Leonid Vasilyevich Markov (; 13 December 1927 – 1 March 1991) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor.

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(1985).

Biography

Markov was born in the village Alekseyevka (now Akkol). In the years 1931–1934, he played children's roles in the Saratov Drama Theater, where his father, actor Vasily Demyanovich Markov, worked.Леонид Марков
(in Russian) In 1945, Leonid, together with his older sister,

Rimma Markova Rimma Vasilievna Markova (; 3 March 1925 – 15 January 2015) was a Russian film actress. She was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1994, whereas her younger brother Leonid Markov was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1985. During her ...

, entered the studio of the Vologda Drama Theatre, where he studied until 1947. At the end of the studio in 1951, Markov was admitted to the troupe of Lenin Komsomol, the scene of which debuted in 1947 as Nekhoda in the play ''The Honor of His Youth''. Markov played Yasha and later Petya Trofimov in ''

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'' by

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, Petrushin in ''

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'' by

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, and a number of other roles of the classical and contemporary repertoire. In 1960, Markov moved to the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre, where, in particular, he played Timofey in ''Virgin Soil Upturned'' by

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. From 1966 to 1986 Markov served in the Moscow City Council Theatre, where he played a number of memorable roles, including Arbenin in

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's ''

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'', Zvyagintsev in a dramatization of the novel Sholokhov's ''They Fought for Their Country''; and Porfiry Petrovich in ''Petersburg Dreams'' (based on

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''). After a brief stint in 1986–1987 at the Maly Theater, where he played Antipas in the

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play ''The Zykovs'', Markov returned to the Moscow City Council Theatre. Markov died in

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from

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, and was buried on the main avenue of the Kuzminskoye Cemetery.

Filmography

* '' Zhukovsky'' (1950) as Listener (uncredited) * '' Strong with Spirit'' (1967) as Oberleutnant * '' The Sixth of July'' (1968) as

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Russian Field Russian Field () is a 1972 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Nikolai Moskalenko. It took the 22nd place in terms of attendance among domestic films in the Soviet Union. Fedosia Ugryumova (Nonna Mordyukova) for many is a model of a loving wife ...

'' (1971) as Avdey Petrovich Ugryumov * '' You and Me'' (1971) as Sergei * '' Investigation Led by Experts: The Escape'' (1973) as Bagrov * ''

A Hunting Accident ''A Hunting Accident'' () is a 1978 Soviet historical romance directed by Emil Loteanu. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. It is adapted from Anton Chekhov's '' The Shooting Party''. Plot The film is set in the end of the 19th c ...

'' (1978) as Pyotr Yegorovich Urbenin * '' The Garage'' (1979) as Professor Pavel Konstantinovich Smirnovsky * ''

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'' (1982) as Danila Skobtsov * ''

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'' (1982) as

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'' (1983) as General Vladimir Bezobrazov * ''

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'' (1983) as Imaginary blind * '' Snake Catcher'' (1985) as Pyotr Vasilyevich Kotov

Awards and honors

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(1969) *

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 ...

(1977) *

(1985) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(1987)

References

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