TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 07: Vachik Mangassarian from the film "The Stoning of Soraya M.", poses for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 7, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Matt Carr/Getty Images)
(CNN)Actor Vachik Mangassarian has died of Covid-19 complications, according to his manager.
He was 78.
Mangassarian, a character actor who appeared on "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "The Mentalist," was vaccinated, his manager Valerie McCaffrey told CNN.
He was most recently filming an upcoming movie with Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda called "Moving On." He had shared photos of himself with the actresses on Facebook.
An Iran-born Armenian, Mangassarian moved to Los Angeles as a young man. He was working as a waiter when he landed his first film role in "The South's Shark" in 1978.
His list of TV credits includes appearances in "JAG," "NYPD Blue" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and more. He also anchored his own radio and television show, "The Armenian National Network."