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One of the 20th century's greatest masters of cinema Sergei Parajanov was born in Georgia to Armenian parents and it was always unlikely that his work would conform to the strict socialist realism that Soviet authorities preferred. After studying film and music, Parajanov became an assistant director at the Dovzhenko studios in Kiev, making his directorial debut in 1954, following that with numerous shorts and features, all of which he subsequently dismissed as "garbage". However, in 1964 he was able to make Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965), a rhapsodic celebration of Ukrainian folk culture, and the world discovered a startling and idiosyncratic new talent. He followed this up with the even more innovative The Color of Pomegranates (1969) (which explored the art and poetry of his native Armenia in a series of stunningly beautiful tableaux), but by this stage the authorities had had enough, and Paradjanov spent most of the 1970s in prison on almost certainly rigged charges of "homosexuality and illegal trafficking in religious icons". However, with the coming of perestroika, he was able to make The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985), Ashik Kerib (1988) and The Confession, which survives as Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992), before succumbing to cancer in 1990.- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Robert Sahakyants was born on 30 August 1950 in Baku, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was a director and writer, known for Yellow SubmarYAN (2002), Wow, a Talking Fish! (1983) and Ish ty, maslenitsa! (1985). He died on 24 September 2009 in Yerevan, Armenia.- He studied in Leninakan Art College and Theatre Studio, then finished at the Acting Department of Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre. Since 1953 he has performed in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. He also directed many successful productions, best of them Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths". His cinema career began in 1955. His famous roles in Aybolit-66 (1967), Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967), Mimino (1977) earned him the reputation of one of the leading comedy actors in the Soviet Union. But that reputation sometimes overshadowed his real talent and emotional deepness which he put in such classics of Armenian cinema as Yerankyuni (1967),_Menq enq, mer sarere (1970)_, Hayrik (1973), Life Triumphs (1977), Hin oreri yerge (1982), Tango of Our Childhood (1985). Certainly he was the most famous and internationally recognized Armenian artist of the 2nd half of 20th century.
- He has graduated from the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute in 1954. From 1954 he performed at the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. In 1992 he established and headed "Hamazgain" Theatre. Since 1997 he is the rector of Yerevan Institute of Theatre and Cinema. Besides Armenian films has starred in a number of Russian films, most notable of which is Solaris (1972), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gegam Grigorian was born on 29 January 1951 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia]. He was an actor, known for War and Peace (1991), La forza del destino (1997) and Great Arias: La Forza del Destino (1997). He was married to Irena Mackeviciute and Valerija. He died on 23 March 2016 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
He has graduated from the Acting Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute in 1951. Since then worked as an actor, later - director and the executive director of the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. He has been as well the artistic director of the Ajemyan Drama Theatre of Leninakan (now Gyumri). Abrahamyan has played many leading roles in theatre and cinema.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
He graduated from the Directing Department of Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre in 1951, then finished Special Director Courses at Moscow Theatre Institute. He worked as director at different Armenian theatres from 1951 to 1954. After 1954 he was one of the leading directors at Armenfilm Studios.- Actor
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- Writer
One of the leading Armenian directors, Frunze Dovlatyan has started as actor in Armenian provincial theatres since 1941 and then Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan where he was awarded Stalin Premium (major award of that time) for the role of Hrair in the play "These Stars are Ours." After graduating the Directing Department of VGIK (master class of Sergey Gerasimov , he directed movies at Gorky Film Studio then at Mosfilm Studio. Since 1964 he was working at Haifilm Studio. His movie Barev, yes em (1966) became a milestone and turning point in the history of the Armenian cinema.- Director
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Graduated from Yerevan State University (the Romano-Germanic Philology Department), Yerevan Institute of Literature and Moscow Institute of World Literature, he came into cinema while practicing in Mosfilm Studios in 1960s. There he assisted Andrei Tarkovsky during the shooting of his _Andrei Rublyov (1969)_. worked at Armenfilm Studios as an editor, assistant director and film director. Tarkovsky was the creative adviser of the Hovhanissian's first feature film "Winepress (Sour Grape)".- Art Director
- Director
- Actor
Valentin Podpomogov was born on 29 April 1924 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR. He was an art director and director, known for Karine (1969), The Legend of Lake Parvana (1970) and Mi katil meghr (1968). He died on 18 July 1998 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Karen Dzhanibekyan was born on 1 July 1937 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Gaghtni khorhrdakane (1989), Trinadtsatyy apostol (1988) and Baghdasare bazhanvum e knojits (1977). He died on 22 March 2015 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Azat Gasparyan was born on 13 August 1943 in Yerevan, Armenia, USSR. He was an actor, known for Yerjankutyan mekhanika (1982), Ur es gnum, zinvor? (1986) and Our Yard (1996). He died on 2 August 2013 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Gennadi Melkonyan was born on 12 August 1944 in Armenia. He was a director and assistant director, known for Nezhdanno-negadanno (1983), Verjin kirakin (1986) and Three of Us (1988). He died on 30 May 2002 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Ruben Gevorkyants was born on 30 November 1945 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia]. He was a director and writer, known for Kghziner (1987), Requiem (1989) and Autumn of the Magician (2009). He died on 23 June 2017 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Rafael Kotanjyan was born on 9 September 1942 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for I Hate the Story of Romeo & Juliet (2004), Kontrabanda (1975) and Ubiystvo v Sanshayn-Menor (1992). He died on 13 June 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Editorial Department
Emin Khachaturyan was born on 5 August 1930. He was a composer, known for Stalker (1979), Ivan's Childhood (1962) and Office Romance (1977). He died on 5 August 2000 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Director
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Amasi Martirosyan was born on 18 April 1897 in Erivan, Russian Empire [now Yerevan, Armenia]. He was a director and actor, known for Gikor (1934), Vsegda gotov (1930) and Kaj Nazar (1940). He died on 21 December 1971 in Yerevan, USSR [now Armenia].- Tatul Dilakyan was born on 31 March 1913 in Van, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Gikor (1934), Sevani dzknorsnere (1939) and Mer kolkhozi mardik (1940). He died on 12 August 1975 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia].
