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Frunzik Mkrtchyan
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Soviet actor and theatre director (1930-1993)
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Frunzik Mkrtchyan was a male actor and theatrical director from the Armenian ethnic group. Born in Gyumri, also known as Leninakan, in the Armenian SSR of the Soviet Union, he held citizenship in both the Soviet Union and Armenia. He was educated at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography and spoke Armenian. His professional career in cinematography began in 1955 and concluded in 1993.
He received several awards, including the USSR State Prize, the title of People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR, and the Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots. Mkrtchyan was married to Donara Mkrtchyan and had a sibling named Albert Mkrtchyan. He died of cancer due to natural causes in Yerevan on December 29, 1993.
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Film & TV
Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR
Mher “Frunzik” Mkrtchyan (1930–1993) was one of the most iconic actors in Armenian and Soviet cinema, admired for his unique blend of humor, vulnerability, and emotional depth. Born in Leninakan, he trained at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Fine Arts and became a leading performer at the Sundukyan State Academic Theatre, where his expressive face and instinctive comedic timing made…
Known for
- To Remember — Himself - archiveFootage1993
- Breath — Karen1989
- The Tango of Our Childhood — Ruben1984
- Fire — Ruben1984
- Sohni Mahiwal — Razboynik Barmandu1984
- Offered for Singles — Вартан (жених Нины)1983
- The Song of the Old Days — Nikol1982
- In Front of a Closed Door — Vartan1981
- Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves — Mustafa1980
- The Big Win — Garnik1980
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Key facts
- Born
- Mher Mkrtchyan , ( 1930-07-04 ) 4 July 1930, Leninakan , Armenian SSR , Transcaucasian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- 29 December 1993 (1993-12-29) (aged 63), Yerevan , Armenia
- Resting place
- Komitas Pantheon
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1945–1993
- Spouse
- Donara Pilosyan [ ru ]
- Relatives
- Albert Mkrtchyan (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Armenia
- Place of birth
- Gyumri
- Place of death
- Yerevan
- Sibling
- Albert Mkrtchyan
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Languages spoken
- Armenian
- Genre
- cinematography
- Image
- Mher Mkrtchyan 2006 post card cropped.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1930-07-04
- date of death
- 1993-12-29
- Commons category
- Mher Mkrtchyan
- birth name
- Ֆրունզիկ Մուշեղի Մկրտչյան
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- end of work period
- 1993-00-00
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Ֆրունզիկ Մկրտչյան
- ethnic group
- Armenians
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Encyclopedic overview
Mher Musheghi Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Մհեր Մուշեղի Մկրտչյան; 4 July 1930 – 29 December 1993), better known by the name Frunzik (Armenian: Ֆրունզիկ; Russian: Фрунзик), a diminutive of his official given name Frunze, in honor of Mikhail Frunze, was an Armenian stage and film actor. Mkrtchyan is widely considered one of the greatest actors of the Soviet period among Armenians and the USSR as a whole. He received the prestigious People's Artist of the USSR award in 1984.
Life
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