Igor Nikolayevich Yasulovich (; 24 September 1941 – 19 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, film director and pedagogue.

Biography

Yasulovich was born in the village of Reinsfeld (now Zalesye) in

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. In 1962 he graduated from the cast, and then, in 1974, Directing Department

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

. From 1962 he became an actor of experimental theater-studio pantomime, in 1964-1994 — Theatre studio of film actor, 1994 — Moscow Youth Theater. Yasulovich played over 170 roles in cinema, his debut appearance being in '' En Route'' (1961), albeit uncredited. Igor Yasulovich died from kidney disease on 19 August 2023, at the age of 81.

Honours and awards

Honoured Artist of the RSFSR Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also known as Honored Artist of Russia, is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is awarded to actors, directors, filmmakers, writers, d ...

(1988) *

State Prize of the Russian Federation The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...

(2000) *

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an honorary and the highest title awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation ...

(2001) * Order of Honour (2013)

Filmography

Actor

* '' En Route'' (, 1961) as student-fellow traveler with baguettes (uncredited) *''

Adventures of Krosh ''Adventures of Krosh'' () is a 1961 Soviet teen adventure film directed by Genrikh Oganisyan based on the book by Anatoly Rybakov. Plot A group of former ninth-graders carpool to their summer internship at a motor depot that sponsors their sch ...

'' (Приключения Кроша, 1961) as dancer with glasses *''

Nine Days in One Year ''Nine Days in One Year'' () is a 1962 Soviet black-and-white drama film directed by Mikhail Romm about nuclear particle physics, physicists and their relationships. The film is based on true events. It won the Crystal Globe Award in 1962. Plot s ...

'' (Девять дней одного года, 1961) as Fedorov, physicist * ''

Time, Forward! ''Time, Forward!'' (, ''Vremya, vperyod!'') is a 1965 Soviet part industrial drama film directed by Sofiya Milkina and Mikhail Schweitzer based on the 1932 novel and a screenplay by Valentin Kataev. The film was produced by Mosfilm, a unit of ...

'' (Время, вперёд!, 1965) as Vinkich * ''

Aybolit-66 ''Aybolit-66'' () is a 1967 Soviet family comedy film directed by Rolan Bykov. It is based on a Aybolit, story by Kornei Chukovsky. The film features Oleg Yefremov as the good ''Aibolit'' and Rolan Bykov as the evil ''Barmalei''. Plot In Africa, a ...

'' (Айболит-66, 1966) as episode * ''

Major Whirlwind ''Major Whirlwind'' or () is a 1967 television film directed by Yevgeny Tashkov and based on the novel by Yulian Semyonov. The main character, Major Whirlwind, is inspired by Aleksey Nikolayevich Botyan. Plot Summer 1944. In impotent rage before ...

'' (Майор Вихрь, 1967) as Kurt Appel * ''The Golden Calf'' (Золотой телёнок, 1968) as young chauffeur * ''

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 ...

'' (Бриллиантовая рука, 1968) as dog owner * ''The Shield and the Sword'' (Щит и меч, 1968) as Goga * ''Waterloo'' (Ватерлоо, 1970) as episode * ''The Twelve Chairs'' (Двенадцать стульев, 1971) as Ernest Shchukin, engineer * ''

Princ Bajaja ''Princ Bajaja'' is a 1971 Czechoslovak fantasy film based on the fairy tale ''Prince Bajaja'' by Božena Němcová. The film was directed by Antonín Kachlík. Plot After the death of his parents, the young Prince Bajaja sets out to find his ...

'' (1971) as Black Prince * ''

Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram ''Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram'' ( is a 1972 Soviet comedy film directed by Viktor Titov. Plot The film is a series of short comedies, based on humorous anecdotes, stories and notebooks of famous satirist writers Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. Thes ...

'' (Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, 1972) as Vasya the sculptor / Hans the sculptor * ''

It Can't Be! ''It Can't Be!'' () is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet Anthology film, anthology comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai. It consists of three short stories, based on the works of Mikhail Zoshchenko: ''Crime and Punishment'', ''Fun Adventure'' and ''Wed ...

'' (Не может быть!, 1975) as Lyolik, the painting customer / guest at the wedding * ''

31 June ''31 June'' () is a two-part fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. ...

'' (31 июня, 1978) as Master Jarvie / Dr. Jarvis * ''

The Very Same Munchhausen ''The Very Same Munchhausen'' (, alt. translation - ''That Very Münchhausen'') is a 1980 Soviet fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script by Grigoriy Gorin. The film relays the story of the baron's li ...

'' (Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, 1979) as Duke's Secretary * ''Life Is Beautiful'' (Жизнь прекрасна, 1979) as prisoner * ''Per Aspera Ad Astra'' (Через тернии к звездам, 1980) as Torki * ''

Mary Poppins, Goodbye ''Mary Poppins, Goodbye'' (; Transliteration, translit. ''Meri Poppins, do svidaniya'') is a Soviet two-part musical film, musical miniseries directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. The movie's runtime is 141 minutes spread across two episodes/parts, ...

