Avet Avetisyan ( hy, Ավետ Ավետիսյան - March 29, 1971) was a

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film actor.

Biography

In 1905, Avetisyan was accepted to the

Nersisian School Nersisian School ( hy, Ներսիսեան դպրոց, ''Nersisian Dprots''; ka, ნერსისიანის სემინარია, ; russian: Нерсесяновское училище, translit=Nersisyanovskoye učilišče) was an ...

, where he participated in school plays. Before leaving for the army (in 1916), Avetisyan worked in a manufacturing shop as a student and clerk. After being discharged from the military (in 1918) he joined Hovhannes Abelyan's theater company in Baku. Avetisyan's debut performance occurred in 1918 as Voskan in Alexander Shirvanzade's Evil Spirit (Char Vogi). Then, Avetisyan went to

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with Abelyan, where he performed in an Armenian drama group (1919). During 1920-1921, Avetisyan performed with the group in Karakilisa (modern

Vanadzor Vanadzor ( hy, Վանաձոր) is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 cen ...

). In 1922, Avetisyan moved to Yerevan as part of the

touring theatre Touring theatre is independent travelling theatre that is presented at a different location in each city. A touring theatre is produced by a theater company, called the producing entity, often based in one location, and sold, as a show, by a bookin ...

before being accepted to the famous Sundukyan State Academic Theatre, where he continued to write for the rest of his life. Avetisyan has acted in 28 Armenian movies. Avetisyan is buried in the

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Theatre Credits

* Pantalone in

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's "Maid of Two Households" (1923) * Zemlyanika in Nikolai Gogol's "Revisor" (1923) * Orgon in

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and worl ...

's "Tartuffe" (1924) * Sako in

Derenik Demirchian Derenik Karapeti Demirchian ( hy, Դերենիկ Կարապետի Դեմիրճյան) was a Soviet and Armenian writer, novelist, poet, translator and playwright. Biography Demirchian was born on February 18, 1877, in Akhalkalaki in what is no ...

's "Nazar the Brave" (1924) * Matvey Yegorich in

Vrtanes Papazian Vrtanes Mesrop Papazian ( hy, Վրթանես Մեսրոպի Փափազյան; 1866–1920), was an Armenian writer, public-political and cultural activist, literary critic, editor, literature historian, teacher and translator. Biography Vrtanes ...

's "Boulder" * Zambakhov in

Gabriel Sundukian Gabriel Sundukian ( hy, Գաբրիել Սունդուկյան; 11 July 1825 – 29 March 1912) was an Armenian writer and playwright, the founder of modern Armenian drama.

's "Khatabala" (1927) * Parsigh in Gabriel Sundukian's "The Destroyed Home" (1938) * Sarkis in Gabriel Sundukian's "Another Victim" (1944) * Pepo in Gabriel Sundukian's "Pepo" (1929, 1935, 1948) * Mikitan in

Perch Proshyan Perch Proshian ( hy, Պերճ Պռոշյան, Hovhannes Ter-Arakelian, , Ashtarak – 23 November 1907, Baku) was an Armenian writer. Biography Proshian was born in a tailor's family in Ashtarak. His education included parish school (1849–52 ...

's "Bread's Problem" (1937) * Shprikh in

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...

's "Masquerade" (1949) * Dostigayev in

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

's "Dostigayev and Others" (1934) * Saghatel in Alexander Shirvanzade's "For the Sake of Honour" (1939) * Marutkhanyan in Alexander Shirvanzade's "Chaos" (1959) * Shvandya in

Konstantin Trenyov Konstantin Andreyevich Trenyov (russian: Константи́н Андре́евич Тренёв, – May 19, 1945) was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright, USSR State Prize laureate (1941), best known for his Russian Civil War {{Infobox ...

's " Lyubov Yarovaya" * Berest in

Oleksandr Korniychuk Oleksandr Yevdokymovych Korniychuk (russian: Алекса́ндр Евдоки́мович Корнейчу́к, uk, Олександр Євдокимович Корнійчук, 25 May 2 o.s. 1905 – 14 May 1972) was a Ukrainian playwright, lit ...

's "Platon Kretchet" * Shadrin in

Nikolai Pogodin Nikolai Fyodorovich Pogodin (russian: Никола́й Фёдорович Пого́дин) (pseudonym of Nikolai F. Stukalov) ( – 19 September 1962) was a Soviet playwright. His plays were recognized in Soviet Union theater for their realisti ...

