Tom Mardirosian Biography (1947-)

Born December 14, 1947, in Buffalo, NY; son of Matthew and Afro (maiden name,Karahos) Mardirosian; married Frederica Meister (an actress), August 26, 1984; children: Anna Victoria, Sally Lucile. Addresses: Contact: Don Buckwald and Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, playwright
Birth Details: December 14, 1947; Buffalo, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo,NY, 1971-1972
Romeo and Juliet, Studio Arena Theatre, 1971-1972
Peter Pan, Studio Arena Theatre, 1972-1973
Feldman, The Magic Show, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1974
Flint, Studio Arena Theatre, 1974
Desire under the Elms, Studio Arena Theatre, 1974-1975
13 rue de l'Amour, Studio Arena Theatre, 1974-1975
The Legend of Wu Chang, Studio Arena Theatre, 1974-1975
The Contrast, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1975-1976
Scapino!, Studio Arena Theatre, 1975-1976
Fran, Gemini, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1976
Member of the Fold, Happy End, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City,1977
Understudy for the roles of Baby Face and Cop, Happy End, ChelseaTheatre Center, New York City, 1977
Police Inspector, Grand Magic, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1978-1979
Mike, Losing Time, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1979
Little Tom, Passione, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1980
A View from the Bridge, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cincinnati, 1980-1981
Haroutoon, A Day out of Time, New Federal Theatre, New York City,1981
Barton, Success and Succession, Theatre for the New City, New YorkCity, 1983
Julius Caesar, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 1983-1984
Inspector Spano, Cap and Bells, Judith Anderson Theatre, 1984
Dave DeVito, Cliffhanger, Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 1985
David, Hiram Keebler, examining doctor, and Ben, The Normal Heart,Public Theatre/LuEsther Hall, New York City, 1985
Guard, The Ground Zero Club (segment of The Young Playwrights Festival), Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1985
Provost, Measure for Measure, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1985
Olda, Largo Desolato, Public Theatre/LuEsther Hall, 1986
Understudy for the role of Jackie, Cuba and His Teddy Bear, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1986
King, Coup d'etat (segment of Fifth Annual Young Playwrights Festival), Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1986
Egerton, Almost by Chance a Woman: Elizabeth, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1986
Bardolph, Henry IV, Part I, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1988
Tom, Saved from Obscurity, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1988
Joe LaPorte, The Good Coach, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1989
Tom, Subfertile, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1990
Hortensio, The Taming of the Shrew, New York Shakespeare Festival,Delacorte Theatre, 1990
King Kaiser, My Favorite Year, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1992
Pompey, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1993
My Favorite Year, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1993
Baptista Minola, The Taming of the Shrew, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1999

Joe Lehman, The Butter and Egg Man, Atlantic Theatre, New York City, 2002
String Fever, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 2003
Film Appearances
Only When I Laugh, Columbia, 1981
Stage manager, Tootsie (also known as Would I Lie to You?),Columbia, 1982
Officer Pantuzzi, Trading Places, Paramount, 1983
Benny, Alphabet City, Atlantic, 1984
Shopkeeper, Agent on Ice, Shapiro, 1985
Sheik, Power, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Detective Fallon, The Rosary Murders, New Line Cinema, 1987
Cab driver, Shakedown (also known as Blue Jean Cop), Universal, 1988
Hasid, "Life without Zoe," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
Dave Delahaas, Betsy's Wedding, Buena Vista, 1990
Nico Della Guardia, Presumed Innocent, Warner Bros., 1990
Mr. Zang, Just Like in the Movies, Cabriolet Films, 1990
Salesman, Boomerang, Paramount, 1992
The Deodorant Salesman Breaks a Sweat (short film), 1992
Rick Cowley, The Dark Half, Orion, 1993
Baba the Eunuch, Don Juan DeMarco and the Centerfold (also known as Don Juan DeMarco), New Line Cinema, 1995
The barber, Razor's Edge, Vagabond, 1999
Television Appearances
Movies
Bus driver, Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris, 1980
The Neighborhood, 1982
Maitre'd, Muggable Mary: Street Cop, CBS, 1982
Meat man, Terrible Joe Moran, 1984
Pedestrian, Stone Pillow, 1985
First cab driver, Rockabye, 1986
Weiss, "None So Blind" (also known as "Kojak"), The ABC Saturday Mystery, ABC, 1990
Kaprow, Quiet Killer (also known as Black Death and Panic in the City), CBS, 1992
Henry, "Miss Rose White," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1992
Captain Bob Browning, With Murder in Mind (also known as With Savage Intent), CBS, 1992
Judge Bacon, Voice from the Grave: From the Files of "Unsolved Mysteries" (also known as Crimes of Passion: Voice from the Grave, Unsolved Mysteries: Voices from the Grave, and Voice from the Grave),NBC, 1996
Police captain, If Looks Could Kill: From the Files of "America's MostWanted" (also known as If Looks Could Kill and If Looks CouldKill: The John Hawkins Story), 1996
Series
General Gazi, One Life to Live (also known as Between Heaven and Hell), ABC, 1991-1992
Prisoner # 98b242 Agamemnon Busmalis, Oz, HBO, 1998-2003
Episodic
McIntyre, "No Exit" (also known as "Three-Eyed Turtle"), Miami Vice, NBC, 1984
"Streetwise," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984
"Time Present, Time Past," The Equalizer, CBS, 1989
Brian Doxsee, "Mushrooms," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
Joe Tashjian, "The Fertile Fields," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
Gary Lowery, "Silence of the Lambskins," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
Mr. Parry, "The One after the Earthquake," Nurses, NBC, 1994
Mr. Kasinzakas, "Torah! Torah! Torah!," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
Edward Patterson, "Control Freak," VR.5 (also known as AvengingAngel, Virtual Reality, and VR), Fox and Sci-Fi Channel, 1995
Mr. Butler, "DWB," Law & Order, NBC, 1998
Mr. Stubelski, "Fools for Love," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
Nicky Avakian, "Oxymoron," Law & Order, NBC, 2002
Also appeared as Buddy, Cosby, CBS; merchant, Love and War,CBS; in All My Children, ABC; Another World, NBC; Big Brother Jake, The Family Channel; Father Brown Detective; Guiding Light, CBS; Loving, ABC; Miss Rosewater, BBC; Ryan's Hope, ABC; and Search for Tomorrow.
WRITINGS
Plays
Saved from Obscurity, produced at Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1988
Subfertile, produced at Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1990
Screenplays
Author of the unproduced screenplay Pop Goes the Weasel, HBO, 1991.
Television Episodes
Big Brother Jake, The Family Channel, 1993

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