Alexander Pavlovich Antonov

Alexander Antonov on the movie poster for Battleship Potemkin (1926)

Aleksandr Antonov ( Russian Александр Павлович Антонов * Feb. 1 ^{. Jul} / 13. February  1898 ^greg. In Moscow ; †  26. November 1962 ) was a Soviet actor.

Life

Antonov came to the Proletkulttheater in Moscow in 1920, where he played as a member of the ensemble until 1924. Here Sergej Eisenstein discovered him and first cast him in 1923 in his short film Дневник Глумова and in 1925 in the feature- length film Strike . Antonov embodied a worker in strike . His most famous role was that of Grigory Wakulintschuk in Eisenstein's armored cruiser Potemkin . Antonov subsequently appeared in numerous Soviet silent films. He also succeeded in establishing himself as an actor in talkies. In 1950, Antonov was named an Honored Artist of the RSFSR .

Filmography (selection)

• 1923: Дневник Глумова
• 1925: strike (Стачка)
• 1926: Battleship Potemkin (Броненосец Потёмкин)
• 1926: Sailor Regiment 17 (Ветер)
• 1938: The Rich Bride (Богатая невеста)
• 1939: A girl with character (Девушка с карактером)
• 1941: Suvorov (Суворов)
• 1948: The Young Guard (Молодая гвардия)
• 1949: The Battle of Stalingrad (Сталинградская битва)
• 1950: On a secret mission (Секретная миссия)
• 1951: Knight of the Golden Star (Кавалер Золотой Звезды)
• 1953: Inseparable Friends (Неразлучные друзья)
• 1955: Lost in the Arctic Ocean (Море студёное)
• 1955: What you want (Двенадцатая ночь)
• 1956: The white poodle (Белый пудель)
• 1956: The long way (Долгий путь)

literature

• Antonov, Alexander Pavlovich. In: Joachim Reichow, Michael Hanisch (ed.): Actor A-Z . Henschelverlag, Berlin 1989, pp. 19-20.

Web links

• Aleksandr Antonov in the Internet Movie Database (English)