Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev (sometimes spelled Anofriev, ; 20 July 193028 March 2018), PAR, was a Soviet and Russian theatreРусский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андреева, Н. Э. Звенигородской, А. В. Мартыновой и др. — М.: Большая Российская энциклопедия, 2001. — 568 с.: ил. and film actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, and poet. He was born in

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, but spent all his life in Moscow and graduated from

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in 1954. He was widely popular in USSR (mostly due to the leading role in '' The Bremen Town Musicians'' animated film) and was honored with the title

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and later, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation.

Biography

Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev was born in

on 20 July 1930 in the family of a doctor, head of medical furniture at the GPP-1, Andrei Sergeyevich Anofriyev and housewife Maria Gavrilovna Anofriyeva and was their third son, he had two older brothers, Sergei and Vladimir. Although the family lived in Moscow, Oleg was born in Gelendzhik, because during the summer holiday season, Andrei received an appointment every year as chief physician in a sanatorium on the

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coast (when Oleg was born, he was the chief physician of the sanatorium of the

Moscow State University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...

Death

He died on 28 March 2018 in Moscow from severe heart disease.

Selected filmography

Actor

* '' Behind Show Windows'' (За витриной универмага, 1955) as ''Slava Sidorkin'' * '' A Girl with Guitar'' (Девушка с гитарой, 1958) as ''Vanya Savushkin'' * '' A Simple Story'' (Простая история, 1960) as ''Agronomist'' * '' Scarlet Sails'' (Алые паруса, 1961) as ''Letika the seaman'' * '' Funny Stories'' (Весёлые истории, 1962) as ''Fedka'' * ''

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'' (Коллеги, 1962) as ''Vladka Karpov'' *'' Tale About the Lost Time'' (Сказка о потерянном времени, 1964) as ''old Petya'' * '' Friends and Years'' (Друзья и годы, 1965) as ''Vadim Lyalin'' * '' Passing Through Moscow'' (В Москве проездом…, 1970) as ''Alik'' * '' Car, Violin and Blot the Dog'' (Автомобиль, скрипка и собака Клякса, 1974) as ''Accordion and electric guitar musician'' * ''

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 ...

'' (Инкогнито из Петербурга, 1977) as ''Bobchinsky''/Singing voice for ''Ivan Khlestakov'' * '' The Turning Point'' (Поворот, 1978) as ''Vedeneyev's lawyer'' * '' Be My Husband'' (Будьте моим мужем, 1981) as ''Spa visitor-veterinarian'' * '' Along Unknown Paths'' (Там, на неведомых дорожках..., 1982) as ''Nightingale the Robber'' * '' After the Rain, on Thursday'' (После дождичка в четверг, 1985) as ''King Avdey'' * '' One Second for a Feat'' (Секунда на подвиг, 1985) as ''Gurenko'' * '' Gardes-Marines, Ahead!'' (Гардемарины, вперёд!, 1987) as ''Nolken the Swedish ambassador'' * ''

A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines ''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'' () is a 1987 Red Western comedy film (Mosfilm production) directed by Alla Surikova, with nods to silent film and the transforming power of celluloid. The film had the highest ratings in the Soviet Uni ...

'' (Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, 1987) as ''Ballroom pianist'' * ''

The Criminal Quartet ''The Criminal Quartet'' () is a 1989 Soviet action film directed by :ru:Муратов, Александр Александрович (режиссёр), Aleksandr Muratov. Plot In May 1989, four friends who grew up together in an orphanage—i ...

'' (Криминальный квартет, 1989) as ''Matvey Iosifovich Feldman'' * '' Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective'' (Две стрелы. Детектив каменного века, 1989) as ''Drummer'' * ''

Back in the USSR "Back in the U.S.S.R." is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It is the opening track on their 1968 double album, ''The Beatles'' (also known as the "White Album"). Written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney part ...

'' (Назад в СССР, 1992) as ''Taxi driver'' * '' Moscow Vacation'' (Московские каникулы, 1995) as ''Plane commander''

Voice

*1964: '' The Satin Street (Sitsevaya ulitsa)'' *1969: '' The Bremen Town Musicians'' *1973: '' A Tale of a Priest and His Workman Balda'' *1974: '' A №10 Tram was coming''; '' How a Lion-cub and a Tortoise Sang a Song''; '' The Land of Sannikov'' *1975: '' In the Port'' *1979: '' Very Blue Beard''

References

External links

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