Tom Mardirosian
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Tom Mardirosian | |
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| Born | December 14, 1947 Buffalo, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Tom Mardirosian (born December 14, 1947) is an Armenian-American actor. He is known for playing Agamemnon Busmalis in the HBO show Oz and Agt. Kristos Koutris in the HBO show The Wire.
Mardirosian was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, the son of Afro (née Karahos) and Matthew Mardirosian.[1] In the army, he was a member of a Special Forces troop, where he first started developing his love for acting. After his army service he appeared in numerous productions in Buffalo, and was taught acting at The Studio ARENA Theatre School. He appeared on Broadway at the Cort Theatre in The Magic Show as Goldfarb.
An Armenian-American, Mardirosian is strongly involved with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) within New York City. His brother is the actor and writer Oliver Clark.
Filmography
Film
| Years | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Trading Places | Officer Pantuzzi | |
| 1986 | Eat and Run | Scarpetti | |
| 1988 | Shakedown | Insane Cab Driver | |
| 1987 | The Rosary Murders | Detective Fallon | |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent | Nico Della Guardia | |
| 1992 | Quiet Killer | Deputy Mayor Kaprow | TV Film |
| 1993 | The Dark Half | Rick Crowley | |
| 1994 | Don Juan DeMarco | BaBa the Eunich | |
| 2014 | Let's Be Cops | Georgie |
Television
| Years | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Leo | Episode: "Streetwise" |
| 1995 | VR.5 | Ed Paterson | Episode: "Control Freak" |
| 1996 | Cosby | Buddy | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |
| 1998–2003 | Oz | Agamemnon 'The Mole' Busmalis | 47 episodes |
| 2003 | The Wire | Agent Kristos Koutris | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Bosch | Joey Marks | 3 episodes |
Videogames
| Years | Title | Role |
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| 2005 | Bully | Mr. Smith |
| 2008 | Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | Enemy Guard |
| Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues | ||
| 2015 | Evolve | Lazarus |
| 2016 | Pony Island | Darren |
| Oxenfree | John West | |
| Hitman | DEA Enforcer 1 | |
| Hyper Light Drifter | Lee | |
| 2017 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | Malcolm |
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- American male film actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Buffalo, New York
- American people of Armenian descent
- Ethnic Armenian male actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
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