Karp "Karapet" Mkrtchi Khachvankyan (; 23 January 1923, Akhaltskha – 29 November 1998,

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Biography

From 1941 to 1944. Khachvankyan studied at the Actor's school of the Tbilisi film studio. From 1944 until his death, Khachvankyan acted at the

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, performing more than 100 roles. From 1984 to 1988, Khachvankyan was the artistic director of the Paronyan and directed 13 plays. He was best known for his comic roles, such as Knyaz in ''Taxi, Taxi'', Thodoros in the Dimitris Psathas play ''Liar Wanted'', and Skapen in ''Skapen’s Pranks''. His directing included ''Man of La Mancha'' (where he played both

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and

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), ''Silva'' by

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, and ''Love under the Stars'' by A. Ayvazyan. Khachvankyan also played in films, including ''The Girl from Ararat Valley'' (1950), ''Patvi hamar'' (1956), and '' Road to the Stage'' (1963).

Selected filmography

Acting

* 1949 – ''The Girl of Ararat Valley,'' as Poghos * 1956 – ''Patvi hamar'', as Suren Elizbarov * 1963 – ''Road to the Stage'', as Ashot * 1982 – ''Eastern Dentist'', as Niko (TV Movie) * ''Taxi, Taxi'', as Knyaz * ''Liar Wanted'', as Thodoros * ''Skapen’s Pranks'' as Skapen

Directing

* ''Man of La Mancha'' * ''Silva'' * ''Love under the Stars''

References

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Biography

Karp Khachvankyan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khachvankyan, Karp 1923 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Armenian male actors Male actors from Yerevan Armenian male film actors Armenian male stage actors