Hovhannes Abelian

Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian (1865, Shamakhi - 1936, Yerevan) was an Armenian actor, People's Artist of Armenian SSR (1925).

Since 1882 he worked in Armenian and Russian theatres of Baku and Tiflis. In 1908 he became the founder of "Abelian-Armenian Theatral Group", realised artistic tours in different countries (Russia, Iran, Germany, France, USA). In 1925 Abelian entered to the Armenian State Theatre, played in cinema ("Namus", 1925). A realistic-style actor, he played more than 300 roles.

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*Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, p. 11