Valentin Ivanovich Zubkov (; 12 May 1923 – 18 January 1979) was a Soviet film actor. He was born in Peschanoye Settlement of Ryazan Province. He finished Armavir Military Aviation School (1941–1943) and served as a pilot at frontlines of the

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. In the late 1940s Valentin Zubkov studied in Konstantin Voynov’s studio and later played the leads in his films ''Three Came Out of the Woods'' and ''The Sun Shines for All'' (1959), as well as episodic roles in ''Time of Summer Vacations'' (Vremya letnikh otpuskov) (1960) and ''Dream of an Uncle'' (1966). He gave his film debut in

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and Yakov Segel’s ''It Began This Way'' (1956). In 1960 he joined the Theater Studio of Film Actor. In 1957 Valentin Zubkov played a front soldier in ''

The Cranes Are Flying ''The Cranes Are Flying'' (, translit. ''Letyat zhuravli'') is a 1957 Soviet war drama film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov at Mosfilm, written by Viktor Rozov, and starring Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. It depicts the cruelty an ...

'' (1957) and a cowardly villain in '' The Communist'' (1958). His most famous roles include those in the films '' Our Father's House'' (1959), ''Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend'' (1961), ''Northern Story'' (1960), ''

Ivan's Childhood ''Ivan's Childhood'' (), sometimes released as ''My Name Is Ivan'' in the US, is a 1962 Soviet war drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Co-written by Mikhail Papava, Andrei Konchalovsky and an uncredited Tarkovsky, it is based on Vladimir Bo ...

'' (1962), and '' A Day of Happiness'' (1963). In the ''Hospital Train'' Zubkov played together with his son Sergey.Валентин Зубков. Поцелуй над пропастью
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Selected filmography

* ''

The Cranes are Flying ''The Cranes Are Flying'' (, translit. ''Letyat zhuravli'') is a 1957 Soviet war drama film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov at Mosfilm, written by Viktor Rozov, and starring Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. It depicts the cruelty an ...

'' (Летят журавли, 1957) * '' A Home for Tanya'' (Отчий дом, 1959) * ''

Over Tissa ''Over Tissa'' () is a 1958 Soviet spy thriller film directed by Dmitri Vasilyev and based on the eponymous book by Alexander Avdeenko. The picture was the box-office leader of the year 1958 in the USSR, it was seen by 45 million viewers. Plot T ...

'' (Над Тиссой,1958) * '' 20,000 Leagues Across the Land'' (''Vingt mille lieues sur la terre'', 1960) * '' Yevdokiya'' (Евдокия, 1961) * '' Man Follows the Sun'' (Человек идёт за солнцем, 1961) * ''

'' (Иваново детство, 1962) * '' Seven Nannies'' (Семь нянек, 1962) * '' A Day of Happiness'' (День счастья, 1963) * '' At War as at War'' (На войне как на войне, 1969)

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Biography of Valentin Zubkov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zubkov, Valentin 1923 births 1979 deaths People from Ryazan Oblast People from Sapozhkovsky Uyezd Soviet male film actors 20th-century Russian male actors Soviet military personnel of World War II Honored Artists of the RSFSR