Portrait of Kevork Malikyan

Kevork Malikyan

Acting

Biography

Kevork Malikyan (born 2 June 1943) is a British-Armenian actor and teacher. He played Kazim in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Max in Mind Your Language. During his career, he has worked with renowned directors and actors including Steven Spielberg, Roger Moore, Alan Parker, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine and Anthony Hopkins. In addition to film work, he has appeared in numerous television productions, including episodes of The Saint, The Professionals, Mind Your Language, Auf Wiedersehen Pet,The Avengers, Doctor Who and twice in Minder.  He played a number of roles in the RSC production, Arabian Nights (December 2009 — January 2010), at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

Born: June 2, 1943

Place of Birth: Diyarbakır, Turkey

Filmography

2025
Tur Rehberi

as Göksel

2022
2019
Baptiste

as Mehmet Arslan

2018
Kanaga

as Enki Tamay

2017
2017
Payitaht: Abdulhamid

as Aleksandr İsrail Parvus

2016
The Promise

as Vartan Boghosian

2015
2014
The Cut

as Hagob Nakashian

2014
Reaction

as Öktem Çetiner

2013
Yozgat Blues

as Sadettin Usta

2013
2012
Taken 2

as Inspector Durmaz

2012
Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

as Morton / Snare / Sir John Coleville

2011
Homeland

as Agha Jan

2011
The Palace

as Sergeant Karem Akalin

2003
Belly of the Beast

as Fernand Zadir

2002
Spooks

as Ozan Cosar

2002
Bella Bettien

as Demetrio Altafini

1998
The Commissioner

as Greek Commissioner

1997
Into the Blue

as Inspector Miltiades

1993
The Detectives

as Josef Esterhazy

1992
Double Vision

as Pasta Manager

1989
Birds of a Feather

as Mr Kouniakis

1989
Press Gang

as Fahid

1989
1988
Pascali's Island

as Mardosian

1986
Half Moon Street

as First Diplomat

1985
1984
Duty Free

as Policeman

1984
1983
Trenchcoat

as Arab

1981
1979
Minder

as Chris

1979
Minder

as Chico

1978
Midnight Express

as Prosecutor

1978
1977
Mind Your Language

as Maximillian Papandrious

1977
The Professionals

as Hanish / Mr. X

1977
1977
The Kitchen

as Nicholas

1977
1972
Van der Valk

as Colombian

1971
The Onedin Line

as Hadji Ahmet's Spokesman

1961
The Avengers

as Rossi