Guzh Aleksandri Manukyan (; 6 May 1937 – 24 June 2025) was an Armenian actor.
Life and career
Manukyan was born on 6 May 1937 in Leninakan (now
Gyumri
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),
Armenian SSR
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. His father Alexander Araksmanyan was a writer and dramatist. He graduated from the acting faculty of the Institute of Arts in
Yerevan
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in 1958.
Throughout his career he portrayed characters in a number of films, including ''
Nahapet'' (1977), and ''
The Song of the Old Days'' (1982).
Manukyan died on 24 June 2025, at the age of 88.
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Awards
* People's Artist of the Armenian SSR
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(1980).[
* ]Movses Khorenatsi Medal
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(1998).[Из жизни ушел выдающийся армянский актер Гуж Манукян]
References
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1937 births
2025 deaths
20th-century Armenian male actors
21st-century Armenian male actors
People from Gyumri
People's Artists of Armenia