- Anatoli Papanov
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name = Anatoli Papanov
caption = Anatoli Papanov
birthname = Anatoli Dmitrievich Papanov
birthdate = birth date|1922|10|31
birthplace =Vyazma ,RSFSR ,USSR
deathdate = Death date and age|1987|08|07|1922|10|31
deathplace =Moscow ,USSR
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yearsactive = 1946 — 1987
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awards =Anatoli Dmitrievich Papanov ( _ru. Анато́лий Дми́триевич Папа́нов;
31 October 1922 inVyazma ,Smolensk Oblast ,Russia -7 August ,1987 inMoscow ,Russia ) was a popularSoviet /Russia n film and theatreactor .Papanov starred in some of the best and well-known Soviet films, often together with his friend,Andrei Mironov . Mostly known for his great performances in comedies, he also had serious and dramatic roles, such as that of the political prisoner in "Cold Summer of 1953". Anatoli Papanov was honored asPeople's Artist of the USSR (1973).Biography
Anatoli Papanov was born into a family of common workers in
Vyazma . The family moved toMoscow in the 1930s. As a schoolboy he attended a drama circle, yet he pursued an actor’s career only after having worked as a caster at a factory and fought at the Great Patriotic War. In 1942 he was badly wounded and invalided to the reserve. As a student of GITIS (State Institute of Theatre Arts) he met his future wife, his fellow student Nadezhda Karatayeva, who had also seen war, being a nurse in a hospital train. They got married ten days after the end of war, onMay 20 ,1945 .Gaining recognition on stage of the
Moscow Theatre of Satire (where he altogether worked for about 40 years) in the mid 1950s Anatoli Papanov attracted attention of film directors as well. He started with supporting roles in comedies, yet became really famous after his work as General Sepilin in the war drama "The Alive and the Dead" (1963).He was most popular for his roles in the comedies of director
Leonid Gaidai (especially in The Diamond Arm, 1968) and as Wolf (voice) in the animation series "Nu, pogodi! ".His last work was in the tragic drama "Cold Summer of 1953" (1987)Papanov died of a heart attack on
August 7 ,1987 , just nine days before the untimely death of his friend and partnerAndrei Mironov . Anatoli Papanov was laid to rest in theNovodevichy Cemetery .Selected filmography
* "The Alive and the Dead" (Живые и мертвые) (1964)
* "Nu, pogodi! " (voice) (1969-1987)
* "Beware of the Automobile" (Берегись автомобиля) (1966)
* "The Diamond Arm" (Бриллиантовая рука) (1968)
* "Byelorussia Station" (Белорусский вокзал) (1970)
* "A Bad Good Man" (Плохой хороший человек) (1973)
* "The Twelve Chairs" (Двенадцать стульев) (1976)
* "Cold Summer of 1953" (Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего) (1987)External links
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* [http://russia-ic.com/culture_art/theatre/509/ Anatoli Papanov. A Short Biography of the Great Actor]
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