Aleksandr Gavrilovich AbdulovАбдулов Г. Д.
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n:'' Алекса́ндр Гаври́лович Абду́лов; 29 May 1953 – 3 January 2008) was a

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n film and stage actor, film director, screenwriter and television presenter. He was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1991.

Biography

Aleksandr Abdulov went to school from 1960 to 1970, and upon graduation wanted to become a sportsman. However, Abdulov's father encouraged his son to act, and Aleksandr Abdulov starred in ''About Vitya, about Masha and the Sea Force'', 1974. In 1975 he graduated from GITIS and was hired by Lenkom Theater director Mark Zakharov. Aleksandr Abdulov appeared in several films in the 1970s. In 1977 he was in the TV version ''

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'', directed by Mark Zakharov. In 1978 he became a celebrity after his role in '' An Ordinary Miracle''. In 1979 Abdulov appeared in '' The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed'' with Vladimir Vysotskiy. That year he also had roles in ''Do not part with the Loved Ones'' and ''

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''. During the early 1980s, he was considered a

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. In 1982 he performed in ''Look for a Woman'', '' Magicians'' and '' The Woman in White''. In 1982, he was given a role in '' The House That Swift Built'' (a film about

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) as Dr. Simpson. In 1984 Abdulov was in '' The Formula of Love'' and, the following year, ''

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''. He also performed in ''The Most Charming and Attractive'' and ''Naval Cadets, Charge!''. Aleksandr Abdulov then went on to play in '' Desyat Negrityat'' (based on

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's mystery novel ''

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'') in 1987 and '' To Kill a Dragon'' in 1988. The next year he had a role in '' Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love''. Abdulov was in ''Genius'', ''The House under the Starry Sky'' (both made in 1991) and "Gold" (1992). During the 1990s he mostly worked in the Lenkom Theatre. In 2000 he performed in '' Still Waters'' and '' The Christmas Miracle'' with Chulpan Khamatova.Актёры советского кино
(in Russian) In 2002 he appeared in the TV series ''Next'' (the title is the actual English word), where he played a

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. He reprised the role in the sequel "Next 2" (2003). The following year he was in ''About Love''. In 2005, Abdulov had roles in the TV series ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2006 he directed the play ''

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'' at the Lenkom and played the lead character of Randall P. McMurphy (played by

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in the American film). He also had an appearance in the film '' Attack on Leningrad''.

Attitude to the mass media

In the last years of his life, Abdulov had extremely tense relations with the mass media, especially the tabloids. He vehemently resented all false information about him and hated those unscrupulous journalists who tried to pry into his personal life. On ''Man and Law'', aired on Russia's Channel One, Abdulov said once that he owned a licensed gun and he would not hesitate to shoot any trespasser who dared to enter the territory of his

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during his forthcoming birthday party.

Marriages

Aleksandr Abdulov was married three times. His first marriage was to Irina Alfyorova, by whom he had a stepdaughter, Ksenia Alfyorova. His second wife was Galina, a theatre administrator. In 2006 he married Julia Miloslavskaya, who gave birth to their daughter Eugenia in 2007.

Health problems and death

Abdulov was a smoker throughout his adult life. In August 2007, the actor experienced health problems, supposedly an

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. However, in September of the same year he was diagnosed with

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in an

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i clinic. He was last seen in public in mid-December 2007 at an awards ceremony at the

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, where

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awarded the actor with the

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, 4th class. He died on 3 January 2008, aged 54.

Honors and awards

* Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1986) * People's Artist of the RSFSR (1991) * Order of Honour (1997) *

, 4th class (2007)

Selected filmography

*1974: '' Moscow, My Love'' (') as boyfriend *1974: ''About Vitya, about Masha and the Marines'' (''Про Витю, Машу и морскую пехоту'') as paratrooper Kozlov *1975: '' The Lost Expedition'' (''Пропавшая экспедиция'') as Boris Rogov *1977: '' Golden River'' (''Золотая речка'') as Boris Rogov *1976: '' Twelve Chairs'' (''Двенадцать стульев'') as engineer Ernest Schukin *1977: '' An Ordinary Miracle'' (''Обыкновенное чудо'') (TV Mini-Series) as the Bear *1978: '' Front Beyond the Front Line'' as Soldier (uncredited) *1979: '' The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed'' (''Место встречи изменить нельзя'') (TV Mini-Series) as driver for the gang *1979: ''

'' (''Тот самый Мюнхгаузен'') (TV Movie) as Heinrich Rammkopf *1980: '' Do Not Part with Your Beloved'' (''С любимыми не расставайтесь'') as Mitya Lavrov *1982: ''

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'' (''Карнавал'') as Nikita *1982: '' Premonition of Love'' (''Предчувствие любви'') as Sergey Vishnyakov *1982: '' The House That Swift Built'' (''Дом, который построил Свифт'') (TV Movie) as Richard Simpson, Doctor *1982: ''

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'' (''Чародеи'') (TV Movie) as Ivan Sergeevich Puhov *1983: '' Look for a Woman'' (''Ищите женщину'') (TV Movie) as Robert de Charans *1984: '' Formula of Love'' (''Формула любви'') as (TV Movie) Jacob *1985: '' The Most Charming and Attractive'' (''Самая обаятельная и привлекательная'') as Volodya Smirnov *1985: ''

'' (''В поисках капитана Гранта'') as Bob the Tar *1986: '' Guard Me, My Talisman'' (''Храни меня, мой талисман'') as Anatoli Klimov *1987: ''

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'' (''Десять негритят'') as Anthony Marston *1987: '' Tracker'' (''Филёр'') as Vanya *1988: '' Gardes-Marines, Ahead!'' (''Гардемарины, вперёд!'') as Count Vasily Lyadashchev *1988: '' To Kill a Dragon'' (''Убить Дракона'') as

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*1989: '' Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'' (''Леди Макбет Мценского уезда'') as Sergei *1990: '' Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love'' (''Чёрная роза — эмблема печали, красная роза — эмблема любви'') as Vladimir *1991: ''

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'' (''Гений'') as Sergey Nenashev *1991: ''

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'' (''Сукины дети'') as Igor Gordynsky *1991: '' Humiliated and Insulted'' (''Униженные и оскорблённые'') as Masloboev *1991: ''Caccia alla vedova'' as Prince Badritzky *1993: '' Prison Romance'' (''Тюремный романс'') as Artynov *1992: '' Over the Dark Water'' (''Над тёмной водой'') as Lev *1994: '' Nastya'' (''Настя'') as Teterin *1997: ''

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'' (''Шизофрения'') as Ivan Golubchik John Varoli
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'' (''Женская собственность'') as Sazonov *2000: '' Still Waters'' (''Тихие омуты'') as academician Anton Kashtanov *2000: '' The Christmas Miracle'' (''Рождественская мистерия'') as the puppeteer *2001: '' Yellow Dwarf'' (Жёлтый карлик) as Vladimir Zharovsky *2005: ''

'' (''Мастер и Маргарита'') (TV Mini-Series) as Koroviev *2005: '' The Case of "Dead Souls"'' (Дело о «Мёртвых душах») (TV Mini-Series) as Nozdryov *2006: '' The Funeral Party'' (''Ниоткуда с любовью, или Весёлые похороны'') as Alik *2007: ''

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'' (''Артистка'') as Bosyakin *2009: '' Attack on Leningrad'' (''Ленинград'') as Chigasov

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