Ken Davitian
Kenneth "Ken" Davitian (born June 19, 1953) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Borat's producer (Azamat Bagatov) in the 2006 comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, in which he speaks the Eastern dialect of Armenian throughout the film. Kenneth Davitian was born in Los Angeles on June 19, 1953, to an Armenian American family from Montebello, California. His maternal grandparents were survivors of the Armenian genocide. His father was a Red Army soldier during World War II who was captured by Wehrmacht forces and placed at an Armenian Legion camp in Stuttgart, Germany. After the end of the war, he immigrated to the US through the efforts of restaurateur and chef George Mardikian, known for his philanthropy. Davitian graduated from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles and Whittier College. His teenage idol was Burt Reynolds, who greatly influenced his choice of becoming an actor. Davitian would go on to perform in the film Pocket Listing, which also featured Reynolds. Davitian worked in his father's waste management company. Davitian is fluent in Armenian; he speaks the language as Azamat in Borat.
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Credits
- 2024 · Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace as Armen
- 2022 · Bromates as Kaloosh
- 2018 · Cobra Kai as Armand Zarkarian
- 2017 · Price for Freedom as Sheik Omar
- 2017 · Once Upon a Time in Venice as Yuri
- 2014 · Walk of Shame as Cab Driver
- 2011 · The Artist as Pawnbroker
- 2011 · You May Not Kiss the Bride as Vadik Nikitin
- 2011 · The Cape as Store Owner
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Narek
- 2008 · Float as Vahig Manoogian
- 2008 · Get Smart as Shtarker
- 2008 · Julia as Taxi Driver
- 2008 · Meet the Spartans as Xerxes
- 2007 · Chuck as Uncle Bernie
- 2007 · Lucky You as Poker Player (uncredited)
- 2006 · Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan as Azamat Bagatov
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Jake Rose
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Snyder
- 2005 · The Closer as Mr. Sarcasian
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Mr. Kahanov
- 2004 · L.A. Twister as Walter
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Mr. Mardirosian
- 2003 · S.W.A.T. as Uncle Martin Gascoigne (as Kenneth Davitian)
- 2003 · Holes as Igor Barkov
- 2003 · May as Foreign Doctor
- 2003 · A Man Apart as Ramon Cadena
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Boomtown as Jewelry Store Owner
- 2002 · The Shield as Older Armenian
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Krikor Hovanessian
- 2001 · The Division as Archimedes
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Jesus
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Cabbie
- 1999 · S Club 7 as Alphonse
- 1998 · Becker as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1998 · The King of Queens as Movie Theatre Patron
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1995 · Lord of Illusions as Swann Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1995 · The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley as
- 1994 · ER as Zakar Papazian
- 1993 · Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Gus
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Future · Pay to Die as Agent
- 2024 · Betrayal as Paulie Marconi
- 2024 · Team of Two as Captain Dupree
- 2023 · Woods Witch as Jocelyn's Father
- 2023 · Operation: Honorable Beggars as Soghomon Aghayan
- 2023 · The Messenger as Koorush
- 2023 · Dante's Hotel as Chef Willio
- 2021 · Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life as Arman
- 2021 · Habit as Gus
- 2021 · Mummy Dearest as Malcolm Thrussel
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Papa Potemkin
- 2020 · Psychopomp as Captain
- 2020 · Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- 2019 · In the Time It Takes to Get There as Merchant 1
- 2019 · 1st Born as Charles
- 2018 · Pink Elephants as Self
- 2018 · The Samuel Project as Vartan
- 2018 · Melvin Smarty as Harry
- 2018 · Abducted as Scotty
- 2017 · Five Star Fouad as Fouad
- 2017 · The Sex Addict as Ken Davitian
- 2016 · Paint It Black as Masha the Baker (uncredited)
- 2016 · Pocket Listing as Mr. Mousian
- 2015 · Big Baby as Underbrunter
- 2014 · Small Time as Wexler
- 2013 · Abstraction as Jacob Sarian
- 2012 · Natasha Mail Order Bribe Escape to America as Boris the Butcher
- 2010 · The Prankster as Stavros Karas
- 2009 · Not Forgotten as Father Salinas
- 2008 · Soul Men as Ardesh Kezian
- 2008 · Stone & Ed as Senor Gordo
- 2007 · The ½ Hour News Hour as Ken Davitian
- 2001 · Missing Pieces as Jorge
- 2000 · Virgins of Sherwood Forest as Manny / Friar Tuck
- 2000 · Smashing Pumpkins: Stand Inside Your Love as
- 1999 · Shandra: The Jungle Girl as Diego
- 1994 · Red Sun Rising as Cab Driver
- 1994 · The Silence of the Hams as Luciano Pavarotti
- 1993 · Sexual Intent as Topless Bar Owner
- 1992 · Frogtown II as Bud
- 1992 · Maximum Force as Fat Man
- 1991 · Bikini Summer as Max
- Future · Mistletoe Massacre as Kristoff
- Future · The Sand Runner as Scott
- 1992 · Tuesday Never Comes as Greenberg
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jorge
- Future · The Red Scarf: A Story of Armenian Hope as Dede Krikor