About

Known credits:
8
Birthday:
1896-10-08
Place of birth:
Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
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Ovanes Ohanian

Overview

Ovanes Ohanian (Armenian: Հովհաննես Օհանյան, Persian: اوانس اوهانیانس‎; October 1896 – September 1960) was an Armenian-Iranian filmmaker and scientist with PhD degree. He established the first film school in the history of Iran. His first film, Abi and Rabi (1930) was Iran's first feature-length movie. He founded the first acting school in Iran and the first acting school in India together with the first police school in Iran. He was fluent in seven languages. In 1961, he died of Heart attack in his office in Tehran

Known for

Acting
1934 Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor Actor The director 58
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1930 Abi and Rabi Actor N/A
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Directing
1934 Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor Directing Director 58
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1930 Abi and Rabi Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1934 Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor Writing Screenplay 58
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1930 Abi and Rabi Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1930 Abi and Rabi Production Producer N/A
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Editing
1934 Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor Editing Editor 58
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