Arman
Born February 21, 1921 (Age: 105)
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Tabriz, Iran
Biography
Aramais Vardani Hovsepian (Armenian: Արամայիս Վարդանի Հովսեփյան), known as Arman Hovsepian (Persian: آرمان هوسپیان; February 21, 1921 – August 18, 1980) was an Iranian Armenian actor. He was born in Tabriz. He started performing in school theaters before he landed a major role in Namus in 1940 and entered nonprofessional theater. He moved to Tehran in 1954 and joined the theater group of Ararat Club and worked with celebrities like Joseph Vaezian, Samuel Khachikian, and Aramais Aghamalian. He made his first screen debut in Khachikian's first film, The Return (1953), and opted to act mainly in his following pictures: A Girl From Shiraz, Crossroads of Incidents, Blood and Grace, Storm in Our Town, A Cry at Midnight, and Apprehension. Arman was one of the distinctive actors of the 1950s and 1960s Iranian cinema, and the brand of characters he portrayed was mostly rich people gone bankrupt or confronted with serious problems. He tried his hand in directing and producing films with Bride of the Sea in 1965 and raised his production to five. The Tenant (1972) was another movie he directed, produced, and played. He was also the actor and producer of two films by Mohammad Deljou and Amir Mojahed: Cronies (1974) and The Night of the Loners (1975). He died on August 18, 1980 at the age 59 in Barcelona and was buried at Christian Armenian Burastan Cemetery in Tehran
Aramais Vardani Hovsepian (Armenian: Արամայիս Վարդանի Հովսեփյան), known as Arman Hovsepian (Persian: آرمان هوسپیان; February 21, 1921 – August 18, 1980) was an Iranian Armenian actor.
He was born in Tabriz. He started performing in school theaters before he landed a major role in Namus in 1940 and entered nonprofessional theater. He moved to Tehran in 1954 and joined the theater group of Ararat Club and worked with celebrities like Joseph Vaezian, Samuel Khachikian, and Aramais Aghamalian. He made his first screen debut in Khachikian's first film, The Return (1953), and opted to act mainly in his following pictures: A Girl From Shiraz, Crossroads of Incidents, Blood and Grace, Storm in Our Town, A Cry at Midnight, and Apprehension. Arman was one of the distinctive actors of the 1950s and 1960s Iranian cinema, and the brand of characters he portrayed was mostly rich people gone bankrupt or confronted with serious problems. He tried his hand in directing and producing films with Bride of the Sea in 1965 and raised his production to five. The Tenant (1972) was another movie he directed, produced, and played. He was also the actor and producer of two films by Mohammad Deljou and Amir Mojahed: Cronies (1974) and The Night of the Loners (1975). He died on August 18, 1980 at the age 59 in Barcelona and was buried at Christian Armenian Burastan Cemetery in Tehran
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Filmography
Crossing the Night
1979
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Age: 58
Khan Nayeb
1978
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Age: 56
No Image
Shab Zakhmi
1977
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Age: 56
The Third Thief
1977
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Age: 55
Dandelion
1976
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Age: 55
The Compromise
1974
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as Aligholi Khalayegh
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Age: 53
The Man of Night
1974
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Age: 53
Mates
1974
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Age: 53
Shohare kerayei
1974
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Age: 52
The Spring
1973
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as Woman's Husband
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Age: 51
Khiabaniha
1973
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Age: 51
The Agitator
1972
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as Babak's Uncle
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Age: 51
A Man and a City
1971
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as Ahmad Esmaeili
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Age: 50
Reza Chelcheleh
1971
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as Zaman
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Age: 50
One Beautiful and 1000 Problems
1971
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Age: 50
Mard-e hezar labkhand
1971
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Age: 50
For Whom the Hearts Beat
1971
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Age: 49
The Glass Wall
1971
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Age: 49
Yalda Night Story
1970
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as Yalda's Father
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Age: 49
Leyli and Majnoon
1970
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Age: 48
Ghooz-e bala ghooz
1970
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Age: 48
A Bridge to Heaven
1969
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Age: 47
Shokoh-e-javanmardi
1968
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Age: 46
Destiny
1968
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Age: 46
Man ham gerye kardam
1968
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Age: 46
Rebellion
1966
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as Soheil
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Age: 45
The Bride of the Sea
1965
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Age: 44
The Champion of Champions
1965
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Age: 44
Croesus' Treasure
1965
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as Qarun
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Age: 43
The Humans
1964
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Age: 43
The Strike
1964
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Age: 42
Highway of Death
1963
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Age: 42
Anxiety
1962
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Age: 41
The Midnight Terror
1961
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as Afshar
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Age: 40
Khoon va sharaf
1955
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Age: 34
Crossroad of Events
1955
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Age: 33
A Girl from Shiraz
1954
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as Afshar
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Age: 33
The Return
1953
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as hamid
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Age: 32