Edgar Elbakyan

Edgar Elbakyan studied at Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theater. Residence is recorded at Yerevan. Employment is recorded with Yerevan State Youth Theatre and Sundukyan State Academic Theatre. Distinctions recorded are People's Artist of the Armenian SSR, Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR and Armenian SSR State Prize.

• Name — Edgar Elbakyan Էդգար Էլբակյան Эдгар Элбакян • Born — 7 March 1928 • Birthplace — Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union • Died — 31 August 1988 • Place of death — Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union • Citizenship — Armenian • Education — Yerevan State Academy of Art • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1950–1988 • Children — Armen Elbakyan • Parents — Georgy Elbakyan

• Illustration — Edgar Elbakyan's plaque on Amiryan street, Yerevan Elbakyan was born in Tiflis to a school-teacher family. In 1946, he graduated from secondary school, he moved to Yerevan and entered Yerevan State Academy of Art. He successfully graduated from the institute in 1950 and started his acting career in Yang Audience theater. He acted the part of many outstanding images of Russian, Armenian and foreign novels: Khlestakov -"The Government Inspector", Cardinal Richelieu-"The Three Musketeers". In 1962, Edgar Elbakyan was invited to join the team of Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan, and had successfully performed as: Giqo -"Pepo", Tarelkin "Lawsuit", Topaz -"Topaz". His talent was in focus of wide theatre audience and critics as well as art historians. In 1978, he was awarded the highest title in USSR Culture - "National Artist". In 1979, he was awarded The State Prize.

• 1954 -Small Change (Manruq) • 1963 - Fire (Krak) as Aramazd • 1970 - At the Well (Jrhori mot) asBagdasar • 1972 - (Txamardiq) as teller • 1973 - Arshak (Arshak) as Arshak • 1974 - Villagers (Hamagyaxaciner) Mirzoyan • 1975 - When it comes September (Erb galis e septembery) as Laertes • 1976 - Baghdasar divorcing his wife (Bagdasary bajanvum e knojic) • 1976 - Birth • 1977 - Bow to bring the day (Khonarvir vaxva orvan) • 1978 - Star of Hope - Phindz Artin