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Anatoli Dmitriyevich Papanov (; 31 October 1922 – 5 August 1987) was a Soviet and Russian actor, drama teacher, and
theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
at the
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where he served for almost 40 years. A prominent
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, Papanov is mostly remembered for his comedy roles in a duo with his friend Andrei Mironov, although he had many dramatic roles as well. As a voice actor, he contributed to over one hundred cartoons. He was named
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in 1973 and awarded the
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posthumously.
, 1979


Early and war years

Anatoli Papanov was born in
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,
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(modern-day
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, Russia) into a mixed
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family.Larisa Zhukova
Vyazma — Anatoly Papanov's motherland
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-born
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milliner who secretly converted from
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to
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. Anatoli himself was raised in Orthodox traditions. In 1930 the family moved to
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. As a schoolboy Papanov attended drama courses, then went on to work as a caster at a factory, simultaneously performing in a popular theatre studio for factory workers organized by
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actors led by Vasily Kuza whom Papanov later considered his first teacher. During the late 1930s he made a number of uncredited appearances in movies, such as a sailor in '' Lenin in October'' (1937) or a passerby in '' The Foundling'' (1939). In 1941, after the
invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troops invaded the western Soviet Union along a ...
, Papanov joined the
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and, as a senior sergeant, headed an
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platoon on the front lines. In June 1942, he was badly wounded by an explosion and lost two toes on his right foot. He spent six months in a military hospital and was sent home as disabled, and for the next several years he could only walk with a cane. In 1985 he was awarded the 1st class
Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War () is a Soviet Union, Soviet military Order (decoration), decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to Partisan (military), partisans for heroic deeds in the Easte ...
. Despite his injury, in 1943 Papanov enrolled as a student in the acting faculty of the State Institute of Theatre Arts, taking courses with Vasily Orlov. During his studies he met his future wife and fellow student Nadezhda Yuryevna Karatayeva (born 1924), who had also served in the war as a nurse on a
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. They married on 20 May 1945, ten days after the end of the war., 2013 (in Russian)


Career


Theatre

In 1946, after graduating from the State Institute, Papanov left for
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,
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, along with other students. There, they founded a Klaipėda Russian Drama Theatre, where he performed for several years. In 1948
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suggested he join the
Moscow Satire Theatre The Moscow Academic Theatre of Satire () is a dramatic theatre in Moscow, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest countr ...
, where he continued to act up until his death, performing in about 50 plays. Among his popular roles were Alexander Koreiko in ''
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'' (1958), Kisa Vorobyaninov in ''
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'' (1960, both based on the novels by
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), Vasily Tyorkin in
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's ''Tyorkin in the Other World'' (1966), Anton Antonovich in
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's ''
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'' (1972), Nikolai Shubin in
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's and
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's ''Little Comedies of the Big House'' (1973), Pavel Famusov in
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's ''
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'' (1976), Roman Khludov in
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's ''
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'' (1977), Leonid Gayev in
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's ''
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'' (1984), and others. Apart from performing, Papanov also taught acting at the
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, and in 1986 he staged his first and last play, '' The Last Ones'' by
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. Being a devout
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, Papanov wanted to end the play with a prayer. To avoid possible censorship, he used a radio record of
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performing a prayer.


Cinema

During the 1960s, Papanov began regularly appearing in films. He performed leading roles in the comedies '' Come Tomorrow, Please...'' (1962), directed by
Yevgeny Tashkov Yevgeny Ivanovich Tashkov (; 18 December 1926 — 15 February 2012) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor known for his spy movies as well as a comedy ''Come Tomorrow, Please...'' that made a name for his wife Ekaterina Sa ...
, and ''
Children of Don Quixote Children of Don Quixote () is a 1966 Soviet teen comedy film by Yevgeny Karelov. Plot Story of an ordinary family at first glance. Large family physicians, three boys. The first a young artist (Victor — Vladimir Korenev), second (Dima — L ...
'' (1965), directed by
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, and appeared in several comedies by
Eldar Ryazanov Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satirizing the daily life of the Soviet Union and Russia, are celebrat ...
, including '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1961), where he played four roles at once. It didn't bring him any fame, though, as the movie was heavily criticized upon release and quickly banned for 25 years straight. Papanov became very famous, however, after his work as General Serpilin in
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's war drama '' The Living and the Dead'' (1964). For this role he was awarded the
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and the main prize at the First
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, and
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personally lauded his work. In 1966, Eldar Ryazanov released '' Beware of the Car,'' in which Papanov appeared alongside his friend Andrei Mironov, with Mironov as a modern-day
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eer, and Papanov as his father-in-law, a war veteran who mocks him all the way through. Its popularity led
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to cast them in his 1968 comedy ''
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'' as the main antagonists, a pair of smugglers who tried to get their hands on the hero's "diamond arm". The film was seen by 76.7 million people on the year of release, becoming the third most popular Soviet movie of all time. In 1971, Gaidai also considered casting both actors for the leading parts in his adaptation of ''
The Twelve Chairs ''The Twelve Chairs'' () is a Russian classic satirical picaresque novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair. A sequel was published in 1931. The ...
'', but decided otherwise. In 1976,
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directed his own TV adaptation of the book and eventually cast both actors in the leading roles, reuniting them for the last time. Papanov was also highly sought-after by
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s. His distinguishing growling voice suited all kind of beasts such as
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from ''
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'' (1967), a Soviet adaptation of ''
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''. His most popular characters, though, were wolves, especially after he voiced the Wolf character in the top-rated animated series ''
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'' (1969—1986), which has been considered his best role, overshadowing all of his other work, to his great displeasure.


