Lev Konstantinovich Durov (23 December 1931 – 20 August 2015) was a

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and Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 200 films and numerous stage productions between 1955 and 2008. He was named a

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 ...

in 1990. Durov came from the illustrious Durov family whose members included memoirist Nadezhda Durova and animal trainer Anatoly Durov. His aunt's husband ran the Maly Theatre in 1944–1947. Lev Durov married actress

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(1931–2001) in 1954. Their daughter

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is also an actress. Durov attended the Moscow Art Theatre School, where his teachers included Sergey Gerasimov and . He joined the troupe of Anatoly Efros in 1954 and was a mainstay of Efros's productions until 1984. For some 30 years, he worked at the both as an actor and as a director. He was the theatre's principal director from 2003 to 2006. Durov was also known for his voice acting, most notably as Sharik the Dog in '' Three from Prostokvashino'' and its sequels. He published three books of memoirs, in 1999 and 2008. Lev Durov died on 20 August 2015 and was buried at the

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Selected filmography

;Actor * '' Nine Days in One Year'' (Девять дней одного года, 1962) – ''

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officer'' * ''

I Step Through Moscow ''Walking the Streets of Moscow'' (''I Walk Around Moscow'', ) is a 1964 Soviet romantic comedy film directed by Georgiy Daneliya and produced by Mosfilm studios. It stars Nikita Mihalkov, Aleksei Loktev, Yevgeny Steblov and Galina Polskikh. The fi ...

'' (Я шагаю по Москве, 1963) – ''police officer'' * '' Lebedev against Lebedev'' (Лебедев против Лебедева, 1965) – ''a passenger in the subway'' * '' I'm Going to Search'' (Иду искать, 1966) – ''Ivashov'' * ''

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. ...

'' (Вся королевская рать, 1971) – ''Sugar Boy'' * '' Stariki-razboyniki'' (Старики-разбойники, 1971) – ''driver'' * '' Bumbarash'' (Бумбараш, 1971) – ''miller'' * '' Big School-Break'' (Большая перемена, 1972) – ''police sergeant'' * '' A Man at His Place'' (Человек на своём месте, 1972) – ''Ivan Maksimovich'' * '' We rode the tram Ilf and Petrov'' (Ехали в трамвае Илья и Петров, 1972) – ''passerby / Gusev-Lebedev'' * ''

Moscow-Cassiopeia ''Moscow-Alpha Cassiopeiae, Cassiopeia'' () is a Soviet Union, Soviet science fiction film directed by based on a script by Isai Kuznetsov and . Followed by ''Teens in the Universe'' (second part, 1975). The film was released in the Soviet cinema ...

'' (Москва-Кассиопея, 1973) – ''Academician Filatov'' * ''

Seventeen Moments of Spring ''Seventeen Moments of Spring'' () is a 1973 Soviet Union, Soviet twelve-part television series, directed by Tatyana Lioznova and based on the novel of the same title by Yulian Semyonov. The series portrays the exploits of Maxim Isaev, a Soviet ...

'' (Семнадцать мгновений весны, 1973) – ''agent Klaus'' * '' Ksenia, Fedor's Beloved Wife'' (Ксения, любимая жена Фёдора, 1974) – ''Sidorov'' * '' Teens in the Universe'' (Отроки во Вселенной, 1974) – ''Academician Filatov'' * '' Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat'' (Бриллианты для диктатуры пролетариата, 1975) — ''Pojamchi'' * '' Armed and Dangerous'' (Вооружён и очень опасен, 1977) – ''Lucky Charlie'' * ''

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'' (Нос, 1977) – ''polizeimeister'' * '' The Scarlet Flower'' (Аленький цветочек, 1977) – ''merchant'' * ''

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers ''D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers'' (, ''D'Artanyan i tri mushketyora'') is a three-part swashbuckler musical miniseries produced in the Soviet Union and first aired in 1978. It is based on the 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' by Alexandre Dum ...

'' (Д'Артаньян и три мушкетёра, 1978) – ''de Tréville'' * ''Adjacent-channel Rejection Ratio'' (Тут... недалеко, 1980) – ''Ryabyev'' * '' Farewell'' (Прощание, 1986) – ''Pinegin'' * ' (Не бойся, я с тобой!, 1981) – ''San Sanych'' * '' Express on Fire'' (34-й скорый, 1982) — ''Multya'' * ' (Колыбельная для брата, 1982) — ''Kirill's father'' * '' Red Bells'' (Красные колокола, 1982) — ''Schreuder'' * '' The Story of Voyages'' (Сказка странствий, 1983) – ''Gorgon the robber'' * '' The Fourth Year of War'' (Шёл четвёртый год войны, 1983) – ''Khomutov'' * '' Pippi Longstocking '' (Пеппи Длинныйчулок, 1984) — ''Stephensen'' * ''

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'' (Успех, 1984) — ''Platonov'' * '' How to Become Happy'' (Как стать счастливой, 1986) – ''old man-inventor'' * '' A Man from the Boulevard des Capuchines'' (Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, 1987) – ''coffin maker'' * ' (Горы дымят, 1989) – ''Akhilesku'' * ''

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'' (Беспредел, 1989) – ''Markelov'' * '' Gardes-Marines III'' (Гардемарины III, 1992) – ''Cavalry general Denisov'' * ''

Don't Play the Fool ''Don't Play the Fool ... '' () is a Russian comedy film by Valeri Chikov. It shows unlight relations between the USSR and the United States after the Cold War, with a tragicomic side. Plot The action takes place simultaneously in the Russian No ...

'' (Не валяй дурака..., 1997) — ''grandfather'' * '' Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger?'' (Не послать ли нам гонца, 1998) – ''Yakov'' * '' The Garden Was Full of Moon'' (Луной был полон сад, 2000) – ''Grigori Petrovich'' ;Voice * '' Three from Prostokvashino'' (1978) – voice of Sharik the dog * '' The Fire-Fairy'' (1979) – the narrator / the grandfather * '' Dog in Boots'' (1981) – voice of Foxhound and Fisherman's dog

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