Edgar Elbakyan (, 7 March 1928 – 31 August 1988) was an Armenian actor.
Biography
Elbakyan was born in
Tiflis
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to a school-teacher family. In 1946, he graduated from secondary school, he moved to
Yerevan
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and entered Yerevan State Academy of Art. He successfully graduated from the institute in 1950 and started his acting career in Yang Audience theater. He acted the part of many outstanding images of Russian, Armenian and foreign novels: Khlestakov -"
The Government Inspector
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", Cardinal Richelieu-"
The Three Musketeers
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In 1962, Edgar Elbakyan was invited to join the team of
Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan
The Gabriel Sundukyan State Academic Theatre (), founded on February 25, 1922 in Yerevan, is the oldest modern theatre in Armenia.
Well-known actors and directors such as Vardan Ajemian, , Vahram Papazian, Hrachia Ghaplanyan, Hrachia Nersisyan, ...
, and had successfully performed as : Giqo -"Pepo", Tarelkin "Lawsuit", Topaz -"Topaz".
His perfect and special manner to embody different genre roles had its separate niche in the history of Armenian and USSR theatre art.
His talent always was in focus of wide theatre audience and critics as well as art historians.
In 1978, he was awarded the highest title of USSR Culture - "National Artist". In 1979, he was awarded The State Prize.
Edgar Elbakyan was very well known, deeply loved and admired by several generations of theatre fans. His manner to perform the characters was unique, with special touch to unlock deep emotions, be them tragic, comedy or other.
Filmography
*1954 -
Small Change (Manruq)
*1963 - Fire (Krak) as Aramazd
*1970 - At the Well (Jrhori mot) asBagdasar
*1972 - (Txamardiq) as teller
*1973 - Arshak (Arshak) as Arshak
*1974 - Villagers (Hamagyaxaciner) Mirzoyan
*1975 - When it comes September (Erb galis e septembery) as Laertes
*1976 - Baghdasar divorcing his wife (Bagdasary bajanvum e knojic)
*1976 - Birth
*1977 - Bow to bring the day (Khonarvir vaxva orvan)
*1978 - Star of Hope - Phindz Artin
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Soviet male actors
Armenian male stage actors
Armenian male film actors
People's Artists of Armenia
1928 births
1988 deaths
Recipients of the USSR State Prize
Male actors from Tbilisi
Soviet Armenians
Georgian people of Armenian descent
20th-century Armenian male actors
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