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Tom Mardirosian
Born (1947-12-14) December 14, 1947 (age 76)
Buffalo, New York, US
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present

Tom Mardirosian (born December 14, 1947) is an 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 Armenian parents 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.

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
1984 Alphabet City Benny Night Club Owner
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
1992 Boomerang Salesman
1993 The Dark Half Rick Crowley
1994 Don Juan DeMarco BaBa the Eunich
2014 Let's Be Cops Georgie
2019 Abe Salim

Television

Years Title Role Notes
1980 Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris Bus Driver TV movie
1980 Ryan's Hope Norris Episode #1.1337
1982 Muggable Mary, Street Cop Maitre'D TV movie
1982 The Neighborhood Customer TV movie
1984 Another World Bates
1985 American Masters Michael Anagnos Episode: "Becoming Helen Keller
1986 Rockabye Cab Driver #1 TV movie
1986 Miami Vice Leo Cryson Episode: "Streetwise"
1987 Guiding Light Hitman's Medic
1989 The Equalizer Arnoff 2 episodes
1989 True Blue UN Ambassador Episode: "Pilot: Part 1"
1990 Kojak: None So Blind Weiss TV movie
1991–2006 Law & Order Brian Doxsee / Joe Tashjian / Mr. Butler / Mr. Stubelski / Nicky Avakian / Judge Keith Fischer 7 episodes
1992 Black Death Kaprow TV movie
1992 Miss Rose White Henry TV movie
1992 L.A. Law Gary Lowery Episode: "Silence Of The Lambskins"
1992 With Murder in Mind TV movie
1994 Nurses Mr. Parry Episode: "The One After the Earthquake"
1994 Love & War Merchant Episode: "A New York Yankee in Queen Dana's Court"
1995 NYPD Blue Mr. Kasinzakas Episode: "Torah! Torah! Torah!"
1996 If Looks Could Kill Police Captain TV movie
1996 Voice from the Grave Judge Bacon TV movie
1998–2003 Oz Agamemnon 'The Mole' Busmalis 47 episodes
2003 Queens Supreme Mr. Ali Episode: "Permanent Markers"
2003 The Wire Agent Kristos Koutris 3 episodes
2004 The Jury Darryl Episode: "Mail Order Mystery"
2006 The Bedford Diaries Thaddeus Cole 2 episodes
2008 New Amsterdam Samar Episode: "Honor"
2009 The Philanthropist Caller from Buffalo Episode: "Kashmir"
2012 Blue Bloods Connie Episode: "The Uniform"
2014 Elementary Artem Dedekian Episode: "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction"
2016 Mom Priest Episode: "Diabetic Lesbians and a Blushing Bride"
2016 Bosch Joey Marks 3 episodes
2019 City on a Hill Father Bender Episode: "If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly"

Videogames

Years Title Role
2005 Bully Mr. Smith
2015 Evolve Lazarus

References

  1. ^ "Tom Mardirosian adds another success to his actor-author r'esum'e". Christian Science Monitor.

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