Marvel's Agents of Shield star Vachik Mangassarian dies aged 78
Vachik Mangassarian has died aged 78. The actor - who starred as architect Qasim Zaghlul in 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D' in 2013 - passed away over the weekend in Burbank California. His agent confirmed the news to Deadline, noting he died of COVID-19 complications on Saturday (22.01.22). He is survived by his sisters Linda Lalaian and Elda Hacopian. Mangassarian was born in 1943 in Iran of Armenian descent, and he would move to the United States in the 1960s. He landed his first Hollywood role in 1978's 'The South's Shark', and appeared in plenty of TV shows over the years, including the ...