Viktor Andreyevich Bortsov (russian: Виктор Андреевич Борцов; June 14, 1934 in Orenburg,

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

– May 20, 2008 in

Moscow, Russia 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 millio ...

) was a Soviet/Russian theatrical and cinema actor. He was a

People's Artist of RSFSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significa ...

. Bortsov was best known as Savva Ignatyevich in the

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...

film

The Pokrovsky Gate ''The Pokrovsky Gate'' (russian: Покровские ворота, Pokrovskiye Vorota) is a 1982 Soviet comedy film produced for television by Mosfilm. It was directed by Mikhail Kozakov and stars Oleg Menshikov, Leonid Bronevoy, and Inna Uly ...

. He died at 73, after a long struggle with intestinal cancer.GMA NEWS
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was held at the

Maly Theatre The Maly Theatre, or Mali Theatre, may refer to one of several different theatres: * The Maly Theatre (Moscow), also known as The State Academic Maly Theatre of Russia, in Moscow (founded in 1756 and given its own building in 1824) * The Maly Theat ...

, Moscow on May 23, 2008. He was buried in

Troyekurovskoye Cemetery The Troyekurovo Cemetery (russian: Троекуровское кладбище, Troyekurovskoye kladbishche), alternatively known as ''Novo-Kuntsevo Cemetery'' (russian: Ново-Кунцевское кладбище, Novo-Kuntsevskoye kladbishch ...

in Moscow.

Selected filmography

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 1 ...

— Liberation (russian: Освобождение) as General

Grigory Oriol Grigory Nikolaevich Oriol (russian: Григорий Николаевич Орёл, 16 September 1904 – 3 February 1974) was a Soviet armored corps general. Biography Early life Oriol joined the Red Army in 1924. At the mid-1930s, he atten ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – ...

— Aniskin Begins Again as Sidorov, tractor driver *

—

Station for Two ''Station for Two'' (russian: Вокзал для двоих, Vokzal dlya dvoikh) is a 1983 Soviet romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1983 with a total of 35.8 million ticket sales. It was ...

(Вокзал для двоих) as drunkard in a restaurant *

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(Покровские ворота) as Savva Ignatyevich *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

— Alone and Unarmed (Один и без оружия) as Dmitry Sergeyevich *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

— Ballad of an Old Gun (Баллада о старом оружии) as Gritsenko * 1988 — Gardes-Marines, Ahead! (Гардемарины, вперёд!) as Gavrila *

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ...

— Viva Gardes-Marines! (Виват, гардемарины!) as Gavrila

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* * 1934 births People from Orenburg 2008 deaths People's Artists of the RSFSR Deaths from colorectal cancer Deaths from cancer in Russia Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery Russian male actors Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Honored Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class {{Russia-actor-stub