Azat Sherents
Known For
Acting
Born
1913-04-04 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR, [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Died
1993-12-25
Biography
Azat Armenaki Sherents (Armenian: Ազատ Արմենակի Շերենց; April 5, 1913 – December 25, 1993) was one of the first Armenian comedic actors. In 1931, he started his acting career on the stage of Sundukyan Drama Theater in Yerevan. In 1934–1937, he studied at the Armenian Theater Studio in Moscow. In 1937–1968, Sherents performed at the Leninakan Drama Theater. From 1968, he worked at Armenfilm studio, starring in a number of Armenian films until his death in 1993.
Most Known For
We Are, Our Mountains
as Avag
Arevik
as taxi driver
Simultaneous Exhibition
Troubles
Kseniya, Fyodor's Beloved Wife
as Suren
Sour Grapes
as Head of the railway station
The Starry Summer
A Piece of Sky
as Priest
The Legend of the Clown
My Heart Is in the Highlands
Mother Anoush
The Father
as Dedushka
The Apple Orchard
Kochari
The Men
as Vazgen
Autumn Sun
as Andranik
Chaos
as Papasha
Litsom k Stene
Shot on the Border
as narushitel
King Chakh-Chakh
as Чах-Чах