Biography
Vahram Papazian or Papazyan (Armenian: Վահրամ Քամերի Փափազյան; January 6, 1888 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – June 5, 1968 in Yerevan, Armenia), was a Soviet actor who was an ethnic Armenian, mostly known for his Shakespearean roles. Vahram had done plays in Constantinople, Tiflis, Baku Armenian theaters, Moscow's Maly Theatre and in France, Italy, Austria, Spain, and Belgium. Papazian began his career in 1908, where he was regarded as one of the best Armenian actors at the time. Before his death he was known as the leading star in the Sundukyan Academic Theatre. The Council of National Literature's wrote that 'Vahram Papazian's Othello dominated the Armenian stage for more than half a century'.In 1933, Rezā Shāh decided to create the National State Theatre Company and invited Vahram Papazian to cast a number of shows for the Iranian Red Cross.
Filmography
all 7
Movies 7
The Heart Sings (1957)
Ghosts Leave the Peaks (1955)
Maiden Tower Legend (1924)
Sumerki (1917)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1888-01-30
Deathday1968-06-05 (80 years old)
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Ottoman Empire, Turkey
Also Known AsВаграм Папазян, Վահրամ Փափազյան, Vaqram Papazyan, Vahram Papazian, Папазян Ваграм Камерович
AwardsPeople's artist of the Georgian SSR, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of Lenin
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