Olegar Fedoro

Olegar Fedoro
On film set of Filth and Wisdom in May 2007
Born	Olegar Fedoro March 6, 1958(1958-03-06) U.S.S.R. i.e. Ukraine
Occupation	Actor, painter
Years active	1977 - present
Website
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Olegar Fedoro (born March 6, 1958) is a Ukrainian-born former Soviet performer who later became a Spanish and then English actor.

He started with a work for Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker (1979). He is perhaps best known for his roles:

• Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the Canadian TV series Russia (1986) based on Peter Ustinov book
• Jesuit Priest Tebaldo in Moroccan-Spanish film The Battle of the Three Kings (1990)
• Muhammed XIII («El Zagal» the Valiant), penultimate King of Granada and uncle to Boabdil, in Spanish TV series Requiem for Granada (1991)
• Mad storyteller in Jonathan Glazer’s Karmacoma by Massive Attack (1995), where he keeps mumbling in a dazed manner: "I am... a dangerous... person"
• Adolf Hitler in Simon Brasse's Sanhedrin (2004)
• Jack the Ripper in The Notebooks of Cornelius Crow (2005)
• Tasha's Father in Jan Dunn Dogme film Gypo (2005)
• Christopher Columbus in History Channel's Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007)
• The Tattooist in David Cronenberg's film Eastern Promises (2007), where he was also the Ukrainian/Russian dialect coach to Viggo Mortensen in his 2008 Oscar-nominated role
• The Father in Madonna's directorial debut Filth and Wisdom (2008)
• Andrei Ivanov in Pedro Touceda road movie Polillas (2008)

In Richard Curtis' comedy The Boat That Rocked (2009), Olegar Fedoro played The Rock Boat's helmsman.

Filmography

• For Elsie (2011)
• The Boat That Rocked (2009)
• Filth and Wisdom (2008)
• Polillas (2008)
• Eastern Promises (2007)
• Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007)
• Outlanders (2007)
• Are You Ready for Love? (2006)
• Gypo (2005)
• The Notebooks of Cornelius Crow (2005)
• Sanhedrin (2004)
• American Cousins (2003)
• Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh (2002)
• Ali G Indahouse (2002)
• Dama de Porto Pim (2001)
• Rancid Aluminium (2000)
• Remember Me? (1997)
• Beg! (1994)
• Don Juan en los infiernos (1991)
• Réquiem por Granada (1990)
• The Battle of the Three Kings (1990)
• All Costs Paid (1988)
• Russia (1986)
• Peter the Great (TV series) (1986)
• Stalker (1979)
• A Hunting Accident (1978)

Filming in Spain.

Awards and nominations

Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival

Year	Category	Film	Result
2009	Best Actor Award	Polillas (2008)	Winner

Barcelona International Film Festival

Year	Category	Film	Result
2008	Best Actor Award	Polillas (2008)	Winner

Torino International Film Festival

Year	Category	Film	Result
2006	Best Cast in Video	Gypo (2005)	Winner

External links

• Olegar Fedoro at the Internet Movie Database
• Photo Gallery
• Union of actors
• Variety Interview
• Official site: MySpace
• "Isn´t you?"- Scud Hero (2010) (videoclip Scud Hero)

Persondata
Name	Fedoro, Olegar
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Date of birth	March 6, 1958
Place of birth	Ukraine, U.S.S.R.
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