hugo Strange | Voice, short; uncredited |
| Postman Pat: The Movie | Ajay Baines | Voice | |
| The Boxtrolls | Boulanger | ||
| Beethoven's Treasure Tail | Trentino | ||
| 2016 | Batman: The Killing Joke | Alfred Pennyworth | Voice |
| 2019 | Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | ||
| 2023 | Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham | ||
| Merry Little Batman | Penguin | Voice; direct-to-streaming film | |
| 2025 | The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep | Barkeep, Herald | Voice |
Television Roles
Live-action performances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–1986 | The Edison Twins | Sgt. Paganee | 13 episodes |
| 1991 | Married... with Children | Chef | Episode: "Look Who's Barking" |
| 1991–1998 | Seinfeld | Babu Bhatt | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Quantum Leap | Ben | Episode: "Moments to Live" |
| 1992-1993 | Coach | Rami | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Northern Exposure | Arthur Prabnanda | Episode: "The Jaws of Life" |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Butler Inspector #2 | Episode: "The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother" |
| 1994 | Melrose Place | Client | Episode: "Love, Mancini Style" |
| Blossom | Shakir | Episode: "Oh, Baby" | |
| 1994 | Step by Step | Dean of Admission | Episode: "My Bodyguard" |
| 1994–1996 | Weird Science | Mr. Palate | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | Ellen | Ranjit | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Misha | Episode: "The Family Hour" |
| Caroline in the City | Mr. Tedescu | ||
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Richard Bashir | Episode: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" | |
| Boy Meets World | Eduardo | Episode: "Chasing Angela" | |
| 2000 | The X-Files | Project Doctor | Episode: "The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati" |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Ambassador O'Zaal | Episode: "Drive" | |
| 2001 | The Chris Isaak Show | Dr. Ramu Banerjee | |
| 2003–2006 | That's So Raven | Dr. Sleevemore | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Two and a Half Men | TV Narrator | Episode: "Those Big Pink Things with Coconut" |
| 2006 | One Tree Hill | Dauod | Episode: "All Tomorrow's Parties" |
| 2007 | NCIS | Dr. Ameen Temani | Episode: "Trojan Horse" |
| 2007–2019 | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. V.M. Koothrappali | Recurring role |
| 2007 | The 4400 | Claudio Borghi | Episode: "The Starzi Mutation" |
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Sanjay Ramanujan | Episode: "Pay to Play" |
| 2008–2013 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Dr. Shakur | 14 episodes |
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Emile Flores | Episode: "Valentine's Day Massacre" |
| The Mentalist | Professor | Episode: "Code Red" | |
| 2012 | Burning Love | Titi's Dad | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Indian Restaurant Manager | Episode: "Skip Deep" | |
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Old Prisoner/Sultan | 10 episodes |
| Dog with a Blog | Monty Cathcart | Episode: "A New Baby?" | |
| 2015 | Elementary | Santhosh | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2017, 2022 | The Expanse | Arjun Avasarala | Michael Benyaer recast for the role in 2019; reprised the role in a voice cameo in a 2022 episode |
| 2017 | The Orville | Dr. Aronov | Episode: "Old Wounds" |
| New Girl | Uncle Naseer | Episode: "The Hike" | |
| Prison Break | Judge | Episode: "The Prisoner's Dilemma" | |
| 2018 | The Resident | Tejan Pravesh | 4 episodes |
| Raven's Home | Dr. Sleevemore | 3 episodes | |
| I Feel Bad | Sonny Kamala | Main role | |
| 2022 | The Really Loud House | Dr. Simmons | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Deli Boys | Ahmad | Main role |
Voice performances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | MASK | Ali Bombay/Lester Sludge | 8 episodes |
| Dennis the Menace | Various | ||
| 1987 | Lady Lovely Locks and the Pixietails | Shinning Glory, Pixieshine, Hairball | Various |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Jazzman | Episode: "I Am the Night" |
| 1992–1993 | Super Dave | Additional Voices | Unknown |
| 1993–1995 | The Pink Panther | Pugg | 6 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Freakazoid! | Mr. Snarzetti, Warden Riba, Doctor | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Kryptonian Councilman, Eugene | 2 episodes |
| Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist | Fagin, Narrator | Credited as Bob MacGarva | |
| Pinky and the Brain | Sir Niles, Drake, Critic #1 | 3 episodes | |
| Road Rovers | Lieutenant Skeam | Episode: "Where Rovers Dare" | |
| 1996–2002 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Masocks Mashoes, Commissar Lanuk, Diesel, Farmer, Conductor, Tour Guide, Immigration Agent | |
| 1998 | Walter Melon | Walter Melon | Main role; credited as Richard Bell |
| 1999–2001 | Batman Beyond | Samir, Police Lieutenant, Jace, Dr. Pandu Banjahri | 4 episodes |
| Mike, Lu & Og | Haggis Cuzzlewit, Captain | 5 episodes | |
| 2000–2001 | Bob and Margaret | Bob Fish | Seasons 3 and 4 |
| 2001–2004 | Lloyd in Space | Station | 23 episodes |
| Justice League | Parasite, President | 3 episodes | |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Duff Killigan | 14 episodes |
| 2002 | Samurai Jack | Brotok | Episode: "Jack and the Spartans" |
| 2002–2003 | Fillmore! | Librarium Lendrum | 3 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Guru Pathik | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Maya and Miguel | Dr. DasGupta | Episode: "Paging Dr. Maya" |
| 2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Aaron Warren, Miles Warren | 7 episodes |