- Karine Burnazyan was born on 14 January 1959 in Yerevan, Armenia. She was an actress, known for Big Story in a Small City (2006) and Lost and Found in Armenia (2012). She died on 24 May 2020 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Karen Dzhangiryan was born on 15 March 1948 in Baku, USSR. He was an actor, known for Gaghtni khorhrdakane (1989), Mardn Olimposits (1976) and I togda ty vernyoshsya (1976). He died on 26 December 2014 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patvakan Barkhudaryan was born on 31 August 1898 in Stepanavan, Russian Empire. He was a director and writer, known for Sev tevi tak (1930), Hinge khndzorin (1928) and Tasnvetserordy (1929). He died on 13 January 1948 in Yerevan, Armenia, USSR.- Murad Kostanyan was born on 25 August 1902 in Haftvan, Salmas, Persia. He was an actor, known for Sevani dzknorsnere (1939), Sirtn e yergum (1957) and Svet i teni (1933). He died on 3 January 1989 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia].
- Armen Khostikyan was born on 22 May 1929 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Ktor me yerkinq (1980), Our Yard (1996) and Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980). He died on 22 July 2003 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Gurgen Gabrielyan was born on 3 December 1903 in Shushi, Russia [now Nagorno-Karabagh]. He was an actor, known for The Girl of Ararat Valley (1949), Pepo (1935) and Patvi hamar (1956). He died on 22 March 1956 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia].
- Zaven Abrahamyan was born on 13 August 1948 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Ovod (1980), Party Up (2016) and The Last Teacher (2019). He died on 27 November 2020 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Tigran Ayvazyan was born on 6 January 1893 in Yerevan, Russian Empire [now Armenia]. He was an actor, known for David Bek (1944), Khaspush (1928) and Dom na vulkane (1929). He died on 21 November 1956 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia].
- Azat Sherents studied in Armenian Theatre Studio in Moscow (R. Simonov's master-class) in 1934-1937. He acted on the stage of Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan in 1931-34 then in Leninakan Drama Theatre for three years in 1937-1968. Since 1968 he worked at Armenfilm Studio starring in a number of Armenian films.
- Born on the 24th November 1895 in Nikomedia (now Izmit, Turkey) and died on the 6tyh November 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.
- Vladimir Msryan was a stage and film actor known for the leading role in Nicolo Paganini (1982).
He was born in Vladikavkaz, Soviet Union, on March 12, 1938. From 1958- 62 he studied acting at Yerevan Institute of Theatre and Arts,
Vladimir Msryan was designated Peoples Actor of Armenia. He received recognition in the former Soviet Union for his portrayal of Niccolo Paganini in the popular biopic series. During his acting career, he played leading and supporting roles in 19 movies and also appeared in more than 50 stage productions, vainly in Armenia. Vladimir Msryan died of natural causes on August 24, 2010, and was laid to rest in Yerevan, Armenia. - Babken Nersisyan was born on 18 July 1917 in Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russia [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for Hyusisayin tziatzan (1960), Msyo Zhake yev urishner (1966) and Qaos (1974). He died on 14 February 1986 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia].
- Husik Muradyan was born on 26 April 1912 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for Honor (1925) and Astghayin amar (1979). He was married to Nellie Muradyan. He died on 20 December 1983 in Yerevan, USSR [now Armenia].
