Actors Of Armenia
Karapetyan, Artyom
Born - 28.06.1926 in Tbilisi.
1949 - graduated from the theatre-studio in Tbilisi; 1950-63 - acted in Yerevan Stanislavsky Russian Dramatic theater. Since 1963 works in Moscow as an actor of dubbed films.
Filmography
1955 - Ghosts Leave the Peaks (as Bagrat)
1956 - For Honor (as Bagrat)
1956 - The Heart Sings (as Pul)
1957 - To Whom the Life Smiles (as Karlen)
1957 - Personally Known (as long-haired man)
1973 - The Last Deed of Kamo (in the episodes)
1992 - Where Were You, Man of God? (starring)
Khachanyan, Hambartsum
Born - 13.2.1894 in Trapizund (Turkey). Died - 30.06.1944 in Yerevan.
1919 - studied in the private theatrical studio of Nikitin in Simferopol. Since 1922 - worked in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan.
Filmography
1925 - Namus (as Badal)
1926 - Shor and Shorshor (as Shor)
1926 - Zare (as Khdo)
1927 - Evil Spirit (as servant)
1927 - Khaspush (as prime-minister)
1928 - Five Right in the Target (as "kulak" (rich farmer))
1930 - Kim on Duty (as doorkeepers)
1931 - Kikos (as Kikos)
1931 - Mexican Diplomats (as Khachan)
1932 - Idler (as Stepanyan)
1933 - Light and Shadows (as school guard)
1935 - Pepo (as Darcho)
1938 - Sevan's Fishermen (as father Poghos)
1940 - Nazar the Brave (as Nazar)
Kocharyan, Vladimir
Born - 16.03.50 in Leninakan. Died - 10.06.1989 in Yerevan.
1968-73 - studied at Directing Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute; 1973-76 - performed and directed in Leninakan Drama Theatre; 1977-89 - performed in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan.
Filmography
1978 - Exile 011 (as Suren Spandaryan)
1978 - Neutral Situation (starring)
1980 - The Eighth Day of Creation (as Luka), short
1981 - Lyrical March (as Osik Osipov)
1982 - Cry of a Peacock (as Andreas)
1983 - A Burning Lantern (as Vano Khodjabekyan)
1983 - Fire Sparkling in the Night (as Manucharov)
1984 - An Expected Rider (as Gor)
1986 - A Lonely Nut-Tree (as Levon)
1987 - The Thirteenth Apostle (starring)
1989 - Facing the Wall (as Kocharyan)
1989 - Repeated Be All... (in the episodes)
1993 - P.S (starring)
Kotanjyan, Rafayel
Born - 09.09.1942 in Tbilisi.
1964 - graduated from the Acting department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute; 1964-66 - actor and director of Shirvanzade Drama Theatre of Zangezur; 1966-68 - an actor of the first Armenian youth theater - "Arshaluys" in Yerevan. Has graduated from the Advanced Directing Courses of the Moscow Central TV. Since 1970 - an actor of Yerevan Drama Theatre; makes also TV performances.
Filmography
1972 - Men (as Levon)
1976 - Baghdasar Divorces His Wife (as Ogsen)
1980 - A Piece of Sky (A Slap) (starring)
1981 - A Humble Man (starring), short
1986 - Strange Games (in the episodes)
1991 - A Voice in the Wilderness (starring)
1991-92 - The Hearth of Three (as Alvares Torres, Ukrtelefilm, Kyiv, Shans, Moscow)
1992 - Murder in Saint-Chen-Menari (as Hustings, Yalta Film Studio, Ukraine)
1993 - The Empire of Pirates (as D'Artois, Yalta Film Studio, Ukraine)
1993 - A Merry Promenade (as Serge, Shans, Moscow)
1995-96 - Roxolana 1,2 (as Ibrahim *****, Ukrtelefilm, Kyiv)
1995-97 - Countess de Monsaurot (as Iayensky, Mosfilm Studio)
1997 - Characters for Men (as flatterer, Mosfilm Studio)
1997 - Rings of Absolute Power (as Basargul, Ukrtelefilm, Kyiv)
1998 - The Love is Evil (as guru, Mosfilm Studio)
1999 - Roxolana 3, (as Iarino Sanuto, Ukrtelefilm, Kyiv)
Kotikyan, Arman
Born - 27.09.1896 in Trapezund (Turkey). Died - 30.10.1968 in Yerevan.
