Name
Mher Mkrtchyan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-07-04
Deathday
1993-12-29 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR
Biography
Mher “Frunzik” Mkrtchyan (1930–1993) was one of the most iconic actors in Armenian and Soviet cinema, admired for his unique blend of humor, vulnerability, and emotional depth. Born in Leninakan, he trained at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Fine Arts and became a leading performer at the Sundukyan State Academic Theatre, where his expressive face and instinctive comedic timing made him a standout talent. Mkrtchyan gained widespread recognition through memorable roles in films such as Mimino, Aybolit‑66, Kidnapping, Caucasian Style, and The Tango of Our Childhood.
His artistic achievements earned him some of the highest cultural honors of the era, including the USSR State Prize (1978) and the title of People’s Artist of the USSR (1984). Even decades after his passing, Mkrtchyan remains a beloved cultural figure whose performances continue to resonate across generations.
Known For
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Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athleti...
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Shahjada Ijjat Beg comes to India with his caravan and settles in a town in Gujrat. Here h...
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A comedy about a civil registry official whose job is to register newlyweds and who just d...
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A village man accidentally uncovers a web of political intrigue after discovering and dist...
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Vera Golubeva, a textile worker, lives in a hostel. In her spare time, she arranges the fa...
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Nothing is easy for Torik, a shy orphan adopted by his aunt and uncle: he struggles to fit...
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The young scientist Vladimir Bantikov creates his double - the robot Yasha. But Yasha quic...
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Benjamin, the local doctor is a soul of a local society, the educated, friendly, democrati...
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The dentist of the provincial town of Upper Yamki made an unexpected scientific discovery ...
- 1967 Kidnapping, Caucasian Style as Dzhabrail
- 1956 For Honor as Вардан
- 1980 Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves as Mustafa
- 1965 Thirty-three as professor Bruk
- 1977 Mimino as Ruben Khachikyan "Rubik-djan"
- 1968 Don't Grieve! as Turkish smuggler
- 1967 Aybolit-66 as Pirate - Barmaley's sad servant
- 1983 Offered for Singles as Вартан (жених Нины)
- 1979 Fuss of the Fusses as Boris Ivanovich
- 1973 The Men as Suren
- 1966 Rainbow Formula
- 1970 Yesterday, Today and Always as муж в истории с грабителем
- 1989 Breath as Karen
- 1966 The Twenty Six Comissars as Гочи
- 1955 Looking for the Addressee as Extra
- 1984 The Tango of Our Childhood as Ruben
- 1969 Explosion After Midnight as Mukhtashev
- 1969 We Are, Our Mountains as Ishkhan
- 1977 Life Triumphs as Apro
- 1967 Triangle as Gaspar
- 1978 The Soldier and the Elephant as Armenak
- 1973 The Father as Ovsep
- 1980 The Big Win as Garnik
- 1980 A Piece of Sky as Grigor-agha
- 1969 The White Grand Piano
- 1981 In Front of a Closed Door as Vartan
- 1984 Fire as Ruben
- 1959 Why Does The River Roar? as Khachik
- 1960 Guys from the Army Band as Armen
- 1978 Baghdasar Divorces from His Wife as Bagdasar
- 1980 Tbilisi, Paris, Tbilisi as Rchika
- 1959 01-99 as Garsevan
- 1970 Adam and Eve
- 1971 Troubles as Isai
- 1982 The Song of the Old Days as Nikol
- 1962 Master and Servant as Simon
- 1976 Found Dream as Grandpa
- 1977 Stone Valley
- 1984 Sohni Mahiwal as Razboynik Barmandu
- 1980 Oh, Gevorg! as husband
- 1993 To Remember ( 1 episode ) as Himself - archiveFootage
