Acho Chakatouny
Acho Chakatouny (Armenian: Արշաւիր Շահխաթունի) (1885–1957) was an Armenian actor, film director and makeup artist associated with the silent era. Chakatouny was born in Gyumri, then part of the Russian Empire. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917 he fled into exile, and settled in France.
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Acho Chakatouny
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- Name
- Acho Chakatouny
- Born
- 1885
- Birthplace
- Gyumri Russian Empire
- Died
- 4 April 1957
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Actor, Makeup artist
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · France
- Education
- Tiflis Mikhailovskoe infantry school
- Languages
- French
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Acho Chakatouny (Armenian: Արշաւիր Շահխաթունի) (1885–1957) was an Armenian actor, film director and makeup artist associated with the silent era. Chakatouny was born in Gyumri, then part of the Russian Empire. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917 he fled into exile, and settled in France.
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• Name — Acho Chakatouny • Born — 1885 • Birthplace — Gyumri Russian Empire • Died — 4 April 1957 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Actor, Makeup artist • Years Active — 1929–1947 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Man with the Hispano (1926) • Michel Strogoff (1926) • Napoleon (1927) • In Old Stamboul (1928) • The White Devil (1930) • The Lady of Lebanon (1934)
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1885
Acho Chakatouny was born on 19 February 1885.
1957
Acho Chakatouny died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Acho Chakatouny was born at Gyumri.
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Acho Chakatouny died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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