Since 1919 was member of Ovi Sevumyan theatrical group; 1925 - graduated from the Sorbonne University, acted in Armenian performances of Paris; 1932 - established "Armenian national theater" in Paris; 1936 - repatriated Armenia, worked in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan.
Filmography
1935 - Armenian Rural Wedding (in episods), France
1936 - Golgotha (in episods), France
1943 - David-Bek (as Ahmed)
1959 - Her Fantasy (as professor)
1959 - 01-99 (as Poghos), short
1960 - The Voices of Our District (as tailor)
1960 - Fellows From a Music Group (as Schterling)
1961 - Tzhvzhik (as Hovsep), short
1964 - A Sham Informer (as Husepik-agha), short
1967 - Karine (as lawyer Sisakyan)
Malyan, David
Born - -17.04.1904 in Zakatala (Georgia). Died - 17.07.1976 in Yerevan.
1922-23 - studied in Armenian Drama studio in Tbilisi. Worked in the theatres in Yerevan, Tbilisi, Leninakan. Since 1932 was one of the leading actors of the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan.
Filmography
1926 - Shor and Shorshor (as devil)
1935 - Pepo (as Kakuli)
1937 - Six Shots (as officer)
1938 - Sevan's Fishermen (as Aram)
1938 - Zangezur (as Makich)
1939 - Mountainous March (as Vardan)
1941 - Blood for Blood (as commander of a tank), short
1941 - Family of Patriots (as Levon), short
1943 - David-Bek (as Shahumyan)
1947 - Anahit (as Hrant)
1955 - Ghosts Leave the Peaks (as Satunts)
1955 - Looking of the Addressee (as Suren)
1956 - The Heart Sings (as Markaryan)
1957 - Personally Known (as Kon)
1957 - To Whom the Life Smiles (as Metsaturyan)
1958 - What's All the Noise of the River About? (as Darbinyan)
1960 - They are to Live (as Petrosyan)
1961 - Twelve Companions (as Minasyan)
1964 - The Difficult Pass (Davtyan)
1966 - Hunter From Lalvar (as senior hunter)
Manaryan, Yervand
Born - 20.09.1924 in Arak (Iran).
Studied in Armenian, American and Persian colleges in Teheran; 1946 - moved to Armenia; 1952 - graduated from the Directing Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute, later was a solist of Yerevan Operetta Theatre and director assistant in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan; 1957-59 - headed Drama Theatre in Goris; 1970-80 - the Yerevan Puppet Theatre.
Filmography
1959 - On the Native Land, co-script, doc.
1961 - Tzhvzhik, script, short
1962 - The Master and the Servant, script, short
1966 - Armenian Miniature, dir., doc.
1966 - March (starring), short
1967 - Birth of Drugs, co-script, dir., doc.
1967 - Exams, script, dir., doc.
1967 - Karine (as photographer)
1967 - October Days in Armenia, script, dir., doc.
1968 - A Meeting at an Exhibition, script (along with M.Chamanyan)
1968 - Mikayel Nalbandyan, dir., doc.
1968 - A Stall at the Platform, script, dir., doc.
1969 - Light, dir., doc.
1970 - Morgan's Relative by Marriage (as Bernar)
1971 - Markar's Fissure, dir., doc.
1972 - Return (as Babken Setyan)
1973 - Chaos (as Sulyan)
1973 - Light and Shadows, script, doc.
1975 - A Bride from the North (as Yervand)
1975 - All Colors of the Rainbow, dir., doc.
1975 - Our Daily Water, script
1975 - Summer Came Again (as Sogho), also co-script, co-dir.
1976 - Heirs, dir., doc.
1977 - Cooks Arrived for Competition (as Yervand), also co-script
1978 - Arevik (in the episodes)
1978 - Five More Days (as Atayan)
1983 - A Private Case (starring)
1985 - Captain Arakel (as Arakel), also co-script
1992 - Comrade Pandjuni (as Sarsapuni)
Manukyan, Guzh
Born - 06.05.37 in Leninakan (now Gyumri).
