Sos Sargsyan

Sos Artashesi Sargsyan (; 24 October 1929 – 26 September 2013) was a prominent Armenian actor, director and writer.

Biography Sos Sargsyan was born in Stepanavan in northern Armenia, at the time part of the Soviet Union. He moved to Yerevan in 1948 and started to perform at the Theater of the Young Spectator. He graduated from the Fine Arts and Theater Institute in 1954 as an actor. Between 1954 and 1991 he performed at the Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan. In 1991 he established the Hamazgayin (Pan-National) Theater, which he headed until his death. From 1997 to 2006 he was the rector of the Yerevan Cinema and Theatre Institute. Sargsyan died on 26 September 2013 in Yerevan. Sargsyan's funeral was held on 29 September in attendance of Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan and thousands of people. He was buried at the Komitas Pantheon.

Career Sargsyan started acting in 1947. Some of his most notable roles include Don Quixote, Iago, King John, King Lear, etc. He starred in over 40 films, mostly Armenian.

Filmography

1960: Guys from the Army Band as Artashes (uncredited) 1962: Tchanaparh as Dayan 1966: Msyo Zhake yev urishner as Priest (segment "The Priest's Promise") 1967: Triangle as varpet Mkrtich 1968: Aprum er mi mard 1969: We and Our Mountains as Lieutenant 1971: Heghnar spring as varpet Mkrtich 1972: Khatabala as Zambakhov 1972: Solaris as Dr. Gibarian 1974: Hndzan as Vardan 1974: Qaos as Smbat Alimyan 1975: Zhayre as Hayrapet 1976: I togda ty vernyoshsya as Babayan 1977: Yerkunq as Murza 1977: Sobstvennoe mnenie as Ashot Gasparyan 1977: Nahapet as Nahapet 1978: Star Of Hope as Movses 1978: Komissiya po rassledovaniyu 1979: The Best Half of Life 1979: Goluboy lev as «Yuvelir» 1980: Beyond The Seven Mountains as Hovsep 1981: Dzori Miro as Miro 1982: Gikor as Hambo 1984: Sans Famille (TV Movie) as Vitalis 1985: Apple Garden as Martin 1985: Tchermak anurjner as Hakob 1985: Khndzori aygin as Martin 1986: Pod znakom odnorogoy korovy 1987: Yeghishe Charents – Known and Unknown Sides 1988: Kvartet as Petros 1988: Pharmacy On The Corner as Adamyan 1988: Vozneseniye 1989: I povtoritsya vsyo 1992: Where Have You Been, Man of God? (TV Mini-Series) as Stepham Yesayan 2001: And There Was Light 2001: The Merry Bus as priest 2006: Mayak as Grandfather