A stage actor in Armenia during the 1920s, Harout toured Russia, the Balkans, France, England, Belgium, Egypt and finally the U.S., ending up in Hollywood. He built the Ivar Theatre and Har-Omar Restaurant, located on Ivar Street and Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, that he managed for twenty-seven years. Once a week, Harout would present a half hour of Armenian and Middle Eastern classical and Folk music on a local radio station.