Death and memory

Papanov suffered from chronic
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. In 1987, he performed his last role in the tragic drama ''
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''. After work on the movie was finished, Papanov returned from
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to his Moscow flat and decided to take a shower although the hot water was off that day. He died in the bath from a heart attack. Just eleven days later, his long-time friend and co-star Andrei Mironov would die from a
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. Papanov was buried in
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in Moscow. He was survived by his wife, actress Nadezhda Karatayeva who also performed at the
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, and their daughter Yelena Papanova, a theatre and film actress. Asteroid No. 2480 is named after Papanov. In 2012 a monument in memory of Papanov was opened in his native
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. One of the streets in
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is named after the actor.Anatoly Papanov street
at the Postal codes website (in Russian)


Selected filmography


Movies

* '' Lenin in October'' (1937) as sailor (uncredited) * '' The Foundling'' (1939) as passerby (uncredited) * '' Minin and Pozharsky'' (1939) as peasant boy (uncredited) * '' Composer Glinka'' (1952) as aide-de-camp * ''
The Inspector-General ''The Inspector-General'' () is a 1952 Soviet crime comedy film directed by Vladimir Petrov, whose script is an adaptation of the satirical play ''The Government Inspector'' by Nikolay Gogol. Plot The film closely follows the original text of N ...
'' (1952) as official (uncredited) * ''
How Robinson Was Created ''How Robinson Was Created'' (, translit. ) is a 1961 short Soviet film directed and written by Eldar Ryazanov. The film is part of the comedy anthology film series ''Absolutely Seriously'' (). It is based on the 1933 satirical short story "H ...
'' (almanac " Absolutely Seriously", 1961) as chief editor * ''
Man Follows the Sun ''Man Follows the Sun'' (, Transliteration, translit. Chelovek idyot za solntsem) is a 1962 Cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Kalik. The film follows a little boy through the megacity (Chișinău) on his pursu ...
'' (1961) as super * '' The Cossacks'' (1961) as cornet * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1961) as Arkady Krokhalyov / tribal chief / theatre actor / bully * '' A Trip Without a Load'' (1962) as Akim Sevastyanovich * '' Come Tomorrow, Please...'' (1962) as Nikolay Vasilievich (voiced by
Yevgeny Tashkov Yevgeny Ivanovich Tashkov (; 18 December 1926 — 15 February 2012) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor known for his spy movies as well as a comedy ''Come Tomorrow, Please...'' that made a name for his wife Ekaterina Sa ...
) * '' The Living and the Dead'' (1964) as major general Fyodor Serpilin * '' The Green Flame'' (1964) as Boris Zhmurkin * ''
Children of Don Quixote Children of Don Quixote () is a 1966 Soviet teen comedy film by Yevgeny Karelov. Plot Story of an ordinary family at first glance. Large family physicians, three boys. The first a young artist (Victor — Vladimir Korenev), second (Dima — L ...
'' (1965) as Pyotr Bondarenko * '' Our House'' (1965) as father * ''
Give me a complaints book ''Give Me a Book of Complaints'' ( is a 1965 Soviet Union, 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 unhealt ...
'' (1965) as a maître d'hôtel Vasily Kutaytsev * '' Going Inside a Storm'' (1965) as Anykeyev, the head of the lab * '' Beware of the Car'' (1966) as Sokol-Kruzhkin, Semitsvetov's father-in-law * ''Retribution'' (1967) as major general Fyodor Serpilin * ''
Seven Old Men and a Girl ''Seven Old Men and a Girl'' () is a 1968 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Yevgeny Karelov. Plot Elena Velichko — a young graduate of the sports institute, is sent to work as a coach in a sports club. She is full of bright hopes. However, ...
'' (1968) as legal adviser * ''
Two Comrades Were Serving ''Two Comrades Were Serving'' (, translit. ''Sluzhili dva tovarishcha'') is a 1968 Soviet war film directed by Yevgeny Karelov with a script by Yuli Dunsky and Valeri Frid. The film is about the Russian Civil War, in particular, the battle f ...
'' (1968) as regimental commander * ''
The Diamond Arm ''The Diamond Arm'' ( ''Brilliantovaya ruka'') is a Soviet crime comedy film made by Mosfilm and first released in 1969. The film was directed by director Leonid Gaidai and starred several famous Soviet actors, including Yuri Nikulin, Andrei Mi ...
'' (1968) as Lyolik the smuggler * ''
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'' (1968) as Vasisualy Lokhankin (deleted scene) * '' The Adjutant of His Excellency'' (1969) as Yevgeny Angel * ''
Belorussian station '' Belorussian Station'' () is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Andrei Smirnov. Plot In the summer of 1945, a group of former comrades-in-arms parted ways at Belorussky Station after World War II, having last gathered in 1946 to celebrate th ...
'' (1970) as Nikolai Dubinsky * ''
All The King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U. ...
'' (1971) as Burden Sr. * ''
Gentlemen of Fortune ''Gentlemen of Fortune'' () is a 1971 Soviet crime comedy-drama film, filmed at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksandr Sery. The stars of the film include famous Soviet actors such as Yevgeny Leonov, Georgy Vitsin, Savely Kramarov and Radner Muratov ...
'' (1971) as chess player in a hotel * '' The Bad Good Man'' (1973) as Samoilenko the doctor * '' Eleven Hopes'' (1975) as Vorontsov * ''
The Twelve Chairs ''The Twelve Chairs'' () is a Russian classic satirical picaresque novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair. A sequel was published in 1931. The ...
'' (1976) as Kisa Vorobianinov * ''
Mama, I'm Alive ''Mama, I'm Alive'' () is a 1977 East German and Soviet film directed by Konrad Wolf. It was chosen as East Germany's official submission to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.Marg ...
'' (1977) as Lopatkin the home owner * ''
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 ...
'' (1977) as mayor Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmuhanovsky * ''Domestic Circumstances'' (1977) as male nanny * ''Engineer Graftio'' (1979) as Genrikh Graftio * ''Comic Lover, or Love Escapades of Sir John Falstaff'' (1983) as
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* ''
The Cold Summer of 1953 ''The Cold Summer of 1953'' () is a 1988 Soviet crime thriller Film directed by Aleksandr Proshkin. The film is set during the tumultuous period directly after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953. It was the last film starring the Soviet actor Anat ...
'' (1987) as Nikolai "Kopalych" Starobogatov (voiced by Igor Yefimov)


