Hovhannes Abelian Explained

Honorific Suffix:PAA
Hovhannes Abelian
Birth Name:Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian
Birth Date:23 October 1865
Birth Place:Shamakhi, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
Death Place:Yerevan, Soviet Armenia
Occupation:actor
Nationality:Armenian
Awards:People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1925)

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).

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", and realised artistic tours in different countries (Russia, Iran, Germany, France, USA). In 1925, Abelian entered to the Armenian State Theatre, and played in the cinema ("Namus", 1925). A realistic-style actor, he played more than 300 roles.

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