Kevork Malikyan
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Kevork Malikyan | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Rose Bruford College |
Years active | 1968–present |
Spouse |
Maida Kupelian (m. 1965) |
Children | 2, including Sevan |
Kevork Malikyan (born 2 June 1943) is an English-Armenian actor and teacher.[1] He is known for his roles as Kazim in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Max Papandrious in the television sitcom Mind Your Language (1977–1979) and Rady in the film Flight of the Phoenix (2004) and Parvus in paytaht Abdülhamid (2017).
Early life
Malikyan was born to Armenian parents in Diyarbakır, Turkey. When he was 10 years old, an archbishop decided to open a religious seminary in Üsküdar, Istanbul, with the intention of taking in the poor children of Armenian parents from various parts of Turkey and bringing them up as priests. Malikyan was questioned by a priest who wanted to determine whether or not he was a good candidate for the priesthood. His father told him to go to the seminary because he could not afford to give him an education due to financial problems. Though Malikyan was worried because he had no friends in Istanbul and had to leave his parents behind, he went to the city to become a priest.
Malikyan was sent to the Karagözyan Orphanage in Şişli where he spent two years before attending the religious seminary in Üsküdar. In the seminary, there was a small stage where the students acted in Turkish and Armenian. When he was 16, an Anglican priest was invited to the school to teach them English. He was an Oxford graduate who wrote history books. The man was also fond of acting and had prepared Richard III by Shakespeare in English, wherein Malikyan played Richard. The priest must have liked Malikyan's acting, because he told the headmaster of the school that Malikyan should become an actor rather than a priest. The patriarch asked Malikyan his opinion on the matter, but Malikyan was unsure because of financial concerns. Father Harding, a British priest, found him a scholarship in Britain.[1]
Malikyan graduated from the Surp Haç Armenian High School[2] in Istanbul, then moved to London in 1963 for acting education. At the drama school Rose Bruford College,[3] he received diplomas for acting and teaching.
Career
Malikyan made his first television appearance in an episode of the British
In 1977 Malikyan embarked on his most notable role on British television, in the ITV sitcom Mind Your Language, which was about an Adult education centre and followed the story to the ‘English as a foreign language’ class. In the series Malikyan played Maximilian (Max) Papandrious, a Greek shipping worker from Athens. The show was very successful and at its height attracted 18 million viewers,[4] Malikyan appeared in 29 episodes from 1977 to the series conclusion in 1979. Although the series was briefly revived in 1986 he did not make any appearances in it. Malikyan's next big film role came in the 1978 prison film Midnight Express, in which he played the part of the prosecutor at Billy Hayes's trial. The film was directed by Alan Parker and starred Brad Davis, Irene Miracle and Bo Hopkins. The film was very popular and went on to win two Academy Awards. His performance did not go unnoticed, one director who especially noticed him was Steven Spielberg. Malikyan tried to audition for the part of Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark, but was prevented from doing so by heavy traffic.
In 1988 Spielberg cast Malikyan in the third in the
Two years later Malikyan appeared in the epic biblical film
Personal life
Malikyan married Maida Kupelian in Kensington, London in 1965. They have a daughter Sonia and a son Sevan. Malikyan now works as a teacher in Istanbul.[1]
Partial filmography
- The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) – Luigi
- Midnight Express (1978) – Prosecutor
- Sphinx (1981) – Bell Boy
- Trenchcoat (1983) – Arab
- Half Moon Street (1986) – First Diplomat
- Pascali's Island (1988) – Mardosian
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) – Kazim
- Paparazzo (1995) – Mackenzie
- The Commissioner (1998) – Greek commissioner
- Belly of the Beast (2002) – Demetrio Altafini
- Flight of the Phoenix (2004) – Rady
- Renaissance (2006) – Nusrat Farfella (voice)
- The Palace (2011) – Sergeant Karem Akalin
- Taken 2 (2012) – Inspector Durmaz
- Yozgat Blues (2013) – Sadettin Usta
- Şarkı Söyleyen Kadınlar (2013) – Mesut
- The Cut (2014) – Hagob Nakashian
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) – Jethro
- Niyazi Gül Dörtnala (2015) – Süleyman
- The Promise(2016) – Vartan Boghossian
Television
- The Portrait of a Lady (1968) - Servant
- Virgin of the Secret Service (1968) - Corporal
- Doctor Who Episode The Wheel in Space (1968) – Kemel Rudkin
- Detective Series 3, Episode 3: Art Attack (1968) – Garcia
- The Saint (1968) - Hima Dri
- The Avengers(1969) - Rossi
- Jason King (1972) - Kemal
- In for a Penny(1972) - Ail
- Adam Smith (1972) - Homi
- New Scotland Yard (1972) - Joe Angeloulos
- The Upper Crust (1973) - Postman
- Little Big Time (1973) - Various roles
- Bowler (1973) - Marcus
- The Onedin Line (1972) - Hadji Ahmet’s Spokesman
- The Sunday Drama (1977) - Barman
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) - Nicholas
- Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977) - Doctor
- Who Pays the Ferryman? Episode 8: The Daughters of Themis (1977) – Doctor
- Mind Your Language (1977–1979) – Maximillian Papandrious
- The Professionals (1978-1979) - Sniper
- Crown Court (1978-1982) - Seth Lambert
- Screenplay(1979) - Stavros
- Minder — Series 1, Episode 6: Aces High...And Sometimes Very Low (1979) - Chris; Series 10 - Chico (The Immaculate Contraption)
- The Professionals Series 2, Episode 9: Blind Run and Series 3 Episode 2: Backtrack (1978–1979) – Sniper / Hanish, Mr. X
- Auf Wiedersehen PetSeries 1, Episode 11 (1984) – Kemal
- Duty Free (1984) - Policeman
- The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984) - Mr Persakrs
- Cold Warrior (1984) - Yussif
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1984) - Ortiz
- Boon (1987) - David Sulenkian
- House of Cards (1990) - Mr. Naresh
- Zorro (1991) - Picotin the Valet
- The Bill (1991-1993) - Kemal
- Agatha Christie's Poirot Series 4, Episode 3: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1992) – Amberiotis
- Van der Valk(1992) - Colombian
- Press Gang (1992) - Fahid
- The Good Guys (1993) - Janosci
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) - Armenian Agent
- House of Cards: The Final Cut (1995) — Nures
- The Detectives (1995) - Josef Esterhazy
- Birds of a Feather (1997) – Inspector Miltiades
- In the Beginning (2000) - Prison Governor
- The American Embassy (2002) - Mullah
- Spooks (2002) - Ozan Coscar
- Judge John Deed (2002) - Idries Shahatra
- Casualty (2003) - Hussen
- Egypt (2005) - Yanni Athenasiou
- Silent Witness (2008-2017) - Varkey Khoury
- Babalar ve Evlatlar (2012)
- Strike Back (2013) - Al-Zuhari
- Reaksyon (2014) - Oktem Cetiner
- Payitaht: Abdülhamid (2017–) – Alexander Israil Parvus
- Kanaka (2018) - Enki Tamay
- Homeland (2020) - Agha Jan
- Hay Sultan (2021)
- Baptiste (2021) - Series 2 - Mehmet
References
- ^ a b c "'I came to die in Turkey, my homeland,' says Armenian actor". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ This students will out of school
- ^ Back to Turkey after 50 years
- ^ Powell, Vince (22 July 2009). The Daily Telegraph.
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External links
- Kevork Malikyan at IMDb
- Kevork Malikyan at AllMovie