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'''Yevgeny Yakovlevich Vesnik''' ({{lang-ru|Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Ве́сник}}; January 15, 1923 in [[Petrograd]] – April 10, 2009 in [[Moscow]]<ref name="ТВЦ">[http://www.tvc.ru/channel/brand/id/1521 Евгений Весник. Всё не как у людей]</ref>) was a [[Russia]]n and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] stage and a film actor. The son of [[Yakov Vesnik]],<ref name="sovsek">[http://www.sovsekretno.ru/magazines/article/741 Евгений Весник: Люблю пьяниц]</ref> the first director of the [[Kryvorizhstal]] plant, he fought the Germans in the [[Second World War]]. He worked at the [[Maly Theatre (Moscow)|Maly Theatre]] from 1963 and was named a [[People's Artist of the USSR]] in 1989, three years before his retirement from the stage.<ref name="sovsek"/>
'''Yevgeny Yakovlevich Vesnik''' ({{lang-ru|Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Ве́сник}}; January 15, 1923 in [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] – April 10, 2009 in [[Moscow]]<ref name="ТВЦ">[http://www.tvc.ru/channel/brand/id/1521 Евгений Весник. Всё не как у людей]</ref>) was a [[Russia|Soviet]] and [[Soviet Union|Russian]] actor. The son of Yakov Vesnik,<ref name="sovsek">[http://www.sovsekretno.ru/magazines/article/741 Евгений Весник: Люблю пьяниц]</ref> the first director of the [[ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih|Kryvorizhstal]] plant, he fought the Germans in [[World War II]]. He worked at the [[Maly Theatre (Moscow)|Maly Theatre]] from 1963 and was named a [[People's Artist of the USSR]] in 1989, three years before his retirement from the stage.<ref name="sovsek"/>


Primarily a [[comedian]], Vesnik is remembered as the first Soviet actor to play the character of [[Ostap Bender]]. After he was remembered as ''Teatcher Taratar, or Tarator'' in ''[[The Adventures of the Elektronic]]'' (1979), one of greatest Soviet films for children'.<ref name="sovsek"/>
Primarily a [[comedian]], Vesnik is remembered as the first Soviet actor to play the character of [[Ostap Bender]]. After he was remembered as Taratar in ''[[The Adventures of the Elektronic]]'' (1979), one of greatest Soviet films for children'.<ref name="sovsek"/>


Among his other roles are the policeman (miliceman) in ''[[Old Khottabych]]'', "Boss of Sport Complex" in ''[[Seven Old Men and One Girl]]'', the Procurator in ''[[Die Fledermaus (1979 film)|Die Fledermaus]]'', the commissioner in ''[[Charodey]]'' (1982), "radist" in ''[[Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach]]'' and many other films.<ref name="ТВЦ">[http://www.tvc.ru/channel/brand/id/1521 Евгений Весник. Всё не как у людей]</ref>
Among his other roles are the policeman in ''[[Old Khottabych]]'', "Boss of Sport Complex" in ''[[Seven Old Men and a Girl]]'', the Procurator in ''[[Die Fledermaus (1979 film)|Die Fledermaus]]'', the commissioner in ''[[Charodei]]'' (1982), "radist" in ''[[Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach]]'' and many other films.<ref name="ТВЦ">[http://www.tvc.ru/channel/brand/id/1521 Евгений Весник. Всё не как у людей]</ref>


He died, aged 86, on April 10, 2009 in Moscow after suffering a [[stroke]].<ref>[https://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=273433l В Москве скончался актёр Евгений Весник]</ref>
He died, aged 86, on April 10, 2009 in Moscow after suffering a [[stroke]].<ref>[https://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=273433l В Москве скончался актёр Евгений Весник]</ref>


==Honours and awards==
==Honors and awards==
*[[Order of Merit for the Fatherland|Order of Merit for the Fatherland 4th class]]
*[[Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]], 4th class
*[[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] (USSR)
*[[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]]
*[[Order of Friendship of Peoples]] (USSR)
*[[Order of Friendship of Peoples]]
*[[Order of the Patriotic War|Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class]] (USSR)
*[[Order of the Patriotic War|Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class]]
*[[Order of the Red Star]] (USSR)
*[[Order of the Red Star]]
*[[Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"]] (USSR)
*[[Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"]]
*Two [[Medal "For Courage" (Russia)|Medals "For Courage"]] (USSR)
*Two [[Medal "For Courage" (Russia)|Medals "For Courage"]]
*[[Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"]] (USSR)
*[[Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"]]
*[[Medal "Veteran of Labour"]] (USSR)
*[[Medal "Veteran of Labour"]]
*[[Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"]] (USSR)
*[[Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"]]
*[[Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"]] (USSR)
*[[Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"]]
* [[Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"]] (Russia)
* [[Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"]]
*[[Medal of Zhukov]]
*[[Medal of Zhukov]]
*[[People's Artist of the USSR]]
*[[Merited Artist of the Russian Federation|Honored Artist of the RSFSR]] (1961)
*[[Honoured Artist of the RSFSR]]
*[[People's Artist of the RSFSR]] (1971)
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*[[People's Artist of the USSR]] (1989)


