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Film School (All-Russian State University of Cinematography) where before him studied his colleagues of the profession and friends Andrei Tarkovski,

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. After graduating from VGIK he started with a work for

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's ''Stalker'' (1979). He is perhaps best known for his roles: * Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the Canadian TV series ''Russia'' (1986) based on

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's 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)
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's ''Karmacoma'' by

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(1995), where he keeps mumbling in a dazed manner: "I am... a dangerous... person" *

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in Simon Brasse's ''

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'' (2004) *

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in '' The Notebooks of Cornelius Crow'' (2005) * Tasha's father in

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film '' Gypo'' (2005) *

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in History Channel's ''Columbus: The Lost Voyage'' (2007) * The tattooist in

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's film ''

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'' (2007), where he was also the Ukrainian-Russian dialect coach to

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's directorial debut ''

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'' (2008) * Andrei Ivanov in

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's road movie ''Polillas'' (2008) * The Rock Boat's helmsman in

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' comedy ''

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'' (2009). * He was the Russian dialect coach to

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(2012).

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Ibero-American Festival of Short films ABC (FIBABC), Spain

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, USA

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Award, UK Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival Barcelona International Film Festival Torino International Film Festival

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fedoro, Olegar 1958 births Living people English male film actors Ukrainian male film actors Spanish male film actors Soviet male film actors Soviet expatriates in Spain Ukrainian expatriates in Spain English expatriates in Spain

Selected filmography

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