Vladimir Andreyev (actor)
Russian actor and theatre director (1930–2020)
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Vladimir Alekseyevich Andreyev[a] (27 August 1930 – 29 August 2020), also spelt Vladimir Alekseevich Andreev, was a Soviet and Russian actor and director of stage and screen, as well as pedagogue.
Vladimir Andreyev | |
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Владимир Андреев | |
Andreyev in 1993 | |
| Born | August 27, 1930 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | August 29, 2020 (aged 90)[1] Moscow, Russia |
| Occupations | Actor, theater director, pedagogue |
| Years active | 1952–2020 |
| Spouse(s) | Natalya Seleznyova (1968–2020) |
| Awards | People's Artist of the USSR (1985) Golden Mask (2018) |
Early life and education
Vladimir Alekseyevich Andreyev (also spelt Vladimir Alekseevich Andreev) was born in Moscow, USSR, on 27 August 1930.[2][3]
In 1952 he graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts.[2]
Career
In 1952 Andreyev was appointed director of the Ermolova Theatre, later becoming artistic director in 1990.[2]
His debut acting role in the cinema was in the 1954 Soviet film True Friends.[2]
From 1985 until 1988 he was the chief director of the Maly Theatre in Moscow.[2]
He was also professor of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.[2]
Recognition
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Andreyev was awarded several honours, including:
- State Prize of the RSFSR (1980)[4][2]
- People's Artist of the USSR (1985)[5][2]
- People's Artist of Tatarstan[2]
- Academician of the Academy of Humanities (1995)
- Full member of the International Theater Academy (2000)
- Golden Mask award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Theatrical Art (2018)[6]
Personal life
Andreyev's wife was actress Natalya Seleznyova.[2]
Death
Andreyev died on 29 August 2020.[citation needed]
Filmography
- True Friends (1954) as Komsomol member
- Certificate of Maturity (1954) as Yurka
- Good Morning (1955) as Mitya Lastochkin[3]
- Cruelty (1959) as Yakov Uzelkov
- Until Next Spring (1960) as Vasily
- The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966) as Tsar Saltan
- Bastards (2006) as Kot in old age
- The Circus Princess (2008) as Pavel Fedotov
- Lev Yashin. The Goalee of My Dreams (2019) as Mishurin's father
