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name: "Tom Mardirosian"
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born: "14 December 1947"
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average_fi1m_score: 82
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# Tom Mardirosian

Actor. Born 14 December 1947 in Buffalo, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 December 1947, Buffalo, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1982–1997

## Biography

Tom Mardirosian is an American actor born on 14 December 1947 in Buffalo, New York. He first became interested in theatre while serving in the US Army as a member of a Special Forces theatre troop at Fort Bragg. After his service he taught acting at the Studio Arena Theatre School in Buffalo and appeared in numerous productions there.

Mardirosian has performed on Broadway in productions including *The Magic Show*, *Wonderful Town*, *My Favorite Year*, *Cuba and His Teddy Bear* and *Happy End*. His Off-Broadway credits include *Ruined* at the Manhattan Theatre Club. He is also a playwright whose works have been produced at Playwrights Horizons.

On screen he is known for the role of Agamemnon Busmalis in the HBO series *Oz* (1998–2003) and Agent Kristos Koutris in *The Wire* (2003). Film appearances include *Trading Places* (1983), *Presumed Innocent* (1990) as Nico Della Guardia, and *Let's Be Cops* (2014). He has made guest appearances in series such as *The Blacklist*, *Elementary* and *Blue Bloods*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Agamemnon Busmalis — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Presumed Innocent* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Nico Della Guardia — [page](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md)
- *Trading Places* (1983), Fi1m 80, as Officer Pantuzzi — [page](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md)
- *Tootsie* (1982), Fi1m 85, as Stage Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)

## Also known for

- *The Blacklist* (2013), Hashem Mojtabai
- *Let's Be Cops* (2014), Georgie
- *Elementary* (2012), Artem Dedekian
- *Lady in the Water* (2006), Mr. Bubchik
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Connie
- *Bosch* (2015), Joey Marks
- *Law & Order* (1990), Keith Fischer, Brian Doxsee, Mr. Stubelski, Mr. Butler, Nicky Avakian, Joe Tashjian
- *Boomerang* (1992), Salesman

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