Frunze Vaghinaki Dovlatyan (; May 26, 1927 – August 30, 1997) was an Armenian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Biography Frunze Dovlatyan was born in Gavar, Soviet Armenia, a brother to Vram Dovlatyan. He was a theater actor before becoming a director. He starred as an actor in Armenian provincial theatres from 1941 and then in Gabriel Sundukian Drama Theatre of Yerevan, where he was awarded Stalin Prize for his performance in the role of Hrayr in the play Ays astgherë mern en ("These Stars Are Ours"). In 1959, he graduated from the directing department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov. His most well-known film is Barev, yes em ("Hello, That's Me!", 1967), which received the State Prize of the Armenian SSR. Dovlatyan headed the Armenfilm state film studio in the 1980s. He was awarded the State Prize of the Armenian SSR in 1967 and title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1983. He died in Yerevan aged 70. He is buried in Tokhmakh Cemetery in Yerevan.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1943Davit BekMelik Mansur1947AnahitVachagan1958Ov e meghavor? ("Who is Guilty?") Director only1958Inchu e aghmkum getë? ("Why does the River Make Noise?")Manukyan1960Yasha ToporkovMirzoyan1961Dima Gorin's Career Co-director with Lev Mirsky1963Aravotyan gnatskner ("Morning Trains") Director only1965Barev, yes em ("Hello, That's Me!")ZaryanAlso director1968Saroyan yeghbayrner ("Saroyan Brothers")Hayk SaroyanAlso creative adviser1972Yerevanyan oreri khronika ("Chronicle of Yerevan Days") Screenwriter (with Perch Zeytuntsyan) and director1976Yerkunk ("Delivery") Director only1976Khonarhvir galik orvan ("Bow to the Coming Day")professor1979Apretsek yerkar ("Live Long") Screenwriter (with Shahen Tatikyan) and director1982Siramargi chichë ("The Peacock's Cry") Screenwriter with Arnold Aghababov1982Venetiki mijazgayin gitazhoghovë ("International Academic Conference in Venice") Documentary; writer and director1982Mkhitaryannerë ("The Mkhitarists") Documentary; writer and director1982Mshakuytneri kamurj ("Bridge of Cultures") Documentary; writer and director1985Menavor ënkuzeni ("The Lone Walnut Tree")KamsaryanAlso screenwriter (with Arnold Aghababov) and director1986Otar khagher ("Foreign Games")Aslanian1989Aghbaman ("Garbage Bin") Short film; screenwriter1986Karot ("Nostalgia") Director only1986Labirintos ("Labyrinth")Abel1990Yearning Director only
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Biography at Kyavar.com