27 Facts About Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Armen Borisi Dzhigarkhanyan was a Soviet, Armenian, and Russian actor.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan became popular in the 1970s with the various roles he portrayed in Soviet films like The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers, its sequel The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers and The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union on 3 October 1935.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan graduated from a Russian high school named after Anton Chekhov.

In 1955, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was admitted to the Sundukyan State Academic Theatre.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan studied in director Armen Gulakyan's class until 1958.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan remained there for over 10 years, until 1967.

In 1967, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan moved to Moscow to make a career at the Lenkom Theatre.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan started acting under directorship of Anatoly Efros they worked together for a brief period.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan portrayed Moliere in Mikhail Bulgakov's The Cabal of Hypocrites.

In 1969, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan joined Moscow's Mayakovsky Theatre at Andrey Goncharov's recommendation.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan worked there until 1996 and for almost 30 years, he was "its leading actor".

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan first appeared in the role of Levinson in The Rout by Alexander Fadeyev.

Between 1989 and 1997, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan taught the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Russia's state film school.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's theater has staged a number of famous plays, including Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape and Harold Pinter's The Homecoming.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan has directed combination companies and has played the roles of General in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Gambler and the main character in Filumena Marturano by Eduardo De Filippo at the Lenkom Theatre.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan made his film debut in 1960 film Landslide as Akop.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan later appeared in several iconic films, including as captain Ovechkin in Edmond Keosayan's The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers and The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan appeared in a leading role in the joint Soviet-French Teheran 43 alongside Claude Jade as his mysterious young mistress and Curd Jurgens as his lawyer.

In 2001, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan signed a letter in defense of the NTV channel.

In 2012, during the presidential elections, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan starred in a video in support of candidate Vladimir Putin; however, contrary to popular belief, he was not Putin's confidant.

In March 2014, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan condemned the annexation of Crimea, said "so far this will not bring us anything good," and refused to sign a letter in support of the annexation.

In 2017, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan took part in municipal elections in Gagarinsky District, Moscow, for the United Russia party.

All three mandates in the constituency where Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ran were won by representatives of the Yabloko party.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's second partner, Tatyana Vlasova, was an actress at the Stanislavski Theatre in Yerevan.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was hospitalized in March 2016 and January 2018.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was one of the most popular and renowned Russian actors of his generation, both in films and theatre.