title: Hovhannes Abelian
text: # Hovhannes Abelian
  
  Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian (Armenian: Հովհաննես Աբելյան, October 23, 1865, Shamakhi, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire - July 1, 1936, Yerevan, Soviet Armenia) was an Armenian actor, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1925).
  
  ## Biography
  
  From 1882, he worked in Armenian and Russian theatres of Baku and Tiflis. In 1908, he became the founder of "Abelian-Armenian Theatral Group", realised artistic tours in different countries (Russia, Iran, Germany, France, USA). In 1925, Abelian entered to the Armenian State Theatre, played in cinema ("Namus", 1925). A realistic-style actor, he played more than 300 roles.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, p. 11
  * "Աբելյան Հովհաննես". Հայկական Հանրագիտարան. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  