Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan | |
|---|---|
 Dzhigarkhanyan being awarded by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 | |
| Born | October 3, 1935 |
| Died | November 14, 2020 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Occupation(s) | actor, theater director |
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (Armenian: Արմեն Ջիգարխանյան, Russian: Арме́н Бори́сович Джигарханя́н; 3 October 1935 – 14 November 2020) was one of the most popular Soviet and Armenian actors. He was born on October 3, 1935, in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR.
He has appeared in 254 movies,[1] including his 1981 leading role as Nazi Max Richard in Teheran 43. He acted in his first movie aged 25 in 1960.[1]
Dzhigarkhanyan was given the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1985.[2]
In April 2018 he again was hospitalized after a heart attack and fell into a coma.[3] Dzhigarkhanyan died in Moscow on November 14, 2020. The cause of death was cardiac arrest due to kidney failure.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://en.araratlegends.com/legends/cast/[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Armen Dzhigarkhanyan". IMDb.
- ↑ "Скончался Армен Джигарханян [Armen Dzhigarkhanyan has passed away]". Moskovsky Komsomolets (in Russian). 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "Друзья Джигарханяна рассказали о причине смерти актера" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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