Fyodor Fyodorovich Chalyapin
Feodor Chaliapin , Russian Фёдор Фёдорович Шаляпин , (born September 23 . Jul / 6. October 1905 greg. In Moscow ; † 17th September 1992 in Rome ) was a Russian actor .
Life
Chaliapin was the youngest of the six children of the singer Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin and the prima ballerina Iola Tornagi. In his youth he made the acquaintance of artists like Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow or Konstantin Alexejewitsch Korowin , who were friends with his father. He emigrated from Russia in 1924 and moved to Paris to live with his father.
Chaliapin himself had a melodious bass-baritone voice, which he - he had moved to Hollywood and had taken on some roles as an actor, initially in silent films - was later also able to use it in sound films such as Balalaika and Whom the Hour Strikes .
After the Second World War Chaliapin moved to Rome and continued his acting career there. For example, he played the character of Professor Arnold in Dario Argento's horror film Horror Infernal . 1986 Chalyapin took over the role of Jorge von Burgos in the Umberto Eco film The Name of the Rose . Chaliapin also appeared in Hollywood productions such as Moonstruck , Stanley & Iris and The Inner Circle .
Filmography (selection)
- 1928: Volga-Volga
- 1929: The Ship of the Lost People
- 1939: Balalaika
- 1943: Whom the Bell Tolls (For Whom the Bell Tolls)
- 1943: Three Russian Girls
- 1945: Broadway Melody 1950 (Ziegfeld Follies)
- 1959: Volga boatman (I battellieri del Volga)
- 1961: Francis of Assisi (Francis of Assisi)
- 1976: Velluto nero
- 1980: Horror Infernal (Inferno)
- 1986: the name of the rose
- 1987 Mondsüchtig (Moonstruck)
- 1988: The part of his life (La partita)
- 1989: The Church (La chiesa)
- 1989: Kinski Paganini (Paganini)
- 1989: Stanley & Iris
- 1990: The King's Whore (La putain du roi)
- 1991: The Inner Circle
- 1992: Max & Jeremie (Max et Jérémie)
Web links
- Feodor Chaliapin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Wolfgang Saxon: Feodor Chaliapin Jr. Dies at 87; Singer's Son and Longtime Actor . Obituary in the New York Times October 1, 1992. on nytimes.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Dizionario del cinema italiano. Testi e strumenti per la scuola e l'università. Gli artisti. Volume 4: Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli: Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese, Roma 2006, ISBN 88-8440-425-8 , pp. 48-49.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chaliapin, Fyodor Fyodorowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Шаля́пин, Фёдор Фёдорович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 1992 |
| Place of death | Rome |