Marvel star Vachik Mangassarian has died
In 2008 he landed a part in the critically acclaimed film The Stoning of Soraya M, playing the father of a wrongly accused young woman sentenced to death.
Mangassarian also was instrumental in getting the script for Lost and Found in Armenia made into a movie, which got a US cinema release in 2012. He played Qasim Zhaglul in Marvel series Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., which ran on ABC for seven seasons from 2012 to 2020. Most recently he had completed shooting a supporting role in Paul Weitz’s new film Moving On, starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda.
Mangassarian also anchored his own radio and TV show for ten years, The Armenian National Network, discussing politics, film and art with guests.Vachik Mangassarian had a key role in 2008's critically acclaimed The Stoning of Soraya MMangassarian was a long-term supporter of the Armenian community in the US