Igor Borisovich Dmitriev () (29 May 1927 – 26 January 2008) was a

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

and

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

film and theatre

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who specialized in playing aristocratic characters in costume productions (e.g.,

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Grigori Kozintsev Grigori Mikhailovich Kozintsev (11 May 1973, born Grigori Moiseyevich Kozintsov) was a Soviet theatre and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1964. In 1965 he was a member of the jury at the ...

's ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

''). Igor Dmitriev was born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

to parents Boris Petrovich Dmitriev, a professional

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sman and Elena Tauber, a ballerina. In 1948 he graduated from the Studio of the

Moscow Art Theatre The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; , ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was founded in by the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright ...

and in 1949 became an actor of the

Vera Komissarzhevskaya Vera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya (; 8 November 1864 – 23 February 1910) was one of the most celebrated actresses and theatre managers of the late Russian Empire. She made her professional debut in 1893, after having acted as an amateur at Co ...

Theater of Drama in Leningrad. From 1967 to 1984 he worked at

Lenfilm Lenfilm (, acronym of Leningrad Films) is a Russian production and distribution company with its own film studio located in Saint Petersburg (the city was called Leningrad from 1924 to 1991, thus the name). It is a corporation with its stakes s ...

. In 1984 he started working at the

Nikolay Akimov Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov ( – 6 September 1968) was an experimental theatre director and scenic designer noted for his work with the Leningrad Comedy Theatre. His most notorious production was the cynical version of ''Hamlet'' (1932), with Ophe ...

Theater of Comedy. Dmitriev worked with Georgi Tovstonogov, Sergei Gerasimov, Yan Frid. He acted in more than 120 films, not only in the

Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

, but also in

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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

, the

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Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

and

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. He became

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 1988. In 2000 he played the

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in the play of

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...

and

Jerome Kilty Jerome Timothy Kilty (June 24, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland – September 6, 2012) was an American actor and playwright. He wrote ''Dear Liar: A Comedy of Letters.'' He worked extensively on the stage, both in the United States and abroad. Career K ...

''Dear Liar: A Comedy of Letters''. He also worked as a radio narrator, being one of the first actors to do so, he recited the novels of

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Theodore Dreiser Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (; August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalism (literature), naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despi ...

Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story, as well as a representative of the naturalist school, depicting human lives, destinies and s ...

Émile Zola Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, ; ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of Naturalism (literature), naturalism, and an important contributor to ...

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

and many others.

Selected filmography

Ivan Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (, ; 27 February 1936) was a Russian and Soviet experimental neurologist and physiologist known for his discovery of classical conditioning through his experiments with dogs. Pavlov also conducted significant research on ...

(1950) as ''student'' * ''She Loves You'' (1956) as ''Anatoly Pylnikov'' * ''

And Quiet Flows the Don ''And Quiet Flows the Don'' (''Quiet Flows the Don'' or ''The Silent Don'', ) is a novel in four volumes by Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov. The first three volumes were written from 1925 to 1932 and published in the Soviet magazine '' Okty ...

'' (1957–1958) as Evgeny Listnitsky * ''In the Days of October'' (1958) as

Alexander Blok Alexander Alexandrovich Blok ( rus, Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бло́к, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈblok, a=Ru-Alyeksandr Alyeksandrovich Blok.oga; 7 August 1921) was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publ ...

* ''Under the Knock of the Wheels'' (1958) as Vasily Kovalsky * '' Virgin Soil Upturned'' (1960) as Lyatyevsky * '' Black Gull'' (1962) as wounded * '' Kain XVIII'' (1963) as General * ''

'' (''Гамлет'', 1964) as

* ''Speckle'' (1965) as Igor Borisovich * ''Green Coach'' (1967) as Nikolai Osipovich Dyur * ''Nikolay Bauman'' (1967) as Vasily Kachalov * ''No Password Needed'' (1967) as lieutenant Mordvinov * '' An Old, Old Tale'' (1968) as prince * '' Lyubov Yarovaya'' (1970) as Elysatov * '' Franz Liszt. Dreams of love'' (1970) as prince Nikolay Petrovich Wittgenstein * '' Dauria'' (1971) as esaul Solomonov * ''

Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment ''Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment'' () is a 1971 East German drama film directed by Konrad Wolf. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. It is based on a novel with the same title by Lio ...

