Tom Mardirosian

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. 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 film1992 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 Episode: "Time Present, Time Past" 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" 2021 The Blacklist Hashem Mojtabai Episode: "The SPK (No. 178)"

Videogames Years Title Role 2005 Bully Mr. Smith 2015 Evolve Lazarus