Vladimir Etush
Soviet and Russian actor (1922–2019)
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Vladimir Abramovich Etush[a] (6 May 1922 – 9 March 2019) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor of Jewish descent. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).
BornMay 6, 1922
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedMarch 9, 2019 (aged 96)
Moscow, Russia
OccupationsActor, theater pedagogue
Yearsactive1944–2019
Vladimir Etush | |
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Владимир Этуш | |
Etush in 2000 | |
| Born | May 6, 1922 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | March 9, 2019 (aged 96) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupations | Actor, theater pedagogue |
| Years active | 1944–2019 |
| Spouse | Yelena Gorbunova |
| Honours | People's Artist of the USSR (1984) |
Biography
He was born on 6 May 1922 in Moscow into a Jewish family. Father - Abram Shakhnovich Etush (1888-1967). Mother - Raisa Godievna Etush (1900-1954), until the first arrest of her husband (Abram Shakhnovich was arrested twice) was a housewife, then worked as a cashier in a photo studio. Sister - Lydia (born in 1929), music teacher.
Personal life
Etush was married four times.
- Ninel Myshkova (born 1926; died 2003) — actress, the only daughter of General Konstantin Myshkov
- Yelena Izmaylova (born 1920; died 2005) — actress, civil marriage
- Nina Craynova (born 1927; died 2000) — English language teacher
- Yelena Gorbunova (born 1965) — English language teacher
He had a daughter, actress Raisa Etush (born 1955), from his marriage with Craynova.
Career
Partial filmography
- Admiral Ushakov (1953) as Capt. Said-Ali
- The Gadfly (1955) as Martini
- The Chairman (1964) as Colonel Kaloyev
- Stewardess (1967) as Caucasian passenger
- Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967) as comrade Saakhov
- An Old, Old Tale (1968) as the king / innkeeper
- Solaris (1968, TV Movie) as Dr. Snaut
- The Twelve Chairs (1971) as Andrei Bruns
- Shadow (1971) as Piestro, Annuanciata's father, hotel keeper, man eater
- Mission in Kabul (1971) as Abdulla-Khan
- Incorrigible Liar (1973) as Prince of Burukhtania Emir Burokhtan Second Second
- Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973) as Anton Semyonovich Shpak, dentist
- The Adventures of Buratino (1976, TV Movie) as Karabas Barabas
- How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder (1977) as Fakir
- 31 June (1978, TV Movie) as Malgrim, Master of black and white magic
- The Donkey's Hide (1982) as King Gaston IX
- Classic (1998) as Monarch
- The Three Musketeers (2013) as Gerbier
Honours and awards

- Medal of Zhukov
- 1943 — Order of the Red Star[1]
- 1964 — Honored Artist of the RSFSR
- 1971 — People's Artist of the RSFSR
- 1984 — People's Artist of the USSR
- 1985 — Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland":
- 1985 — 4th class for services to the state, the progress made in labor, science, culture, art, and a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between nations
- 2003 — 3rd class for his great contribution to the development of national culture and theater education'[2]
- 2008 — 2nd class for his outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art and many years of teaching activity
- 2018 — 1st class for his outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art and many years of creative activity
- 2001 — State Prize of the Russian Federation in Literature and Art for his role in the play Uncle's Dream (10 June 2002)
- 2005 — Commander of the Order For Contribution to Victory
- 2007 — Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky for Fatherland and writings
- 2008 — Order of Honorary Citizen of Russia
- 2008 — Order of Diaghilev for the benefit of Russian culture
- Order of Peter the Great, 1st class
- 2017 — Golden Mask[3]