Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian (Armenian: Հովհաննես Աբելյան, October 23, 1865, Shamakhi, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire - July 1, 1936, Yerevan, Soviet Armenia) was an Armenian actor, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1925).

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Hovhannes Abelian
Hovhannes Abelian
Born	Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian (1865-10-23)October 23, 1865 Shamakhi, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	July 1, 1936(1936-07-01) (aged 70) Yerevan, Soviet Armenia
Nationality	Armenian
Occupation	actor
Awards	People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1925)

Biography

From 1882, he worked in Armenian and Russian theatres of Baku and Tiflis. In 1908, he became the founder of "Abelian-Armenian Theatral Group", realised artistic tours in different countries (Russia, Iran, Germany, France, USA). In 1925, Abelian entered to the Armenian State Theatre, played in cinema ("Namus", 1925). A realistic-style actor, he played more than 300 roles.

Sources

• Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, p. 11
• "Աբելյան Հովհաննես". Հայկական Հանրագիտարան. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

External links

• Media related to Hovhannes Abelian at Wikimedia Commons
• Hovhannes Abelian at IMDb

На других языках

[ru] Абелян, Ованес Артемьевич