Anatoly Borisovich Kuznetsov (; 31 December 1930 – 7 March 2014) was a Soviet and Russian actor, best known for his role of the
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...
soldier Fyodor Sukhov in ''
White Sun of the Desert
''White Sun of the Desert'' () is a 1970 Soviet Ostern film.
Its blend of action comedy, music and drama made it highly successful at the Soviet box-office and resulted in a number of memorable quotes. It retains high domestic approval. Its main ...
'' (1970). His cousin Mikhail was also an actor. Anatoly Kuznestov was named as
People's Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achiev ...
in 1979. He lived and worked in
Moscow
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.
Biography
Kuznetsov was born and grew up in Moscow, in the family of Russian singer Boris Kuznetsov. He studied music at the Ippolitov-Ivanov Music School, but later went into acting and graduated from the
Moscow Art Theatre School
Moscow Art Theatre School () is the studio school of the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre. It is a state educational institution that has existed since 1943. The initiator of the studio school was Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.Behind Show Windows'' (1956) as Lieutenant Malyutkin
* ''Journey to Youth'' (1957) as Petrov
* ''Mine Eight Case'' (1958) as Batanin
* ''To the Black Sea'' (1958) as Nikolay Kukushkin
* ''On the Roads of War'' (1959) as Sushkov
* ''Furtuna'' (1959) as Major Andreev
* ''Tale of the Newlyweds'' (1960) as Vladimir Solodukhin
* ''Wait for Letters'' (1960) as Leonid
* '' My Friend, Kolka!'' (1961) as Rudenko
* ''How I Was Independent'' (1963) as Lyosha's father
* ''Morning Trains'' (1963) as Pavel
* ''Planes Didn't Land'' (1964, voice)
* ''
Give Me a Book of Complaints
''Give Me a Book of Complaints'' ( is a 1965 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov.
Plot
A group of young journalists accidentally walks into the restaurant ''Dandelion''. The atmosphere in the restaurant is extremely unhealthy: rude waitr ...
'' (1965) as Ivan Kondakov
* ''Conscience'' (1966) as Martyanov
* ''Song Wings'' (1967) as Musa (voice)
* ''
Woman's World
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'' (1967) as Jean Petrichenkov
* ''Spring on the Oder'' (1968) as Lubentsov
* ''Encounters at Dawn'' (1969) as Sergei Sergeevich Volkov
* ''On the Way to Lenin'' (1969) as Secretary of the District Committee
* ''
White Sun of the Desert
''White Sun of the Desert'' () is a 1970 Soviet Ostern film.
Its blend of action comedy, music and drama made it highly successful at the Soviet box-office and resulted in a number of memorable quotes. It retains high domestic approval. Its main ...
'' (1970) as Fyodor Sukhov
* ''Meine Stunde Null'' (1970) as Oberleutnant Gornin
* ''Otkradnatiyat vlak'' (1971) as General Pyotr Petrovich
* ''
Liberation
Liberation or liberate may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War
* "Liberation" (''The Flash''), a TV episode
* "Liberation" (''K-9''), an episode
Gaming
* '' Liberati ...
'' (1971, part 4) as Georgy Zakharov
* '' Hot Snow'' (1972) as Vesnin
* ''Kato pesen'' (1973) as Russian officer
* ''Life on Sinful Earth'' (1973) as Pavel Demidov
* ''И на Тихом океане...'' (1974) as Ilya Gerasimovich Peklevanov
* ''Okovani soferi'' (1975) as Sergeyev
* ''Bratushka'' (1976) as Ales Ivanovich Kazanok
* ''Live Your Way'' (1976) as Vasily Balyshev
* ''Jeden stribrny'' (1976) as Laco Tatar
* ''
Po sekretu vsemu svetu
''Po secretu vsemu svetu'' (In Secret to the Whole World) is a 1976 Soviet two-part television film produced by Belarusfilm. It is adapted from Viktor Dragunsky's popular children's book '' The Adventures of Dennis'', a collection of short stori ...
'' (1976) as the hitcher with raspberries
* ''
Incognito from St. Petersburg
''Incognito from St. Petersburg'' () is a 1977 Soviet historical film, historical crime comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai, based upon the play by Nikolai Gogol's play, ''The Government Inspector''.
Plot
In a small town of the Russian Empire du ...
'' (1978) as Lyapkin-Tyapkin
* ''
In the Zone of Special Attention
''In the Zone of Special Attention'' () is a 1978 Soviet action movie, directorial debut of Andrei Malyukov. It achieved cult film status among several generations of the Soviet Airborne Forces and veterans, and, along with ''Hit Back'', it beca ...
'' (1978) as Mayor Morozhkyn
* ''Right of First Signature'' (1978) as Sergey Andreyevich Savelyev
* ''Last Chance'' (1978) as Kirill Dmitrievich
* ''Native Business'' (1979) as Grachyov
* ''Second Spring'' (1980) as Nesterov
* ''Hordubal'' (1980) as Juraj Hordubal
* ''
Hit Back
''Hit Back'' (, translit. '' Otvetnyy khod'') is a 1981 Soviet action war movie directed by Mikhail Tumanishvili. It is a sequel to ''In the Zone of Special Attention''.
Plot
As the military exercises "Shield" come to a close, the "Sout ...
Hourglass
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'' (1984) as Stepan Grebentsov
* '' Copper Angel'' (1984) as engineer Kurmayev
* ''Reporting from the Line of Fire'' (1985) as member of the military council
* ''Liberty Is on the Opposite Bank'' (1985) as Smirnov
* '' Five Minutes of Fear'' (1985) as Kornilov
* '' Battle of Moscow '' (1985) as officer (uncredited)
* '' Misty Shores'' (1986) as Colonel Egoriev
* ''Was Not Was'' (1986) as Yuriy
* ''Without Sun'' (1987) as Mikhail Ivanovich Kostylev
* ''Jackals'' (1990) as deputy
* '' Nipple System'' (1990) as Lazar Fomich Bambook
* ''Russian Roulette'' (1990) as Fedor Andreevich
* ''Flying Dutchman'' (1990) as Matvey Fomich
* ''Dinosaurs of 20th Century'' (1990) as Colonel Kryuchkov
* ''
Genius
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'' (1992) as Valentin Smirnov, Nastya's father
* '' Tractor Drivers 2'' (1992) as farm director, Maryana's father
* ''Istanbul Transit'' (1993) as Nikolai Yevgenievich
* ''Asleep Passenger'' (1994) as Aleksandr Ivanovich Smirnov
* '' Shirli-Myrli'' (1995) as father
* '' Za co?'' (1996) as Ivan Gavrilovich
* ''Paradise Apple'' (1998) as Igor Igorevich
* ''
Hot Saturday
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'' (2002) as Boris Semyonovich
* ''Black Mark'' (2003) as Heydar Aliev (voice)
* '' Turkish Gambit'' (2005) as
Ivan Ganetsky
Ivan Stepanovich Ganetsky (October 8, 1810 – 1887) was an Imperial Russian division commander. He fought in wars in the Caucasus, Poland and against the Ottoman Empire.
Biography
Born on 26 September (8 October) 1810 in the noble dvoryan Ganet ...
* '' Nobody Knows About Sex'' (2006) as Yegor's grandfather
* ''Victory Day'' (2007) as Andrei Nikolenko