Frunzik Mkrtchyan

Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Born
Mher Mkrtchyan

(1930-07-04)4 July 1930
Died29 December 1993(1993-12-29) (aged 63)
Yerevan, Armenia
Resting placeKomitas Pantheon
OccupationActor
Years active1945–1993
SpouseDonara Pilosyan
Children2
RelativesAlbert Mkrtchyan (brother)
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Mher Musheghi Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Մհեր Մուշեղի Մկրտչյան; 4 July 1930 – 29 December 1993), better known by the name Frunzik (Armenian: Ֆրունզիկ; Russian: Фрунзик), a diminutive of his official given name Frunze, in honor of Mikhail Frunze, was an Armenian stage and film actor. Mkrtchyan is widely considered one of the greatest actors of the Soviet period among Armenians and the USSR as a whole. He received the prestigious People's Artist of the USSR award in 1984.