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Vasily Livanov
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Soviet and Russian actor and film director
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Vasily Livanov is a Russian actor, screenwriter, writer, and film director born in Moscow in 1935. He began his work period in 1959 and is known for his notable role as Sherlock Holmes. Livanov was educated at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and the Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. His father was Boris Livanov.
Livanov has received several awards, including People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR, Order of Honour, and the National Prize of East Germany. He has been employed by Soyuzmultfilm. He holds citizenship in the Soviet Union and Russia. His native language is Russian, which he also speaks and writes.
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Film & TV
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Born in Moscow in an acting family. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11/27/1981). People's Artist of the RSFSR (04/18/1988). His grandfather, Nikolai Livanov (stage name Izvolsky), was an actor at first in provincial, then metropolitan theaters. Father, Boris Nikolaevich Livanov (1904-1972), is an outstanding actor who played about 40 roles in the Art Theater and 30 in the cinema. Frequent guests in…
Known for
- Bear Hunting2008
- Cinderella 4x4. Everything Starts with Desires2008
- Law of Corruption — Shuvalov2005
- Золотая коллекция. Весь Шерлок Холмс. Бонус 1 — self2002
- Золотая коллекция. Весь Шерлок Холмс. Бонус 2 — self2002
- Memories of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes2000
- Fort Boyard Russia — Fouras the Pirate1998
- Don Quixote Returns1997
- The Ship of Look-Alikes1997
- Hunting1994
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Key facts
- Born
- Vasily Borisovich Livanov , ( 1935-07-19 ) 19 July 1935 (age 90) , Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Occupations
- Actor, animation director, film director, screenwriter, writer
- Years active
- 1959–present
- Spouse
- Elena Livanova (1973–present)
- Parent s
- Boris Livanov and Evgenia Livanova
- Website
- 221b .ru
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vasily
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Father
- Boris Livanov
- Occupation
- animator
- Employer
- Soyuzmultfilm
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Official website
- www.221b.ru
- Image
- Livanov1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vasily Livanov
- date of birth
- 1935-07-19
- birth name
- Василий Борисович Ливанов
- name in native language
- Василий Борисович Ливанов
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- notable role
- Sherlock Holmes
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Encyclopedic overview
Vasily Borisovich Livanov (Russian: Василий Борисович Ливанов; born 19 July 1935), MBE, is a Soviet and Russian film actor, animation and film director, screenwriter and writer most famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes in the Soviet TV series. He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1988.
Early years
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