Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov

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Yevgeny Leonov on a Russian postage stamp (2001) with a motif from Save yourself who can!

Evgeni Pawlowitsch Leonow ( Russian Евгений Павлович Леонов ; scientific transliteration Evgenij Pavlovič Leonov ; born September 2, 1926 in Moscow ; † January 29, 1994 ibid) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor and has won several national awards.

biography

Yevgeny Leonov graduated from the Moscow theater studio in 1947 and was then engaged at the Moscow Stanislavski Theater , where he gave Creon in Jean Anouilh's Antigone and played Sancho Panza in the musical The Man from La Mancha . Over time, he turned to the comic role subject in particular. From 1968 he appeared in the Mayakovsky Theater , from 1972 in the Lenkom Theater .

Leonov's film career began in 1949 with Stschastliwy reis . His good-natured and friendly appearance together with the pronounced talent for comedies secured Leonov wide recognition. His work in the dubbing of cartoons , especially as Winnie-the-Pooh (1969–1972), enjoyed just as much audience affection . Even if Leonov did not play particularly positive people, they still aroused a certain sympathy in the audience. For his role in Vladimir Fetin's A Story from the Don (1965), he received the Acting Award at the All Union Festival in 1966 . In the early 1970s he was particularly successful as an opportunistic projectionist in Alexander Mitta's lamp, mein Stern, shine (1970), as a mechanic Ivan in Belorussischer Bahnhof (1971) by Andrei Smirnow and in a double role in the comedy Gentlemen der Success (1972) by Alexander Sery and in Georgi Danelijas Let Afonja Do It (1975). He has also played in television films since the 1970s. He gave his voice to the title character in the cartoon classic Winni Puch (1969–1972).

Yevgeny Leonov was honored as People's Artist of the USSR (1978), winner of the State Prize of the USSR (1976) and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1992). He died of thrombosis on January 29, 1994 and was buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery. His son Andrei Leonow is also an actor.

The asteroid (5154) Leonov is named after him.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1949: Stschastliwy reis
  • 1951: Sports honor ( Спортивная честь )
  • 1955: The Secret of the Bay ( Морской охотник )
  • 1955: The Rumyantsev case ( Дело Румянцева )
  • 1957: A spring that never returns ( Неповторимая весна )
  • 1958: The Gypsy's Gift ( Трудное счастье )
  • 1958: The street is full of surprises ( Улица полна неожиданностей )
  • 1961: Save yourself who can! ( Полосатый рейс )
  • 1963: The serf actress ( Крепостная актриса )
  • 1965: A story of the Don ( Донская повесть )
  • 1965: Thirty-three ( Тридать три )
  • 1967: The bridegroom from the other bank ( Зареченские мужики )
  • 1967: The Snow Queen ( Снежная королева )
  • 1968: The first courier ( Первый курьер )
  • 1968: A zigzag of happiness ( Зигзаг удачи )
  • 1969: Virinea ( Виринея )
  • 1969: The Feast of the Rose ( Не горюй! )
  • 1970: Carousel ( Карусель ) (TV movie)
  • 1970: Light, my star, shine ( Гори, гори, моя звезда )
  • 1970: Tchaikovsky ( Чайковский )
  • 1971: Belarusian Railway Station ( Белорусский вокзал )
  • 1971: Gentlemen of Success ( Джентльмены удачи )
  • 1973: Totally incorrigible ( Совсем пропащий )
  • 1973: Big break ( Большая перемена ) (TV movie)
  • 1975: The Premium ( Премия )
  • 1975: The eldest son ( Старший сын )
  • 1975: Let Afonja do it ( Афоня )
  • 1976: Circus in the circus ( Цирк в цирке )
  • 1976: One step towards it ( Шаг навстречу )
  • 1976: Eleven hopes ( Одиннадцать надежд )
  • 1977: A Long, Long Court Case ( Длинное, длинное дело )
  • 1977: Till Eulenspiegel ( Легенда о Тиле )
  • 1978: The marriage ( Женитьба )
  • 1978: Strange People ( Смешные люди )
  • 1978: Mimino ( Мимино )
  • 1979: The Ordinary Miracle ( Обыкновенное чудо )
  • 1979: Autumn marathon ( Осенний марафон )
  • 1980: A happy load ( За спичками )
  • 1980: O bednom gussare samolwite slowo (TV movie)
  • 1983: The World of Jonathan Swift ( Дом, который построил Свифт ) (Movie for TV)
  • 1986: Kin-dsa-dsa!
  • 1988: Killing the Dragon ( Убить дракона )
  • 1990: The pass ( Паспорт )
  • 1994: Amerikanski deduschka

Web links

Commons : Yevgeny Leonov  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Urban , A lot of irony and a pinch of deeper meaning . In Russia, "Winni Puch", the local version of "Poof the Bear", is more than a cartoon character. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 20, 1933, p. ROM3.
personal data
SURNAME Leonov, Yevgeny Pavlovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Леонов, Евгений Павлович (Russian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1994
Place of death Moscow