08 Nov 2026
Armenian actor Rafael Kotanjyan dies at 79
Famous actor and People's Artist of Armenia Rafael Kotanjyan has passed away at the age of 79, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports confirmed to Panorama.am.
Kotanjyan was born in Tbilisi on 9 September 1942. His family moved to Yerevan in 1946.
In 1960-1964 he studied at the Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts. Kotanjyan worked at the Yerevan Drama Theater as an actor and stage director.
He starred in numerous films, including “Men”, “Diamond Hand”, “Strange Games”, “Chaos”, “For Honor” and others.
In 2017 Kotanjyan was awarded the first degree Order for Services to the Motherland.
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