Anatoly Lvovich Kubatsky (; 1 November 1908 – 29 December 2001) was a

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stage and film actor.

Life

Kubatsky was born in Moscow to parents of Polish ancestry. After studying under

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, he found acting work in various theaters throughout Moscow. From 1931 to 1942 he was an actor for Union Radio; from 1942 to 1957 he worked at the

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; from 1957 to 1959 he worked at the Film Actors' Theater; from 1959 to 1973 he worked at the Gorky Theater. Kubatsky was a prolific

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, known especially for his roles as eccentric stock characters in fantasy films: robbers, kings, sorcerers, etc.Biography
at rusactors.ru His most prominent role was that of King Yagupop the 77th in ''

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''. He appeared in several other films by

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: as the bandit chief in ''

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'', as one of the werewolves in '' Fire, Water, and Brass Pipes'', and as the clerk in '' Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair''. His final role was in ''Sin'' (1991). He was married to Raisa Yefimovna Elpert-Halperin, a native of

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. Together they had one son, born in 1936. Kubatsky died in Moscow in 2001 and was buried in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kubatsky, Anatoly 1908 births 2001 deaths Soviet male film actors Male actors from Moscow Soviet male stage actors Soviet male voice actors Burials at Pyatnitskoye Cemetery