'' (Мэри Поппинс, до свидания!, 1983) as Mr. Smith, the Park Keeper * ''

Guest from the Future ''Guest from the Future'' (, ''Gostya iz budushchego'') is a five-part Soviet children's science fiction television miniseries, made at Gorky Film Studio, first aired in 1985. It is based on the 1978 novel ''One Hundred Years Ahead'' (, ''Sto l ...

'' (Гостья из будущего, 1985) as Electron Ivanovich, KosmoZoo employee * ''

The Most Charming and Attractive ''The Most Charming and Attractive'' () is a 1985 Soviet romantic comedy film directed by Gerald Bezhanov. Plot Nadya Klyueva, a kind and diligent employee at a research institute, is over thirty and still unmarried, unable to arrange her persona ...

'' (Самая обаятельная и привлекательная, 1985) as huckster * ''

How to Become Happy ''How to Become Happy'' () is a 1986 Soviet comedy-science fiction film directed by Yuri Chulyukin. Plot In 1980, a modest physics teacher in the small town of Lesogorsk invents a miraculous device that can identify a child's potential talents and ...

'' (Как стать счастливым, 1986) as speaker at the opening of the monument * ''

Lilac Ball ''Lilac Ball'' (or ''The Purple Ball''; ) is a 1988 Soviet science-fiction children's film starring Natalya Guseva as Alisa Selezneva, a character she had previously played in the TV miniseries '' Guest from the Future''. Plot Alisa Seleznyova, ...

'' (Лиловый шар, 1987) as

Koschei Koshchei ( rus, Коще́й, r=Koshchey, p=kɐˈɕːej), also Kashchei ( rus, Каще́й, r=Kashchey, p=kɐˈɕːej), often given the epithet "the Immortal", or "the Deathless" (), is an archetypal male antagonist in Russian folklore. The mos ...

* ''

Mio in the Land of Faraway ''Mio in the Land of Faraway'' (; ) is a 1987 fantasy film directed by Vladimir Grammatikov, and starring Christopher Lee, Christian Bale, Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms and Susannah York. Based on the 1954 novel ''Mio, My Son'' by Astrid Lin ...

'' (Мио, мой Мио, 1987) as Eno / Carpetbeater * ''

Gardes-Marines, Ahead! ''Gardes-Marines, Forward!'' or () is a 1988 Soviet four-series television film (mini-series), the first of a series of films about Russian Gardes-Marines of the 18th century, directed by Svetlana Druzhinina. It was followed by '' Viva Gardes-Mar ...

'' (Гардемарины, вперёд!, 1988) as Korn * ''

The Witches Cave ''The Witches Cave'' () is a 1989 science fantasy film from Gorky Film Studio, USSR and Barrandov Studios, Czechoslovakia. The script was written by Kir Bulychov based on his own story and directed by Yuri Moroz. The cast featured Sergei Zhigu ...

'' (Подземелье ведьм, 1990) as Conrad Zhmuda, ethnographer * ''

Black Square ''Black Square'' () is a 1915 oil on linen canvas painting by the Russian avant-garde artist and theorist Kazimir Malevich. There are four painted versions, the first of which was completed in 1915 and described by the artist as his breakthrou ...

'' (Чёрный квадрат, 1992) as Rakitin * ''

The Russian Singer ''The Russian Singer'' () is a 1993 Danish thriller film directed by Morten Arnfred and starring Ole Lemmeke. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ole Lemmeke as Jack Andersen * Elena Butenko as Lili * Vsevol ...

'' (Русская певица, 1993) as

Pyotr Demichev Pyotr Nilovich Demichev (; 10 August 2010) was a Soviet politician. He was deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1986 to 1988 and Minister of Culture from 1974 to 1986. He was a deputy Politburo member from 1964 until his ...

* '' Queen Margot'' (Королева Марго, 1996) as Prosecutor Lyagel * ''Brezhnev'' (Брежнев, 2005) as

Mikhail Suslov Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov (; 25 January 1982) was a Soviet people, Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union#Secretariat, Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Sovi ...

* ''The State Counsellor'' (Статский советник, 2005) as Aronzon the chemist * '' Adjutants of Love'' (Адъютанты любви, 2005) as

Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen Peter Ludwig Graf von der Pahlen (; , Palmse, Governorate of Estonia – , Mitau, Courland Governorate (now Jelgava, Latvia)) was a Russian courtier and general of Baltic German stock, who played a pivotal role in the assassination of Emperor ...

* '' Anyone but Them'' (Только не они, 2018) as scientist

Director

* ''Everyone Dreams about a Dog'' (Каждый мечтает о собаке, 1975) * ''He is Missing and Found'' (Пропал и нашёлся, 1976) * ''Hello, River!'' (Здравствуй, река! 1978)

References

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