1954-58 - studied at Acting Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute; 1958-60 - acted at Kapan Drama Theatre. 1960-67- performed at Yerevan Theatre for Young Audience. Since 1967 - works at Yerevan Drama Theatre.
Filmography
1964 - Priest's Promise (as Hakob), short
1968 - Sevastopol (Mosfilm Studio)
1969 - Bridges over Oblivion (as Henrikh Zakarian)
1969 - An Explosion after Midnight (as Sharko)
1972 - 26 Commissars of Baku (Mosfilm - Azerbaijan-film co-production)
1975 - Prize (Lenfilm Studio)
1975 - This Green, Red World (starring)
1976 - On the Road (as driver), short
1977 - Autumn Sun (starring)
1977 - Head of Revcom (as staff head)
1977 - Nahapet (as Ghukas)
1977 - Stone Valley (as head of the sovkhos)
1978 - Snow in Black (as Marseline)
1978 - Star of Hope (as Mihran)
1979 - Die on the Horse (as Gai)
1979 - The Good Half of Life (as Armen)
1982 - Song of the Old Days (as Ruben)
1984 - An Expected Rider (as Hamazasp)
1985 - Where are You Going, Soldier? (as Aghvan)
1993 - Ancient Gods (starring)
1996 - Bread of Rage (starring), feature-doc., short
Mkrtchyan, Mher (Frunze)
Born - 04.07.1930 in Leninakan (now Gyumri). Died - 28.12.1993 in Yerevan.
Studied in Leninakan Art College and Theatre Studio, acted in Leninakan theatre. 1953-56 - studied at the Acting Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute. Since 1953 has performed in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. Since 1955 has starred in films. Directed "On the Bottom," based on Gorki's play. Has starred in many films of other film studios (Mosfilm, Gorky Film-Studio in Moscow, etc.): "Aybolit - 66," "The Captive Girl of Caucasus," "Don't Be Upset," "Mimino," "Ali Baba and Forty Bandits," etc.
Filmography
1959 - 01-99 (as Garsevan), short
1960 - Fellows From a Music Group (as Arsen)
1962 - The Master and the Servant (as Simon), short
1966 - From the Times of Hunger (as Hambo), short
1967 - Triangle (as Gaspar)
1969 - An Explosion after Midnight (as Mukhtashev)
1969 - We and Our Mountains (as Ishkhan)
1970 - Photography (as Avag), short
1971 - Khatabala (as Isay)
1972 - Hayrik (as Hovsep)
1972 - Men (as Suren)
1972 - Monument (as Avag), short
1973 - Adventures of Mher on Vacation (as Mher)
1976 - Baghdasar Divorces His Wife (as Baghdasar)
1977 - Nahapet (as Hapo)
1977 - The Soldier and the Elephant (Armenae)
1977 - Stone Valley (as Santro)
1979 - Oh, Gevorg! (as Gevork), short
1980 - The Big Win (as Garnik)
1980 - A Piece of Sky (A Slap) (as Grigor-agha)
1981 - A Humble Man (starring), short
1982 - Song of the Old Days (as Nikol)
1983 - The Fire (as Ruben)
1984 - Tango of Our Childhood (as Ruben)
1987 - On the Bottom (as Baron), also co-dir.
Msryan, Vladimir
Born - 12.03.1938 in Orjonikidze (now ly- Vladikavkaz), Russia.
1958-62 - studied in Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute (A.Gulakian's master-class); 1963-64 - worked in the Yerevan Theatre for Young Audience; 1964-66 - studied in the Stanislavsky Russian Theatre in Yerevan. Since 1966 has worked in Yerevan Drama Theatre. Besides Armenian films has starred in a number of foreign films: "Nikolo Paganini" (Moscow Central TV production), "Sand-Storm" (Tajikfilm), "White Cloth" (Belarusfilm), "Empire of Pirates" (Yalta Film-studio), "Unburied Corpses" (Odessa Film-studio).
