Sos Sargsyan
| Sos Sargsyan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Sos Artashesi Sargsyan 24 October 1929 Stepanavan, Soviet Armenia |
| Died |
26 September 2013 (aged 83) Yerevan, Armenia |
| Resting place | Komitas Pantheon[1] |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1947–2013 |
| Awards |
People's Artist of the Soviet Union (1985) People's Artist of Armenia |
Sos Sargsyan (Armenian: Սոս Սարգսյան; 24 October 1929 – 26 September 2013) was a prominent Armenian actor, director and writer.[2][3]
Biography
Sos Sargsyan was born in Stepanavan in northern Armenia, at the time part of the Soviet Union. He moved to Yerevan in 1948 and started to perform at the Theater of the Young Spectator. He graduated from the Fine Arts and Theater Institute in 1954 as an actor. Between 1954 and 1991 he performed at the Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan.[4]
In October 1991, a month after Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union, Sargsyan took part in the first presidential election in independent Armenia. He was nominated by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[5] In 1991 he established the Hamazgayin (Pan-National) Theater, which he headed until his death.[4][6] From 1997 to 2006 he was the rector of the Yerevan Cinema and Theatre Institute.[7] Sargsyan died on September 26, 2013 in Yerevan.[2] Sargsyan's funeral was held on September 29 in attendance of Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan and thousands of people. He was buried at the Komitas Pantheon.[8]
Career
Sargsyan started acting in 1947. Some of his most notable roles include Don Quixote, Iago, King John, King Lear, etc. He starred in over 40 films, mostly Armenian.[4] Besides Armenian films he has starred in a number of Russian films, most notable of which is Solaris (1972), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.[9]
Filmography
- 1961 - Guys from the Army Band as Artashes
- 1967 - Triangle as varpet Mkrtich
- 1971 - Heghnar spring as varpet Mkrtich
- 1972 - Solaris as Dr. Gibarian
- 1977 - Nahapet as Nahapet
- 1978 - Star Of Hope as Movses
- 1979 - The Best Half of Life
- 1980 - Beyond The Seven Mountains as Hovsep
- 1981 - Dzori Miro as Miro
- 1982 - Gikor, as Hambo
- 1984 - Sans Famille (TV movie) as Vitalis
- 1985 - Apple Garden as Martin
- 1987 - Yeghishe Charents - Known and Unknown Sides, (doc.film)
- 1988 - Pharmacy On The Corner as Adamyan
- 1992 - Where Have You Been, Man of God?, (doc. TV mini-series) as Stepham Yesayan
- 2001 - And There Was Light
- 2001 - The Merry Bus as priest
References
- ↑ "Renowned Armenian actor Sos Sargsyan buried at Komitas pantheon". Tert.am. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Prominent Armenian actor Sos Sargsyan dies". Armenpress. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "Famous Armenian actor Sos Sargsyan dies at 84". Panorama.am. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Սոս Սարգսյան [Sos Sargsyan]" (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan Municipality Official Website. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "Actor, Activist Sos Sargsyan Dies at 84". Asbarez. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sargsyan, Sos". Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "Armenian actor Sos Sargsyan passes away". Tert.am. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "President Serzh Sargsyan Bid Farewell To The Great Devotee Of The Armenian Theater Art Sos Sarkissian". The Office to the President of the Republic of Armenia. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sos Sargsyan dies at 84". Public Radio of Armenia. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.