'' (1972) as

Duke of Alba Duke of Alba de Tormes (), commonly known as Duke of Alba, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. In 1472, the title of ''Count of Alba de Tormes'', inherited by García Álvarez de Toledo, wa ...

* '' Farewell to St. Petersburg'' (1972) as Grand Duke Konstantin * ''

The Captivating Star of Happiness ''The Star of Captivating Happiness'' () is a 1975 Soviet historical romance. The title is an allusion to a line from the poem '' To Chaadayev'' by Alexander Pushkin. It is a drama with the dedication "to the women of Russia". Plot The story is ...

'' (1975) as Ludwig Lebsteltern * ''

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'' (1976) as

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich Vladimir Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich (; sometimes spelled Bonch-Bruevich; in Polish Boncz-Brujewicz; – 14 July 1955) was a Soviet politician, revolutionary, historian, writer and Old Bolshevik. He was Vladimir Lenin's personal secretary ...

* '' The Blue Bird'' (1976) as Pleasure to Beloved Himself * ''Golden Mine'' (1977) as Dr. Podneix * ''

The Dog in the Manger The story and metaphor of The Dog in the Manger derives from an old Greek fable which has been transmitted in several different versions. Interpreted variously over the centuries, the metaphor is now used to speak of one who spite (sentiment), spi ...

'' (1978) as Count Federico * '' A Glass of Water'' (1979) as Marquis de Torcy * ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original literary source for ' was ...

'' (1979) as Frank, director of the prison * '' Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson'' (1979) as

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* ''

The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person ''The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person'' () is a 1981 Soviet three-part television adventure film directed by Yevgeny Tatarsky. It is based on two series of novels by Robert Louis Stevenson's — '' The Suicide Club'' and '' The ...

'' (1981) as Colonel Geraldine * '' The Pokrovsky Gate'' (1982) as Gleb Orlovich * '' Magistral'' ''()'' as Passender Igor * '' Return from Orbit'' (1983) as Kuznetsov's fellow traveler on the train * '' Crazy Day of Engineer Barkasov'' (1983) as Krutetsky * ''

Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlovna Pavlova. (born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova; – 23 January 1931) was a Russian prima ballerina. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, but is most recognized for creating ...

'' (1983-1986) as

Léon Bakst Léon (Lev) Samoylovich Bakst (), born Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg (; – 27 December 1924),

* ''

The Hobbit ''The Hobbit, or There and Back Again'' is a children's fantasy novel by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the ...

'' (1985) as

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*'' The Mountains are Smoking'' (1988) as Baron von Steinberg * '' A Bright Personality'' (1989) as Bernardov * ''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th ce ...

'' (1989) as Monflery * ''

Musketeers Twenty Years After ''Musketeers Twenty Years After'' (, translit. ''Mushketeri dvadsat' let spustya'') is a four-episode Russian musical film directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich based on Alexandre Dumas' 1845 novel '' Twenty Years After''. Filming began ...

'' (1992) as

François de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort (16 January 1616 – 25 June 1669) was the son of César, Duke of Vendôme, and Françoise de Lorraine. He was a prominent figure in the Fronde, and later went on to fight in the Mediterranean. He is sometim ...

* ''Beautiful Stranger'' (1992) as retired military * ''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; , ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theat ...

'' (1992) as Cleanthes * ''

Streets of Broken Lights ''Streets of Broken Lights'' () is a Russian criminal drama-detective TV series anthology about police work in Saint-Petersburg. The pilot episode, known as ''Menty'' (, literally "Cops") premiered in 1995, while the initial series ran for 16 non ...

'' (1999) as director * ''

Give Me Moonlight Give Me Moonlight () is a 2001 Russian comedy-drama film directed by Dmitry Astrakhan. Plot Popular television journalist Sergei Kupriyanov has recently begun to make his own broadcast. But his success could not fill the void in his family rel ...

'' (2001) as Eduard Sorokin

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