Vachik Mangassarian: Last News

Vachik Mangassarian was a character actor known for appearances on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “NCIS.”A native of Iran, Mangassarian had his earliest credits with mid-1980s TV appearances including “The Fall Guy,” “The A-Team,” and “Remington Steele.” He continued to work actively for decades, with his most prominent roles coming on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” as Qasim Zaghlul and on “NCIS” as a fake Iranian president. Mangassarian’s other TV appearances include episodes of “Murder, She Wrote,” “In Living Color,” “NYPD Blue,” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He also appeared in such movies as “The Stoning of Soraya M.” and the upcoming “Moving On.”Truly saddened to hear about the passing of my friend, legendary actor #VachikMangassarian Here's a photo pre-covid with myself, Vachik and two other legends, acclaimed actor #NavidNegahban and renowned musician #AndyMadadian.

Vachik Mangassarian, a character actor with dozens of credits including Marvel’s "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and feature "The Stoning of Soraya M.," has died. He was 78. His reps at McCaffrey Talent Management told Deadline that he died Saturday of COVID complications.

Vachik Mangassarian has died at the age of 78, his representatives have confirmed.The Agents of SHIELD actor passed away on Saturday 22 January in Burbank, Los Angeles, in the US from Covid-19 related complications, according to his manager Valerie McCaffrey of McCaffrey Talent Management. Vachik was born in Iran of Armenian descent in 1943 and moved to the US in the mid-1960s at the age of 23. During his early 20s, he worked in a theatre and returned to Iran from time to time, where he bagged roles in Iranian director Samuel Khachikian's films.

Vachik Mangassarian, a character actor with dozens of credits including Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Curb Your Enthusiasm and feature The Stoning of Soraya M., has died. He was 78.