Ken Davitian
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-06-19 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Ken Davitian
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
Mistletoe Massacre
as Kristoff
Pay to Die
as Agent
The Sand Runner
as Scott
The Red Scarf: A Story of Armenian Hope
as Dede Krikor
(2024)
Betrayal
as Paulie Marconi
(2024)
Team of Two
as Captain Dupree
(2023)
Dante's Hotel
as Chef Willio
(2023)
Woods Witch
as Jocelyn's Father
(2023)
The Messenger
as Koorush
(2023)
Operation: Honorable Beggars
as Soghomon Aghayan
(2022)
Bromates
as Kaloosh
(2021)
Habit
as Gus
(2021)
Mummy Dearest
as Malcolm Thrussel
(2021)
Roe v. Wade
as Papa Potemkin
(2021)
(2020)
(2020)
Psychopomp
as Captain
(2019)
1st Born
as Charles
(2019)
In the Time It Takes to Get There
as Merchant 1
(2018)
Abducted
as Scotty
(2018)
Pink Elephants
as Self
(2018)
Melvin Smarty
as Harry
(2018)
The Samuel Project
as Vartan
(2017)
Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Yuri
(2017)
Price for Freedom
as Sheik Omar
(2017)
The Sex Addict
as Ken Davitian
(2017)
Five Star Fouad
as Fouad
(2016)
Pocket Listing
as Mr. Mousian
(2016)
Paint It Black
as Masha the Baker (uncredited)
(2015)
Big Baby
as Underbrunter
(2014)
Walk of Shame
as Cab Driver
(2014)
Small Time
as Wexler
(2013)
Abstraction
as Jacob Sarian
(2012)
Natasha Mail Order Bribe Escape to America
as Boris the Butcher
(2011)
The Artist
as Pawnbroker
(2011)
You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Vadik Nikitin
(2010)
The Prankster
as Stavros Karas
(2009)
Not Forgotten
as Father Salinas
(2008)
Get Smart
as Shtarker
(2008)
Meet the Spartans
as Xerxes
(2008)
Soul Men
as Ardesh Kezian
(2008)
(2008)
Stone & Ed
as Senor Gordo
(2008)
Float
as Vahig Manoogian
(2007)
Lucky You
as Poker Player (uncredited)
(2006)
(2004)
L.A. Twister
as Walter
(2003)
S.W.A.T.
as Uncle Martin Gascoigne (as Kenneth Davitian)
(2003)
Holes
as Igor Barkov
(2003)
A Man Apart
as Ramon Cadena
(2003)
May
as Foreign Doctor
(2000)
Virgins of Sherwood Forest
as Manny / Friar Tuck
(2000)
(1999)
Shandra: The Jungle Girl
as Diego
(1995)
Lord of Illusions
as Swann Audience Member (uncredited)
(1995)
(1994)
The Silence of the Hams
as Luciano Pavarotti
(1994)
Red Sun Rising
as Cab Driver
(1993)
Sexual Intent
as Topless Bar Owner
(1992)
Maximum Force
as Fat Man
(1992)
Frogtown II
as Bud
(1992)
Tuesday Never Comes
as Greenberg
(1991)
Bikini Summer
as Max
Crew
(2020)
Psychopomp
Co-Producer