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Vachik Mangassarian was a character actor known for appearances on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “NCIS.”A native of Iran, Mangassarian had his earliest credits with mid-1980s TV appearances including “The Fall Guy,” “The A-Team,” and “Remington Steele.” He continued to work actively for decades, with his most prominent roles coming on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” as Qasim Zaghlul and on “NCIS” as a fake Iranian president. Mangassarian’s other TV appearances include episodes of “Murder, She Wrote,” “In Living Color,” “NYPD Blue,” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He also appeared in such movies as “The Stoning of Soraya M.” and the upcoming “Moving On.”Truly saddened to hear about the passing of my friend, legendary actor #VachikMangassarian Here's a photo pre-covid with myself, Vachik and two other legends, acclaimed actor #NavidNegahban and renowned musician #AndyMadadian.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorVachik Mangassarian, known for his work in “NCIS,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and more, has died. He was 78.

A new week of primetime kicked off with some excitement. Monday saw a three-way tie for the night’s best demo rating between The Neighborhood, 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Bachelor.

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Mark Harmon as NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jehtro Gibbs, a former Marine gunnery sergeant who leads an investigation team who solve military crimes like it is nobody’s business.

Maria Bello exited stage right on Tuesday's episode of the CBS procedural after three seasons as Dr. Jacqueline «Jack» Sloane, when her past came back to haunt her and ended with a bittersweet goodbye for the former army lieutenant-turned-forensic psychologist in her farewell.For a minute now, Sloane had been toying with possibly leaving her post at NCIS and turning her badge in for a less grueling lifestyle on a Costa Rican beach.

the first season without Anna Faris, and the series debut of The half-hour series hails from Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette, inspired by Pennette's experience as a transplant recipient. It kicks off when Drew (Thomas Middleditch), a therapist and newly divorced dad, is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into Gina (Annaleigh Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own.

The NCIS franchise and Blue Bloods are the latest television series that will tackle police brutality and reform in their upcoming seasons, CBS has announced.