Ovanes Ohanian
Known for
Directing
Born
October 8, 1896
Birthplace
Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
Died
September 1, 1961 (aged 64)
Biography
Ovanes Ohanian (Armenian: Հովհաննես Օհանյան, Persian: اوانس اوهانیانس; October 1896 – September 1960) was an Armenian-Iranian filmmaker and scientist with PhD degree. He established the first film school in the history of Iran. His first film, Abi and Rabi (1930) was Iran's first feature-length movie. He founded the first acting school in Iran and the first acting school in India together with the first police school in Iran. He was fluent in seven languages. In 1961, he died of Heart attack in his office in Tehran
Best known work
Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor
1934
Abi and Rabi
1930Filmography
1934
Haji Agha, the Cinema Actoras The director, Director, Screenplay, Editor
1930
Abi and RabiDirector, Screenplay, Producer