Artashes Jalalyan was born on June 15, 1913 in Erivan, Russian Empire as Artashes Semyoni Jalalyan. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Arajin siro yerge (1958), Artakarg handznararutyun (1966) and Kochvatz en aprelu (1960). He died on March 5, 1985 in Yerevan, Soviet Union.