| 2008–2014 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | King Katuunko, Ki-Adi-Mundi | |
| 2009–2011 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Zoo Doctor | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | The Secret Saturdays | Grosshomme | Episode: "The Return of Tsul'Kalu" |
| 2010 | Phineas and Ferb | Uncle Sabu | 2 episodes |
| Handy Manny | Mr. Kumar | ||
| 2011–2013 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Appa Ali Apsa, Brother Warth, LANOS | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Shazam! | Tawky Tawny, Solomon | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Beware the Batman | Professor Pyg, Liam Taylor | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Pyko | Episode: "We Are Family" |
| 2016 | Steven Universe | Mr. Frowney | Episode: "Future Boy Zoltron" |
| 2016–2017 | Pickle and Peanut | Pickle's Father, additional voices | 4 episodes |
| 2018, 2022 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Coupe, Guru | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Big City Greens | Doctor | Episode: "Cricketsitter" |
| 2019 | Pup Academy | D.O.G. | 3 episodes |
| Carmen Sandiego | Ibrahim Al Sibaq | Episode: "The Need for Speed Caper" | |
| 2020–2021 | The Simpsons | Pubgoers, Londoners | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Ki-Adi-Mundi | Episode: "Choices" |
| 2023 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Sal | Episode: "Are You Smarter Than a Smart Cabin?" |
| 2023 | Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Darvish | 2 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Baldur's Gate | Belt, Coran, Oublek | |
| 2000 | Diablo II | Gheed, Drognan, Alkor | |
| 2001 | Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | Ghoul Merchant Hieronymus, Chief Scientist DuBois, Tesla Robot, Service Robot | |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | Egyptian No. 2, Prologue German No. 2 (PS2 version) | ||
| Tarzan: Untamed | Professor Porter | ||
| 2002 | Superman: Shadow of Apokolips | Parasite, Male Scientist, Warden | |
| Law & Order: Dead on the Money | Saheed Singh | ||
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Master Zhar Lestin, Mysterious Man, Eli Gand, Sith Interrogator, Czerka Officer | |
| Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour | Rodall "Demo" Juhziz | General's Challenge | |
| Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | Pvt. Battersby, Sgt. Gupta | ||
| Armed & Dangerous | Roman | ||
| 2004 | Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel | Ghoul Merchant, Chief Scientist, Tesla, Service Robot | |
| Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | Centurion Cezarus | ||
| The Bard's Tale | |||
| EverQuest II | Garion Dunam, Scribe Varion Smitelin, Armsdealer Barrik | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth | King Théoden | ||
| 2005 | Medal of Honor: European Assault | Additional voices | |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Shocker, Adrian Toomes | ||
| Age of Empires III | Sahin Stuart Black |
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| True Crime: New York City | |||
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | Hector Barbossa | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II | King Théoden | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow | Hector Barbossa, Fort Guard, Captured Pirate #5 | ||
| Cars | Piston Cup Racers | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king | King Théoden | ||
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Hector Barbossa | |
| Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties | Colonel George Edwardson | ||
| Mass Effect | Rear Admiral Kahoku, Chairman Burns, Dr. Saleon, Dr. Wayne, Rogue Al, Samesh Bhatia, businessman, Elcor Diplomat, Refugee, Salarian Soldier, Turian Customer | ||
| Cars Mater-National Championship | Fillmore | ||
| 2009 | The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | Théoden, Elven Officer No. 2, Old Male Hobbit | |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of Smithsonian | Napoleon Bonaparte, Guard No. 2 | ||
| Dragon Age: Origins | Knight-Commander Greagoir, Ser Otto, Bann Sighard, Blood Mage Leader, Howe Estate Guard, How Estate Craftsman | ||
| 2010 | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | Additional voices | |
| The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest | King Théoden, Barliman Butterbur | ||
| 2011 | Dragon Age II | Larius – Legacy DLC | |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | Devotek, additional voices | ||
| 2012 | Mass Effect 3 | General Oleg Petrovsky – Omega DLC | |
| Diablo III | Abd al-Hazir | ||
| Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure | Chef Skinner | ||
| 2013 | Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time | Salim Al-Kupar, Panther, Tiger | |
| Disney Infinity | Hector Barbossa | ||
| DuckTales Remastered | Flintheart Glomgold | ||
| 2014 | Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Abd al-Hazir | |
| Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes | Hector Barbossa | ||
| Skylanders: Trap Team | Bernie | ||
| Far Cry 4 | Additional voices | ||
| Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series | Ser Royland Degore Tazal |
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| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Hector Barbossa | |
| 2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | Lord Jorach Ravenholdt | |
| 2018 | Lego DC Super-Villains | Ganthet | |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Hector Barbossa | |
| 2020 | Marvel's Avengers | Yusuf Khan | |
| 2022 | Voodoo Detective | Benny | |
| Tactics Ogre: Reborn | Duke Juda Ronway |
See also
In Spanish: Brian George para niños
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