Spartak Vasilyevich Mishulin (russian: Спартак Васильевич Мишулин;

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, October 22, 1926 –

, July 17, 2005) was a

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actor and

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. He was best known for his roles as Sayid in ''

White Sun of the Desert ''White Sun of the Desert'' (russian: Белое солнце пустыни, Beloye solntse pustyni) is a 1970 Soviet Ostern film. Its blend of action, comedy, music and drama, as well as memorable quotes, made it highly successful at the Russi ...

'' (1969) and the title character in the Soviet stage adaptation of the Swedish children's book series

Karlsson-on-the-Roof Karlsson-on-the-Roof ( sv, link=no, Karlsson på taket) is a character who figures in a series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Translated books and cartoon adaptation of the series became popular in the Soviet Union whe ...

(1971) at Moscow's famed Satire Theatre.

Biography

Spartak Mishulin was born on October 22 in 1926 in Moscow. His mother, Anna Vasilievna Mishulina, was deputy to the People's Commissar of Industry and was a member of the party

nomenklatura The ''nomenklatura'' ( rus, номенклату́ра, p=nəmʲɪnklɐˈturə, a=ru-номенклатура.ogg; from la, nomenclatura) were a category of people within the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries who held various key admin ...

. The name Spartak was given at the insistence of his maternal uncle, a well-known historian, Professor Alexander Vasilyevich Mishulin, who specialized in the War of Spartacus. The Mishulins' family lived in the center of Moscow on Nastasinsky Lane. Spartak from an early age was fascinated by the theater and dreamed of becoming an actor. In 1937, Anna Mishulina was arrested as an

enemy of the people The term enemy of the people or enemy of the nation, is a designation for the political or class opponents of the subgroup in power within a larger group. The term implies that by opposing the ruling subgroup, the "enemies" in question are ac ...

and exiled to

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, and Spartak remained in the care of his uncle Alexander Mishulin, who held the post of rector of the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the Communist Party. After the outbreak of the

Great Patriotic War The Eastern Front of World War II was a Theater (warfare), theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Polish Armed Forces in the East, Poland and other Allies of World War II, Allies, which encom ...

, the Mishulins' family found themselves in evacuation in Dzerzhinsk). In 1941, Spartak Mishulin entered the artillery school in Anzhero-Sudzhensk by mistake, he misunderstood its name which was a

portmanteau word A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words But even in the labor camp he did not cease to engage in amateur activities. Once he was noticed by a club manager and was invited to his village

Brusovo Brusovo (russian: Брусово) is the name of several rural localities In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small ...

Udomelsky District of the Kalinin region. For a while, Mishulin worked as a manager at the Brusovo club, and later in various provincial theaters. Afterwards his relatives found him. In the early 1950s, after failing to enter

Russian Academy of Theatre Arts The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ...

, Spartak Mishulin was sent to the auxiliary staff of Kalinin Drama Theater; having graduated from the theater studio at this theater and for the first five years of working on the stage having played about 40 roles, Mishulin moved to the troupe of the Omsk Drama Theater, then returned to Kalinin. In 1957 he joined the

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. In 1960, after the tour of the Kalinin Theater in Moscow, Mishulin was invited to the three capital's theaters -

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and

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. Having chosen the Satire Theatre, he served there continuously for 45 years. The first episodes of the television series ''"Pub" of 13 Chairs'', in which he performed the role of Pan Director, brought wide popularity to the actor. His popularity grew even more after performing the role of Tarakanov in the film '' Property of the Republic'', as well as demonstrations on television of the plays of the Satire Theatre "Kid and Karlsson-on-the-Roof" and "Small Comedies of the Big House", but especially after the role of Sayid in the film

Vladimir Motyl Vladimir Yakovlevich Motyl (russian: Влади́мир Я́ковлевич Моты́ль; 26 June 1927 – 21 February 2010) was a Soviet and Belarusian film director and screenwriter. Vladimir Motyl was born in Lepiel, Belarus. His fat ...

''. One of his longest-running roles in the theater was the role of

, whom he played for almost 40 years. In 1992,

Aleksandr Shirvindt Aleksandr Anatolyevich Shirvindt (russian: Александр Анатольевич Ширвиндт, born July 19, 1934) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, screenwriter and voice actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989). Since 20 ...

staged a performance in the theater according to his own scenario - benefit concert of Mishulin "Spartak" (Mishulin) - "Spectator" (national team). Spartak Mishulin died July 17, 2005 in Moscow at the age of 79 from heart failure. He was buried at the

Vagankovo cemetery Vagankovo Cemetery (russian: Ваганьковское кладбище, Vagan'kovskoye kladbishche), established in 1771, is located in the Presnya district of Moscow. It started in the aftermath of the Moscow plague riot of 1771 outside the c ...

Family

His wife is Valentina Konstantinovna Mishulina (Kazakova) (born 1945). Daughter Karina Spartakovna Mishulina (born 1979).

Partial filmography

* ''

'' (Белое солнце пустыни", 1970) as Sayid * ''V tridevyatom tsarstve'' (1970) * '' Property of the Republic'' (Достояние республики, 1972) as Ilya Tarakanov * ''Tolko ty'' (1972) as Yakov Plutarkhovich Nakonechnikov * ''Potseluy Chanity'' (1974) as Police Prefect * ''Kysh i Dvaportfelya'' (1974) as Vasin * ''Avtomobil, skripka i sobaka Klyaksa'' (1975) * ''Au-u!'' (1976) (segment "Chto nasha zhizn'!? ili Chto nasha zhizn'!?)" * ''Tri dnya prazdnika'' (1982) as Director * ''Talisman'' (1983) as Director * ''Ostorozhno, Vasilyok'' (1985) * ''Khorosho sidim!'' (1986) * ''

A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines ''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'' (russian: Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) is a Red Western comedy film of 1987 ( Mosfilm production), with nods to silent film and the transforming p ...

'' (Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, 1987) as chief of the Comanches * ''

Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation ''Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation'' or (russian: Частный детектив, или Операция «Кооперация», Chastnyy detektiv, ili operatsiya "Kooperatsiya") is a 1990 Soviet comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai ...

'' (Частный детектив, или Операция "Кооперация", 1990) as Georgy Mikhailovich Puzyrev * ''Ocharovannyy strannik'' (1990) as Gypsy * ''Babnik'' (1990) * ''Verbovshchik'' (1991) * ''Shchen iz sozvezdiya Gonchikh psov'' (1991) * ''Chyortov pyanitsa'' (1991) * ''Vystrel v grobu'' (1992) * ''Vozdushnye piraty'' (1992) * ''

Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach ''Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach'' (russian: На Дерибасовской хорошая погода, или На Брайтон-Бич опять идут дожди) is a 1992 joint Russian– American pro ...

'' (На Дерибасовской хорошая погода, или На Брайтон-Бич опять идут дожди, 1993) as Eunuch * ''Bravye parni'' (1993) as Maj. Kazbek Pamirov * ''Bulvarnyy roman'' (1994) * ''Bednaya Sasha'' (1997) * ''Bremenskie muzykanty'' (2001) as Detective * ''Nochnoy prodavets'' (2005) as Customer * '' Asiris Nuna'' (Азирис Нуна, 2006) as watchman * ''

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by ...

'' (Мастер и Маргарита, 2006) as Archibald Archibaldovich

References

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