Vladimir Ivanovich Msryan was an Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n stage and film actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

.

Msryan was born in Ordzhonikidze, Russia

Vladikavkaz

-Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...

. From 1958 to 1962 he studied drama at the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theater Institute. He performed at the Yerevan Drama Theater from 1966 onwards. Aside from Armenian films he also appeared in such non-Armenian films as
Sand-Storm, White Cloth, Empire of Pirates and Unburied Corpses. He may have garnered the most attention for his portrayal of Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique...

 in the 1982 Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 television miniseries.

He starred in Smerch

Whirlwind (1988 film)

Whirlwind is a 1988 Soviet action film directed by Bako Sadykov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Vladimir Msryan* Dumitru Fusu* Mukhamadali Makhmadov* Makhmud Takhiri...

which was screened in the Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...

 section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival

1989 Cannes Film Festival

- Jury :*Wim Wenders *Christine Gouze-Renal*Claude Beylie*Georges Delerue*Hector Babenco*Krzysztof Kieślowski*Peter Handke*Renée Blanchar*Sally Field*Silvio Clementelli-Feature film competition:* Chimère by Claire Devers...

.

On August 24, 2010, Msryan died in Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

, aged 72, from undisclosed causes.

Filmography

• The Fortress (1978)
• Niccolo Paganini
  Niccolò Paganini
  Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique...
  
  (TV mini-series 1982)
• Apple Garden (1985)
• Gruz bez markirovki (1986)
• Tayna zolotogo bregeta (1988)
• Smerch
  Whirlwind (1988 film)
  Whirlwind is a 1988 Soviet action film directed by Bako Sadykov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Vladimir Msryan* Dumitru Fusu* Mukhamadali Makhmadov* Makhmud Takhiri...
  
  (1988)
• Wind of Oblivion (1990)
• Dzayn barbaro... (1991)
• Belye odezhdy (TV series 1991)
• Ancient Gods (1993)
• Pierlequin (2001)
• Khent hreshtak (2001)
• Symphony of Silence
  Symphony of Silence
  Symphony of Silence is a 2001 Armenian film directed by Vigen Chaldranian. It was Armenia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Armenia...
  
  (2001)
• Herostratus
  Herostratus
  Herostratus was a young man and arsonist; seeking notoriety, he burned down the Temple of Artemis in ancient Greece.-Occurrence:On July 21, 356 BC, Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in what is now Turkey...
  
  (2003)

External links

• Vladimir Msryan profile