Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (; 17 August 1935 – 12 March 2018) was a Soviet and Russian actor and the Artistic Director of the

Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre () is a drama theatre in Moscow founded in 1987 after the division of the Gorky Moscow Art Theatre into two theatres. Since 1989, it has been named after Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, one of its main authors. In 2004, it ret ...

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(1988).

Biography

Tabakov was born in

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into a family of doctors. His paternal great-grandfather, Ivan Ivanovich Utin, came from

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and was raised in a wealthy peasant family under the Tabakov surname. His grandfather, Kondratiy Tabakov, worked as a locksmith in Saratov where he built himself a house and married a local

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Anna Konstantinovna Matveeva. Oleg's father, Pavel Kondratievich Tabakov, worked at the State Regional Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology "Microbe" in Saratov. His maternal grandfather, Andrei Frantzevich Piontkovsky, was a Polish nobleman who owned lands in the

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and married a local villager, Olga Terentievna (surname unknown) of Ukrainian origin. Oleg's mother, Maria Andreevna Berezovskaya (née Piontkovskaya), was a

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. She had a daughter Mirra from the previous marriage to Gugo Goldstern, a high-ranking Soviet functionary and intelligence officer killed in the line of duty. During the

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, Oleg's father volunteered for the frontline and served aboard a hospital train while his mother was evacuated to Ural along with children where she also worked in a military hospital. After the war, the parents separated.

Theatre career

Tabakov studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School. Upon graduating, he became one of the founding fathers of the Sovremennik Theatre. He administrated the Sovremennik until 1982, when he moved to the Moscow Art Theatre, where he has played

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and Salieri for over 20 years. In 1986, Tabakov persuaded his students to form the ''Tabakov Studio'' attached to the Moscow Art Theatre. Among those who studied at the studio were Russian actors Yevgeny Mironov,

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, Vladimir Mashkov, Andrey Smolyakov and Alexandre Marine, and American actor

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Film career

Tabakov's movie career paralleled the theatrical. He was featured in

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's '' Clear Skies'' (1961),

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's ''

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'' (1966–67), TV series ''

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'' (1973) and ''

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 ...

'' (1978), the

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-winning ''

Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears'' () is a 1980 Soviet romantic drama film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leading roles were played by Vera Alentova and Aleksey Batalov. The film won ...

'' (1980),

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's '' Oblomov'' (1981) and '' Dark Eyes'' (1986), and the mock red western ''

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'' (1987).

Voice-over work

Tabakov has lent his distinctive, purr-like

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to a number of animated characters, including the talking cat Matroskin in '' Three from Prostokvashino'' and its sequels. After the Matroskin role, he dubbed the character of Garfield into

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in the feature film ''Garfield'' and its sequel.

Political activity

In 1992-2008, Tabakov was a member of the commission on state awards under the

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. Tabakov was a supporter of the

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party. In 2001, Tabakov was appointed a member of the board of the

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. During the

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, Tabakov was registered as a "Trusted Representative" (Доверенное Лицо) of

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. In July 2012, by Putin’s Decree, Tabakov was included in the Council for Public Television. In March 2014, Tabakov signed a

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to President Putin in support of the annexation of Crimea. In September 2014, Tabakov claimed that

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has no relation to

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and upbraided Ukrainians for discussing it: "''But all happened fairly. If our Ukrainian brothers were smarter, they would not discuss that topic. They had to say: "Forgive us for God's sake! We had encroached the gravy train." Because Crimea has no relation to dependent, nor independent Ukraine.''" In December 2015, Tabakov was banned from entering Ukraine. In July 2015, Tabakov made comments to the Ren-TV channel regarding the list of 117 Russian artists who may pose a threat to the national security of Ukraine, prepared by the

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. He made a number of statements about Ukrainians advocating for a blacklist, saying that they In the same comments, Tabakov stated that "at all times, their best times, their brightest representatives of the intelligentsia were somewhere in second and third positions after the Russians." He was accused of xenophobia and chauvinism.

Honours and awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

; **1st class (17 August 2010) – for outstanding contributions to the development of domestic theatrical art and many years of creative activity **2nd class (17 August 2005) – for outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art, and many years of creative activity **3rd class (23 October 1998) – for many years of fruitful work in the field of theatrical art, and in connection with the 100th anniversary 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 ...

**4th class (29 June 2015) *

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples () was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in s ...

(10 November 1993) – for his great personal contribution to the development of theatrical art, and training qualified personnel for theatre and film *

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 ...

(USSR, 1982) *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

(USSR, 1967) *

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize () was one of the Soviet Union’s highest civilian honours, awarded from its establishment in September 1966 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. It recognised outstanding contributions in the fields of science, mathem ...

(1967) *

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 ...