Filmography
1972 - Return (as Hayk)
1974 - Fellow-Villagers (as Vazgen)
1976 - Ginger Plane (in the episodes)
1977 - Head of Revcom (as Suren Aslanian)
1984 - An Expected Rider (as staff-captain)
1985 - An Apple Garden (as Vanes)
1987 - On the Bottom (as actor)
1989 - Wind of Oblivion (in the episodes)
1991 - A Voice in the Wilderness (starring)
1993 - Ancient Gods (starring)
1996 - Bread of Rage (starring), feature-doc., short
1999 - Go With Peace (as priest)
2000 - Pierlequin, or Lighter then Air (as old clown)
2001 - Symphony of Silent (as conductor)
Nersisyan, Hrachya
Born - 24.11.1895 in Nikomedia (now Izmit, Turkey). Died - 06.11.1961 in Yerevan.
Studied in French and American colleges in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Since 1915 - performed in different Armenian theatrical troupes; 1922 - moved to Armenia. Since 1923 - worked in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. Was one of the leading Armenian cinema and theatre actors.
Filmography
1925 - Namus (as Rustam)
1926 - Zare (as Saydo)
1927 - Khaspush (as Riza)
1928 - Hashim (starring)
1928 - House on the Volcano (as Petros)
1929 - The Thief (as Harutiunov)
1931 - Kikos (as Aram)
1931 - Mexican Diplomats (as Sako)
1932 - Kurds-Yezids (as Jalal)
1932 - Two nights (as Benoyan)
1933 - Light and Shadows (as "kulak" (rich peasant))
1934 - Gikor (as Hambo)
1935 - Pepo (as Pepo)
1937 - Six Shots (as Hakob)
1938 - Sevan's Fishermen (as Anes)
1938 - Zangezur (as Hakobyan)
1941 - Blood for Blood (as grandpa), short
1942 - Daughter (as Grikor), short
1943 - David-Bek (as David-Bek)
1947 - Anahit (as Nureddin)
1954 - Visiting the Groom (as Vardan), short
1955 - Ghosts Leave the Peaks (as Vahan)
1955 - Looking of the Addressee (as Gasparyan)
1956 - Along the Path of Thunder (as Sam)
1956 - For Honor (as Elizbarov)
1956 - The Heart Sings (as Gharib)
1958 - The Song of the First Love (as Varunts)
1958 - What's All the Noise of the River About? (as Ghambaryan)
1959 - Her Fantasy (as wine dealer)
1960 - Northern Rainbow (as bishop Nerses)
1960 - The Voices of Our District (as citizen)
1961 - Before the Dawn (Artin grandpa)
1961 - Tzhvzhik (as Nerses-akhpar), short
Novents, Galya
Born - 01.07.1937 in Yerevan.
1958 - graduated from the Acting Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute; 1958-1961 - acted in the Kapan Theatre, 1961-71 - in Leninakan Drama Theatre; 1977-83 - Yerevan Drama Thatre, since 1983 - Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan.
Filmography
1965 - Hello, It Is Me! (as Nazi)
1969 - It is Spring, It Snows... (starring), short
1970 - A Spring of Heghnar (as Yeranos' wife)
1973 - Winepress (Sour Grape) (as Yelizaveta)
1974 - Here, on this Crossroads (as Andranik's mother)
1975 - This Green, Red World (in the episodes)
1977 - Nahapet (as Antaram)
1978 - The End of the Game (as mother), short
1980 - A Piece of Sky (A Slap) (starring)
1982 - Gikor (as Nani)
1982 - Cry of a Peacock (starring)
1982 - Song of the Old Days (as Oberon's mother)
1982 - A Happening in July (starring), short
1983 - Halt (starring), short
1983 - The Master (as Rostom's sister)
1984 - White Dreams (as Mariam)
1984 - Tango of Our Childhood (as Siranush)
1985 - An Apple Garden (as Noem)
1987 - Road to David of Sasun (as David's mother)
1988 - Breath (as Gayane)
1990 - Blood (as Mariam)
1990 - Nostalgia (as Sanam)
1992 - Where Were You, Man of God? (starring)