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Avetik Gevorkyan was born on 5 December 1940. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Moratsvatz heqiatneri kirtche (1975), The Men (1973) and Legend tzaghratzui masin (1980). He died on 22 April 1984 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR.- Verjaluys Mirijanyan was born on 22 December 1916 in Igdir, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Turkey]. She was an actress, known for The Men (1973), Odnoselchane (1974) and Aprum er mi mard (1968). She died on 3 February 1992 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Georgy Chepchyan was born on 27 September 1927 in Rostov-na-Donu, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Zemlya Sannikova (1973), Eto sladkoe slovo - svoboda! (1972) and Lekarstvo protiv strakha (1978). He died on 14 January 2016 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Stepan Shakaryan was born on 23 October 1935 in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR. He was a composer, known for Spitak aper (1976), Morgani khnamin (1970) and Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967). He died on 22 June 2019 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Arianne Caoili was born on 22 December 1986 in Metro Manila, Philippines. She was married to Levon Aronian. She died on 30 March 2020 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Dzhon Ter-Tatevosyan was born on 14 September 1926 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR. Dzhon was a composer, known for Dve zhizni (1961), Gde ty teper, Maksim? (1965) and Ya ego nevesta (1969). Dzhon died on 27 June 1988 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR.
- Composer
- Music Department
Edward M. Mirzoyan was born in May 1921 in Georgia. In 1936 he became a student of Yerevan State Conservatory, where he graduated in five years. In 1942, he served in the Soviet Army. During the Second World War, wrote many songs with a patriotic military sense. In 1946 he started working in the Russian capital in the music studio at the House of Culture. Created a lot of music, including the famous "Quartet." In 1948 he arrived in Yerevan. This period is known as the most productive and creative in the composer's life. During this time he wrote a symphony for strings and a sonata for piano and cello. Yerevan Mirzoyan taught composition class at a local conservatory. The graduates of his class - known musical figures of the like: Avet Terterian, Constantine Orbelian, Robert Amirkhanian. In Evarda Mirzoyan many titles and regalia. He honored the Armenian SSR, People's Artist of the USSR and Armenian SSR. Composer was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Emblem of Honor. Declared the winner of the State Prize of the Soviet Union. He also as the father of Armenian classical music. He made an enormous contribution to the art of his country and the world.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Sergei Israelyan was born on 11 February 1937 in Gazakh, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Qazax, Azerbaijan]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Tchermak anurjner (1985), Patandner (1991) and Gikor (1982). He died on 16 October 2003 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Hrant Matevosyan was born on 3 March 1935 in Agnidzor, Armenian SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Armenia]. He was a writer and actor, known for Menq enq, mer sarere (1969), Autumn Sun (1977) and Rasstanemsya - poka khoroshie (1991). He died on 19 December 2002 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- He was one of the great Iranian painters and one of the pioneers of Iranian modern painting. He was specially interested in a traditional school of painting called "coffee-house painting" and aimed to revive it through blending with modern ideas. He left Iran after 1979 revolution and stayed for some years in US. In 1989 he was invited to USSR and then resided in Armenia till his death.
- Actor
- Producer
Armen Mazmanyan was an actor and producer, known for It's Me... (2013), Gikor (1982) and Mi katil meghr (1982). He died on 8 January 2014 in Yerevan, Armenia.- David Malyan studied in Armenian Drama studio in Tbilisi in 1922-1923. He worked in the theatres in Yerevan, Tbilisi, Leninakan (now Gyumri). From 1932 he was one of the leading actors of the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan.
- Anait Topchyan was born on 21 August 1947 in Artik, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia]. She was an actress, known for I togda ty vernyoshsya (1976), Baghdasare bazhanvum e knojits (1977) and Kamoyi verjin skhranqe (1974). She died on 20 September 2021 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Aleksandr Spendiarov was born on 1 November 1871 in Kakhovka, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kherson Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Yerkrord haykakan kinohamerg (1946) and Haykakan kinohamerg (1941). He was married to Valentina. He died on 7 May 1928 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Armenia].
- Actress
- Music Department
Gohar Gasparyan was born in 1924 in Egypt. She was an actress, known for V etot prazdnichnyi vecher (1959), Karine (1969) and Lernayin ltchi gaghtniqe (1954). She died on 15 April 2007 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Script and Continuity Department
- Actor
- Writer
Tavros Dashtents was born on 25 May 1942. He was an actor and writer, known for Baghdasare bazhanvum e knojits (1977), I togda ty vernyoshsya (1976) and Spitak aper (1976). He died on 31 December 2006 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Ashot Nersisyan was born on 14 October 1904 in Aleksandropol, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire [now Gyumri, Armenia]. He was an actor, known for Paytyun kesgisherits heto (1969), Romeo, moy sosed (1964) and Sirtn e yergum (1957). He died on 21 May 1984 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia].
- Actor
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Yervand Manaryan was born on 20 September 1924 in Arac, Iran. He was an actor and writer, known for Karine (1969), Spitak aper (1976) and Kapitan Arakel (1986). He died on 19 February 2020 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Anatoliy Mokatzian was born on 12 May 1937 in Yerevan, USSR. Anatoliy was a director, known for How the Cat Studied Handicraft (1986) and Silent Witness (1980). Anatoliy died on 26 December 2000 in Yerevan, Armenia.