Nerses Hovhannisyan

Nerses Hovhannisyan
Born(1938-10-12)12 October 1938
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Died23 October 2016(2016-10-23) (aged 78)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Film director, Actor, and Screenwriter

Nerses Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Ներսես Գեդեոնի Հովհաննիսյան; 12 October 1938 – 23 October 2016), was an Armenian film director, actor and screenwriter. He graduated from the Directing Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute in 1959. From that time on he worked at Armenfilm Studios. Between 1966 and 1967 he assisted Russian director Yuli Raizman during the shooting of Tvoy sovremennik (1967). In addition to his career directing, Hovhannisyan occasionally acted roles in Armenian films.[1][2]

Nerses Hovhannisyan's plaque on Pavstos Buzand Street of Yerevan
  1. ^ "Nerses Hovhannisyan – Armenian Cinema". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ "zarkfoundation.com:". ZARK Foundation – Ներսես Հովհաննիսյան.