Ken Davitian
Acting
1953-06-19 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
TheatersPay to Die
2026 · Movie
TheatersCruel Love
2026 · Movie
Betrayal
2024 · Movie
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
2024 · Movie
Team of Two
2024 · Movie
Mind Melters 28
2024 · Movie
Woods Witch
2023 · Movie
Operation: Honorable Beggars
2023 · Movie
The Messenger
2023 · Movie
Dante's Hotel
2023 · Movie
Bromates
2022 · Movie
Rabbit
2022 · Series
Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life
2021 · Movie
Habit
2021 · Movie
Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game
2021 · Movie
Mummy Dearest
2021 · Movie
Roe v. Wade
2021 · Movie
Psychopomp
2020 · Movie
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020 · Movie
In the Time It Takes to Get There
2019 · Movie
1st Born
2019 · Movie
Pink Elephants
2018 · Movie
The Samuel Project
2018 · Movie
Melvin Smarty
2018 · Movie
Cobra Kai
2018 · Series
Abducted
2018 · Movie
Five Star Fouad
2017 · Movie
Price for Freedom
2017 · Movie
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017 · Movie
The Sex Addict
2017 · Movie
Paint It Black
2016 · Movie
Nina
2016 · Movie
Pocket Listing
2016 · Movie
Big Baby
2015 · Movie
Walk of Shame
2014 · Movie
Small Time
2014 · Movie
Abstraction
2013 · Movie
Natasha Mail Order Bribe Escape to America
2012 · Movie
The Artist
2011 · Movie
You May Not Kiss the Bride
2011 · Movie
The Cape
2011 · Series
The Prankster
2010 · Movie
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Series
Not Forgotten
2009 · Movie
Soul Men
2008 · Movie
Float
2008 · Movie
Get Smart
2008 · Movie
Julia
2008 · Movie
Meet the Spartans
2008 · Movie
Stone & Ed
2008 · Movie
Chuck
2007 · Series
Lucky You
2007 · Movie
The ½ Hour News Hour
2007 · Series
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006 · Movie
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Series
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Series
The Closer
2005 · Series
Boston Legal
2004 · Series
L.A. Twister
2004 · Movie
Two and a Half Men
2003 · Series
S.W.A.T.
2003 · Movie
Holes
2003 · Movie
May
2003 · Movie
A Man Apart
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Boomtown
2002 · Series
The Shield
2002 · Series
Six Feet Under
2001 · Series
The Division
2001 · Series
Missing Pieces
2001 · Movie
Gilmore Girls
2000 · Series
Strong Medicine
2000 · Series
Virgins of Sherwood Forest
2000 · Movie
Our Lips Are Sealed
2000 · Movie
Lip Service
1999 · Movie
Shandra: The Jungle Girl
1999 · Movie
Mascara
1999 · Movie
S Club 7
1999 · Series
Becker
1998 · Series
The King of Queens
1998 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
Arli$$
1996 · Series
Lord of Illusions
1995 · Movie
The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley
1995 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
Red Sun Rising
1994 · Movie
The Silence of the Hams
1994 · Movie
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993 · Series
Sexual Intent
1993 · Movie
Frogtown II
1992 · Movie
Maximum Force
1992 · Movie
Tuesday Never Comes
1992 · Movie
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991 · Movie
Bikini Summer
1991 · Movie
American Raspberry
1977 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Concert Heroes
Movie
Blood Rush
Movie
Mistletoe Massacre
Movie
How to Kill Your Family On Christmas
Movie
The Sand Runner
Movie
The Red Scarf: A Story of Armenian Hope
Movie