Mikhail Pavlovich Wassiljew

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Mikhail Pavlovich Vasiliev ( Russian Михаил Павлович Васильев * 13. May 1924 in Tschinejewo, Rajon Jurgamyschski, Oblast Urals , RSFSR , USSR , † 14 August 1990 in Leningrad ) was a Soviet theater - and film - actor .

Life and accomplishments

Vasilyev graduated from school in 1942 and participated as a member of the Soviet Navy in the German-Soviet War , in which he was seriously wounded.

After being demobilized in 1949, Vasilyev began his acting career in 1950 at the Blagoveschensk Regional Drama Theater , today's Amur Drama Theater , where he also completed his training in 1952. Until then, he was also an instructor at the Seiski Rajon Culture House. After engagements on various stages, Vasilyev appeared at the Leningrad Theater of Film Actors from 1960 .

The heavyweight mime made his film debut in The Silent Don , directed by Sergei Gerasimow . He appeared in over 60 films over the next 30 years, focusing on characteristic supporting roles . From 1960 to 1987 Wassiljew was under contract with Lenfilm . On his work are more fictional works as Кочубей ( Kotschubei , 1958) by Arkady Perwenzew and Virgin Soil Upturned (1960) by Mikhail Sholokhov , the fantasy films The Night Before Christmas and The Snow Queen and the Soviet- Czechoslovak coproduction Большая дорога ( Bolshaya doroga ) or Velká cesta (1962), which is based on Jaroslav Hašek's service in World War I. He left in Имя ( Imja ) in 1988 .

In addition to his work in front of the camera, Wassiljew could be heard as a narrator in the animated film Возвращение с Олимпа (Woswrisschenije s Olimpa , 1969) and in the Russian-language version of Potato Fritz (1976).

He died at the age of 66 and was buried in the Leningrad North Cemetery.

Mikhail Pavlovich Wassiljew was not identical to any of the two Red Army commanders of the same name .

Honors

Vasilyev received the following awards:

Private

Vasilyev was married three times, the first marriage had a son named Vyacheslav and the second a daughter named Victoria. His third wife was the actress and director Valentina Pavlovna Kravchenko (1923-2007), who also worked for Lenfilm .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Vasilyev's biography on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  2. ↑ a b c Vasilyev's biography on a-tremasov.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  3. ↑ History of the theater on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  4. ↑ Film data for The Silent Don on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  5. ↑ Film data for Кочубей on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  6. ↑ Film data on Neuland unterm Pflug at kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  7. ↑ Большая дорога in the Internet Movie Database , accessed on May 27, 2020
  8. ↑ a b Vasiliev's filmography on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  9. ↑ Profile of MP Vasilievs (1922–1998) on warheroes.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  10. ↑ Profile of MP Vasilievs (1922–1976) on warheroes.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  11. ↑ entry as awardees on podvignaroda.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27,
  12. ↑ List of medal winners on podvignaroda.ru (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
  13. ↑ a b c d Brief biography of Vasilyev on the website of Rossijskaja gaseta (Russian), accessed on May 27, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Wassiljew, Mikhail Pavlovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Васильев, Михаил Павлович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Tschinejewo , Jurgamyshsky Raion , Ural Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1990
Place of death Leningrad