About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1927-05-26
Place of birth:
Nor Bayezet, Armenian SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Gavar, Armenia]
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Frunze Dovlatyan

Overview

Frunze Vaghinaki Dovlatyan (Armenian: Ֆրունզե Վաղինակի Դովլաթյան; May 26, 1927 – August 30, 1997) was an Armenian film director, screenwriter and actor.

Frunze Dovlatyan was born in Gavar, Soviet Armenia, a brother to Vram Dovlatyan. He was a theater actor before becoming a director. He starred as an actor in Armenian provincial theatres from 1941 and then in Gabriel Sundukian Drama Theatre of Yerevan, where he was awarded Stalin Prize for his performance in the role of Hrayr in the play Ays astgherë mern en ("These Stars Are Ours"). In 1959, he graduated from the directing department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov. His most well-known film is Barev, yes em ("Hello, That's Me!", 1967), which received the State Prize of the Armenian SSR. Dovlatyan headed the Armenfilm state film studio in the 1980s. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1983. He died in Yerevan aged 70. He is buried in Tokhmakh Cemetery in Yerevan.

Known for

Acting
1996 Labyrinth Actor N/A
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1988 The Lonely Nut-Tree Actor N/A
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1986 Otar khagher Actor Асланян N/A
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1979 Live Long Actor N/A
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1969 Saroyan Brothers Actor Hayk Saroyan N/A
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1966 Hello, It's Me! Actor Zaryan 59
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1959 Why Does The River Roar? Actor Armen Manukyan 59
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1947 Anahit Actor Vachagan N/A
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1944 David Bek Actor Melik Mansour 59
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Directing
1990 Yearning Directing Director 58
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1988 The Lonely Nut-Tree Directing Director N/A
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1979 Live Long Directing Director N/A
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1976 Երկունք Directing Director N/A
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1974 Chronicle of Erevan Days Directing Director 59
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1969 Saroyan Brothers Directing Co-Director N/A
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1966 Hello, It's Me! Directing Director 59
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1963 Morning Trains Directing Director 58
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1961 Dima Gorin's Career Directing Director 59
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Writing
1979 Live Long Writing Writer N/A
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1969 Saroyan Brothers Writing Creative Producer N/A
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