Actor info
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Name :
Vasili Lanovoy
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Born :
January 16, 1934 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR (87 years at death)
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Died :
January 28, 2021
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
70 films (1954–2019)
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Also known as :
Vasily Lanovoy, Vasiliy Lanovoy, В. Лановой, Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy, V. Lanovoy
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Biography
Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, however, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. In 2000s, Lanovoy appeared primarily in the roles of Soviet-era party bosses, such as Yuri Andropov in the 2005 TV film Brezhnev. In 2013, he played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Russian movie The Three Musketeers.
Notable films
- Lyubov Yarovaya (1970) as Mikhail Yarovoy
- War and Peace (1968) as Anatol Kuragin
- No Password Necessary (1967) as Mareikis/Roman Chen
- War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky (1966) as Anatol
- War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova (1966) as Anatole Kuragin