Animation

* '' The Key'' (1961) as Zmei Gorynich's third head * '' A Little Frog Is looking for His Father'' (1964) as Crocodile * ''
Fitil ''Fitil'' ( rus, Фитиль, p=fʲɪˈtʲilʲ, ''Fuse'') is a popular Soviet short film and television anthology series which ran for 608 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called , ''Little Fuse''. Each issue contain ...
'' (1964—1984) as various roles * ''
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a short story in the 1894 short story collection ''The Jungle Book'' by Rudyard Kipling about adventures of a valiant young Indian grey mongoose. It has often been anthologized and published several times as a short book. Bo ...
'' (1965) as Nag * ''
Adventures of Mowgli ''Adventures of Mowgli'' (; also spelled ''Maugli'') is an animated feature-length story originally released as five animated shorts of about 20 minutes each between 1967 and 1971 in the Soviet Union. It is based on Rudyard Kipling's '' The Jungle ...
'' (1967—1971) as
Shere Khan Shere Khan () is a fictional Bengal tiger featured in the Mowgli stories of Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book, Jungle Book''. He is often portrayed as the main antagonist in the book's media adaptations, itself an exaggeration of his role in ...
* ''
The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...
'' (1968) as guide * ''
Well, Just You Wait! ''Well, Just You Wait!'' (, ), also known as I'll get you! in official translations, is a Soviet and Russian series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm. In the 2014 all-Russian poll, ''Well, Just You Wait!'' won by a wide margin ...
'' (1969—1994, 18 episodes) as Wolf (voice samples in episodes 17—18) * ''
Happy Merry-Go-Round ''Happy Merry-Go-Round'' () is a long-running Soviet and Russian animated anthology series created by Anatoly Petrov and Galina Barinova for Soyuzmultfilm in 1969. It is presented as a collection of 2–4 experimental shorts by various young dir ...
№ 5'' (1973) as Nikodim * ''Sack of Apples'' (1974) as Wolf * ''Ded Moroz And a Gray Wolf'' (1978) as Wolf * ''A Flying Ship'' (1979) as
Vodyanoy In Slavic mythology, ''vodyanoy'' ( rus, водяной, p=vədʲɪˈnoj; lit. ' efrom the water' or 'watery') is a water spirit. In Czech and Slovak fairy tales, he is called ''vodník'' (or in Germanized form: ), and often referred to as '' ...
* ''The Three on Island'' (1986) as pirate * '' The Hare and the Leader'' (2021 workprint) as Wolf the Leader (hero)


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Anatoli Papanov. A Short Biography of the Great Actor
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