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''Urok zhizni'' (1955)
* ''Urok zhizni'' (1955)
* ''[[Othello (1956 film)|Othello]]'' (1956) - Roderigo
* ''[[Othello (1955 film)|Othello]]'' (1955) - Roderigo
* ''Delo N. 306'' (1956) - Grunin
* ''Delo N. 306'' (1956) - Grunin
* ''[[Old Khottabych]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Old Khottabych]]'' (1957)
* ''Nochnoy patrul'' (1957)
* ''Nochnoy patrul'' (1957)
* ''[[The Adventures of Buratino (1959 film)|The Adventures of Buratino]]'' (1960) - Father Carlo (voice)
* ''[[The Adventures of Buratino (1959 film)|The Adventures of Buratino]]'' (1959) - Father Carlo (voice)
* ''Pryzhok na zare'' (1961)
* ''Pryzhok na zare'' (1961)
* ''Komandirovka'' (1961)
* ''Komandirovka'' (1961)
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Revision as of 14:42, 6 March 2021

Yevgeny Yakovlevich Vesnik (Russian: Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Ве́сник; January 15, 1923 in Petrograd – April 10, 2009 in Moscow[1]) was a Soviet and Russian actor. The son of Yakov Vesnik,[2] the first director of the Kryvorizhstal plant, he fought the Germans in World War II. He worked at the Maly Theatre from 1963 and was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1989, three years before his retirement from the stage.[2]

Primarily a comedian, Vesnik is remembered as the first Soviet actor to play the character of Ostap Bender. After he was remembered as Taratar in The Adventures of the Elektronic (1979), one of greatest Soviet films for children'.[2]

Among his other roles are the policeman in Old Khottabych, "Boss of Sport Complex" in Seven Old Men and a Girl, the Procurator in Die Fledermaus, the commissioner in Charodei (1982), "radist" in Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach and many other films.[1]

He died, aged 86, on April 10, 2009 in Moscow after suffering a stroke.[3]

Honors and awards

Selected filmography

  • Urok zhizni (1955)
  • Othello (1955) - Roderigo
  • Delo N. 306 (1956) - Grunin
  • Old Khottabych (1957)
  • Nochnoy patrul (1957)
  • The Adventures of Buratino (1959) - Father Carlo (voice)
  • Pryzhok na zare (1961)
  • Komandirovka (1961)
  • Yabloko razdora (1962)
  • Styozhki-dorozhki (1964) - Timofey Ostapovich Voronyuk
  • Priklyucheniya Toli Klyukvina (1964) - Malinin
  • Sled v okeane (1965) - Ivan Yeltsov
  • An Ordinary Miracle (1965)
  • Svet dalyokoy zvezdy (1965) - Colonel
  • Inostranka (1965) - Professor
  • Pogonya (1965)
  • Pereklichka (1966) - Vasya
  • Puteshestvennik s bagazhom (1966) - Ivan Sergeev
  • Londre (1966) - Narrator
  • 12 mogil Khodzhi Nasreddina (1967) - Cvetkov
  • Strong with Spirit (1967) - Voronchuk
  • I Loved You (1968) - Pavel Golikov, papa
  • Trembita (1968) - Bogdan Susik
  • The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (1968) - Polpovnik
  • Eksperiment doktora Absta (1968)
  • Ded Moroz and Summer (1969, Short) - Father Frost / Truck Driver / The Doctor (voice)
  • Seven Old Men and a Girl (1970, TV Movie)
  • Priklyucheniya zhyoltogo chemodanchika (1970) - Airport manager
  • Vzryv zamedlennogo deystviya (1970)
  • Officers (1971) - Paramedic
  • Krasnaya metel (1971) - Balaban
  • Chudak iz pyatogo B (1972)
  • Neylon 100% (1973) - Professor
  • Samyy silnyy (1973)
  • We Didn't Learn This (1976) - Ivan Andreevich, glavniy arkhitektor
  • Po ulitsam komod vodili... (1978) - Shop Director
  • Die Fledermaus (1979, TV Movie) - Prosecutor
  • The Adventures of the Elektronic (1979, TV Mini-Series) - Math Teacher 'Tarator'
  • The Theme (1979) - Igor Paschin - writer
  • The Fairfax Millions (1980) - Police Commissioner
  • Dog in Boots (1981, Short) - Cardinal's Cat (voice)
  • Pora krasnykh yablok (1981)
  • Sorcerers (1982, TV Movie)
  • Khochu, chtoby on prishyol (1984)
  • God telyonka (1986) - Professor
  • Konets sveta s posleduyushchim simpoziumom (1987) - Milton Grinblatt
  • Edinozhdy solgav... (1988) - Aleksandr's father
  • Rokovaya oshibka (1989) - Zhenya
  • Khronika Satany mladshego (1989) - Brandth
  • Shapka (1990) - Solomon Yevseyevich Fishkin
  • Aferisty (1990)
  • Priklyucheniya volshebnogo globusa, ili prodelki vedmy (1991) - (voice)
  • Act, Manya! (1991) - Biologist and Geneticist Yevgeni Danilovitch
  • Tma (1992)
  • Noyev kovcheg (1992)
  • Alyaska, ser! (1992)
  • Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach (1992) - Monya - ex-radist
  • Pistolet s glushitelem (1993)
  • What a Mess! (1995) - Doctor
  • Belyy tanets (1999) - Doctor
  • Master i Margarita (2006) - Professor Stravinskiy (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b Евгений Весник. Всё не как у людей
  2. ^ a b c Евгений Весник: Люблю пьяниц
  3. ^ В Москве скончался актёр Евгений Весник

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