's "Man With a Gun" (1938) * Kutuzov in 's "Field Marshal Kutuzov" (1942) * Sahag Svata in

Muratsan Grigor Ter-Hovhannisian ( hy, Գրիգոր Տեր-Հովհաննիսյան; December 1, 1854 – September 12, 1908), better known as Muratsan ( hy, Մուրացան), was a prolific Armenian writer, known best for writing '' Gevorg Marzpetuni'' ( ...

's "Gevorg Marzpetuni" (1941) * Globa in K. Simonov's "Russian People" (1942) * Shulga in Mikhail Sholokhov's "Young Guard" (1947) * Grinyov in Anatoly Sofronov's "Moscow's Mood" (1949) * Moshig in

Yeghishe Charents Yeghishe Charents (; March 13, 1897 – November 27, 1937) was an Armenian poet, writer and public activist. Charents' literary subject matter ranged from his experiences in the First World War, socialist revolution, and frequently Armenia an ...

' "Towards the Future" (1960) * Robinson in

Alexander Ostrovsky Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; ) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 origina ...

's " The Poor Bride" (1946) * Yepikhodov in Anton Chekhov's "Cherry Park" (1951)

Filmography

* ''Namus'' (1925) * '' Zare'' (1925) *'' Shor and Shorshor'' (1926) * ''

Khaspush Khaspush ( hy, Խասփուշ, russian: Хас-пуш) is a 1928 Soviet Armenian drama and war film, directed by Hamo Beknazarian and starring Hrachia Nersisyan, M. Dulgaryan and Avet Avetisyan Synopsis The film is about the Persian Persian ...

'' (1927) *''Golkhozain Karoon'' (1929) *''Gime Hertabah'' (1930) * '' Kikos'' (1931) *''Krter-Yeztiner'' (1932) * ''Gikor'' (1934) * ''Pepo'' (1935) * ''Karo'' (1937) * ''

Zangezur Zangezur ( hy, Զանգեզուր) is a historical and geographical region in Eastern Armenia on the slopes of the Zangezur Mountains which largely corresponds to the Syunik Province of the Republic of Armenia. It was ceded to Russia by Qajar I ...

'' (1938) *''Lernain Arshav'' (1939) * ''

Nazar the Brave Nazar the Brave ( Kaj Nazar) ( hy, Քաջ Նազար) is a 1940 Soviet comedy film directed by Amasi Martirosyan. The title is a reference to the famous fairy tale of the same name by Hovhannes Tumanyan Hovhannes Tumanyan ( hy, Հովհան� ...

'' (1940) *''Hayrenaseri Endanike'' (1941) *''Toosdre'' (1942) * ''

David Bek Davit Bek or David Beg (; died 1728) was an Armenian military commander and the leader of an Armenian rebellion against invading Ottoman forces and implanted Safavid Muslim tribes in the mountainous region of Zangezur (today the Armenian provin ...

'' (1943) * '' Anahit'' (1947) *''Araradian Tasdi Aghchige'' (1949) *''Badvi Hamar'' (1956) *''Inchoo e Aghmgoom Kede'' (1958) *''Ploozoom'' (1959) *''Northern Rainbow'' (1960) *''

Sayat-Nova Sayat-Nova ( Armenian: Սայեաթ-Նովայ ( сlassical), Սայաթ-Նովա ( reformed); ka, საიათნოვა; ; ; born Harutyun Sayatyan; 14 June 1712 – 22 September 1795) was an Armenian poet, musician and ''ashugh'', w ...

'' (1960) *''Monsieur Jacques and Others'' (1964) *''An Explosion After Midnight'' (1969) * '' Adam and Heva'' (1969) *''Morgan's Relative'' (1970) Ավետ Ավետիսյանը «Հայկական կինո» կայքում /ref>

Awards and honours

* 1938 -

People's Artist of the Armenian SSR People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (Народный артист Армянской ССР), is an honorary title awarded to citizens of the Armenian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is awarded for outstanding performance in the performing arts, wh ...

* 1941 -

Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...

, 2nd Degree, for his role as the Commander in

* 1962 - People's Artist of the USSR * 1971 -

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration ...

* 3 other honours and medals

Documentaries

* Avet Avetisyan (1966)

References

External links

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Avet Avetisyan
«AV Show» production website 1897 births 1971 deaths Burials at the Komitas Pantheon 20th-century Armenian male actors Actors from Tbilisi People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Armenian male silent film actors Armenian male film actors Georgian people of Armenian descent Soviet Armenians {{Armenia-actor-stub