(1997) *

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) *

(1988) * Honorary Member of the

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(8 October 2008) * Golden Mask Award (1995) * Seagull Theatre Prize * Crystal Turandot Award * Russian Presidential Prize for Literature and the Arts (2003) * Moscow

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Prize (1967) *

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's Award for Literature and the Arts (1997) * Diploma of the

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(2008) * Medal "For Valiant Labour" (

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, 2010) * Honorary Citizen of the Republic of

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(2010),

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(2010), City of

(2003) * Order "Key of Friendship" (

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, 2010) * Medal "For Faith and Good" (Kemerovo Oblast, 2011) *

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (, also the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of the Estonian state. (The Latin name ''Terra Mariana'' ...

, 3rd class (

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, 2005) *

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(

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, 2013)

Selected filmography

*'' Sasha Enters Life'' (1957) as Sasha Komelev *'' The Variegateds Case'' (1958) as Igor Peresvetov *'' People on the Bridge'' (1960) as Viktor Bulygin *''

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'' (1960) as Sasha Yegorov *'' A Noisy Day'' (1960) as Oleg Savin *'' Clear Skies'' (1961) as Seryozhka *''

The Alive and the Dead ''The Living and the Dead'' () is a 1964 Soviet World War II drama film directed by Aleksandr Stolper and produced by Mosfilm based on the 1959 novel ''The Living and the Dead'' by Konstantin Simonov. Plot The film spans the period from the ...

'' (1964) as Krutikov *''

'' (1965–1967, part 1-4) as

Nikolai Rostov Count Nikolai Ilyich Rostov () is a character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel ''War and Peace''. Count Nikolai is the brother of Vera Rostova, Natasha Rostova and Petya Rostov. At the start of the novel, Nikolai is aged 20 and a university student ...

*'' The Bridge Is Built'' (1966) as Sergei Zaytsev *'' A Pistol Shot'' (1967) as Belkin *''Touches to the Рortrait of V. I. Lenin'' (1967) as

Nikolai Bukharin Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (; rus, Николай Иванович Бухарин, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪdʑ bʊˈxarʲɪn; – 15 March 1938) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, and Marxist theorist. A prominent Bolshevik ...

*'' Shine, Shine, My Star'' (''Gori, gori, moya zvezda'') (1970) as Vladimir Iskremas *'' The Secret of the Iron Door'' (1970) as Father *'' King Stag'' (1970) as Cigolotti *'' The Polynin Case'' (1970) as Viktor Balakirev *'' Property of the Republic'' (1972) as Makar Ovchinnikov *''

Seventeen Instants 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 ...

'' (1973, TV Series) as

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*''Mark Twain Says No'' (1975, TV Movie) as

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*'' How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor'' (1976) as Yeguzhinskiy *''

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'' (1977) as otets Komarovskogo *'' An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano'' (1977) as Pavel Petrovich Shcherbuk *'' Lone Wolf'' (1978) as Bersenev *'' Three from Prostokvashino'' (1978, Short) as Matroskin the Cat (voice) *''

'' (1979, TV Mini-Series) as King

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*''

'' (1980) as Vladimir, Katerina's lover *'' A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov'' (1980) as Ilya Ilyich Oblomov *'' The Vacancy'' (1981) as Yusov *'' Everything's the Wrong Way'' (1982) as Yermakov, papa *'' Flights in Dreams and Reality'' (1983) as Nikolay Pavlovich *''

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, ...

'' (1984, TV Movie) as Miss Andrew *''

Time and the Conways ''Time and the Conways'' is a British play written by J. B. Priestley in 1937 illustrating J. W. Dunne's Theory of Time through the experience of a moneyed Yorkshire family, the Conways, over a period of nineteen years from 1919 to 1937. It ...

'' (1984) as Robin (Adult) *''Kukacka v temném lese'' (1985) as Otto Kukuck *'' Applause, Applause...'' (1985) as Sergey Shevtsov *'' After the Rain, on Thursday'' (1985) as Koschei the Immortal *'' Dark Eyes'' (1987) as Sua Grazia *''

'' (1987) as Harry *''

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'' (1989) as Tutunov *'' Love with Privileges'' (1989) as Nikolay Petrovich,

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General *'' It'' (1989) as Brudasty *''Royal Hunt'' (1990) as Alexander Mikhailovich Golitsyn *'' The Inner Circle'' (1991) as Vlasik *''

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'' (1992) as doctor Vinogradov *'' Moscow Vacation'' (1995) as Maurizio *'' Shirli-Myrli'' (1995) as Sukhodrishchev *''

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'' (1997) as Old Man *'' Sympathy Seeker'' (1997) as Cook *''

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'' (1999) as Sanya Arefyev *'' The President and His Granddaughter'' (2000) as President *''

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'' (2001) as cameo *'' Taking Sides'' (2001) as Colonel Dymshitz *''

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'' (2005) as Prince Dolgoroukoy *''

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'' (2005, TV Mini-Series) as

General Simagin *'' Relatives'' (2006) as Polgármester *'' Yolki 2'' (2011) as cameo *'' The Kitchen in Paris'' (2014) as Pyotr Barinov *'' Kitchen. The Last Battle'' (2017) as Pyotr Barinov

References

External links

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Tabakov Theatre in MoscowTabakov's webpage on the website of the Moscow Art Theatre
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