Biography
Hrachia Nersisyan (Armenian: Հրաչյա Ներսիսյան, 24 November 1895 – 6 November 1961) was a Soviet-Armenian film actor. He was honoured with title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1956.
Nersisyan was born in Nicomedia, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Izmit, Turkey) and studied in Constantinople. He moved to the Soviet Union in 1923, and soon became a film actor.
Nersisyan's first credit was in Namus, a 1925 silent movie. Later credits include Pepo (1935), Zangezur (1938) (won Stalin Prize in 1941), David Bek (1944), The Song of First Love (1958) and Tjvjik (1961). Hrachiya Nersisyan continued acting until the end of his life. His work spanned over two dozen films, including several released posthumously.
Hrachia Nersisyan is buried at Komitas Pantheon in Yerevan city center.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 23
Tjvjik (1962)
Before the Dawn (1961)
Why Does The River Roar? (1959)
The Song of First Love (1958)
Из-за чести (1956)
Anahit (1947)
David Bek (1944)
Sevan's Fishermen (1939)
Zangezur (1938)
Pepo (1935)
Gikor (1934)
Two Nights (1932)
Khaspush (1928)
Honor (1926)
Zare (1926)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-11-24
Deathday1961-11-06 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceIzmit, Turkey
ChildrenLevon Nersisyan
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Turkey
Also Known AsГрачья Нерсисян, Հրաչյա Ներսիսյան
AwardsPeople's Artist of the Armenian SSR, Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Badge of Honour, People's Artist of the USSR, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, Order of Lenin
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