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Vsevolod Vasilyevich Sanayev (; 25 February 1912, Tula – 27 January 1996, Moscow) was a
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film and stage actor popular in the 1960s–1970s. Sanayev, a
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(and later
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) actor, was honored in 1969 with the
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title; among his other accolades are the
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(1971) and the
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(1981).


Biography

Vsevolod Sanayev was born in Tula. From 1926 to 1930 he worked as a
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technician at the Tula factory of musical instruments. After a short stint at a local theatre, in 1931 he was invited to join the Tula-based Gorky Theatre of Drama and Comedy and soon enrolled in the
Russian Institute of Theatre Arts The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) () is the largest and oldest independent drama school, theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, the school was founded on 22 September 1878 as the Shostakovsky Music School. It became the ...
. After the graduation in 1937 he joined the
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troupe. In 1938, he debuted on screen in the film ''
Volga-Volga ''Volga-Volga'' () is a Soviet musical comedy directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, released on April 24, 1938. It centres on a group of amateur performers on their way to Moscow to perform in a talent contest called the Moscow Musical Olympiad. Mo ...
'' (where he had two minor roles), and in 1940 enjoyed his first success as Dobryakov in the film ''The Girl I Love''. In 1943, Sanayev joined the
Mossovet Theatre Mossovet State Academic Theatre (Государственный академический театр имени Театр Моссовета) is one of the oldest theatres of Moscow, opened in 1923 and based at Bolshaya Sadovaya, 16. History Mo ...
and in 1952 moved to the
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. The mass popularity came to Sanayev in the 1950s and 1960s; among his best known roles were Kantaurov in ''The Return of Vasily Bortnikov'' (1952), Dontsov in ''
The First Echelon ''The First Echelon'' (, translit. ''Pervyy eshelon'') is a 1955 Soviet war romance film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, for which Dmitri Shostakovich wrote the music. The film tells the story of the touching romance between Komsomol secreta ...
'' (1955), Kozlov in ''Five Days, Five Nights'' (1960), Siply (Husky) in '' Optimistic Tragedy'' (1962); later Colonel Lukin in the war epic ''
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'' (1968), Professor Stepanov in ''Pechki-lavochki'' (1972), and Colonel Zorin (''The Return of St. Luca'', 1970; ''The Black Prince'', 1973, and ''The Version of Colonel Zorin'', 1978). A staunch
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, Sanayev for many years was the head of the
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Communist Party committee (partkom). Vsevolod Sanayev died on 27 January 1996 in Moscow. He is interred in
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.


Family

Vsevolod Sanayev was married to Lidya Sanayeva (1918–1995). Their daughter, the actress
Elena Sanayeva Elena Vsevolodovna Sanayeva (; born 21 October 1942, Kuibyshev) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress and social activist. She is an Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1990).Награждена указом президиума Верхов ...
, is a widow of the actor and director
Rolan Bykov Rolan Antonovich Bykov (October 12, 1929October 6, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Early life Rolan Bykov was born to Anton Mikhailovich Bykov and Ol ...
. His grandson Pavel Sanayev is an actor, scriptwriter, theatre director and playwright. His acclaimed 1995 autobiographical play ''Bury Me Under a Baseboard'' told the harrowing story of his life with a tyrannous grandmother, whom his mother left him with after her marriage.


Filmography

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Volga-Volga ''Volga-Volga'' () is a Soviet musical comedy directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, released on April 24, 1938. It centres on a group of amateur performers on their way to Moscow to perform in a talent contest called the Moscow Musical Olympiad. Mo ...
'' (1938) as bearded lumberjack; member of the symphony orchestra (
dual role A dual role (also known as a double role) refers to one actor playing two roles in a single production. Dual roles (or a larger number of roles for an actor) may be deliberately written into a script, or may instead be a choice made during produc ...
) *'' If War Comes Tomorrow'' (1939) as paratrooper *''
A Girl with a Temper ''A Girl with Character'' () is a 1939 Soviet comedy film directed by Konstantin Yudin. The film featured acting debuts of Mikhail Gluzsky and Anatoly Solovyov. Plot The best farm worker Katya Ivanova travels to the district center, in search o ...
'' (1939) as Surkov, militia officer *''The Youth of Commanders'' (1939) as Colonel Grishayev *'' The Beloved'' as Vasiliy Dobryakov, a working man *''Ivan Fyodorov, The Pioneer Bookprinter'' (1941) as Petr Timofeev, Ivan's assistant *'' Four Hearts'' (1945) as Red Army fighter Yeremeev *''Ivan Nikulin'' (1945) as Alyosha *''
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'' (1947) as Alexey Gubanov *''Diamonds'' (1947) as geologist Sergey Nesterov *''Pages of Life'' (1948) as radio announcer (uncredited) *''They've Got Their Motherland'' (1950) as Sorokin *'' Zhukovsky'' (1950) as student (uncredited) *''In Steppe'' (1951, short) as
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secretary Tuzhikov *'' The Village Doctor'' (1951) as Nikolay Korotkov *''The Return of Vasily Bortnikov'' (1953) as Kantaurov, the Telephone station director *''Lawlessness'' (1954, short) as Yermolai, dustman *''
The First Echelon ''The First Echelon'' (, translit. ''Pervyy eshelon'') is a 1955 Soviet war romance film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, for which Dmitri Shostakovich wrote the music. The film tells the story of the touching romance between Komsomol secreta ...
'' (Pervy eshelon, 1956) as
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director Dontsov *''
Different Fortunes ''Different Fortunes'' () is a 1956 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Leonid Lukov. The film is set in post-war Leningrad and tells the story of young adults navigating a tangled web of unrequited love, heartbreak, loyalty, and self-discovery ...
'' (1956) as Zhukov, the Party official *''Polyushko-pole'' (1956) as telephone station director Kholin *''
Stories About Lenin ''Stories About Lenin'' () is a 1957 Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. The story tells about the events connected with Lenin in 1917 (when he was supposed to be in Finland) and in 1923–1924, when his life was approaching the end. ...
'' (1957) as Emelyyanov *''The Swallow'' (1957) as Melgunov *''Pages of the Past'' (1957) as Skvortsov *''Esimese järgu kapten'' (1958) as sailor (voice) *''Upon the Path of War'' (Na dorogakh voyny, 1959) as Uvarov *''In the Still of the Steppe'' (1959) as Vetrov *''The Unpaid Debt'' (1959) as Aleksey Okunchikov *''Still They Are People'' (1959) as soldier *''The Koltsov Song'' (1959) as Koltsov's father *''Three Times Resurrected'' (1960) as Starodub *''Five Days, Five Nights'' (1961) as Sergeant-major Kozlov *''On the Road'' (1961) as the old man *'' Adult Children'' (1961) as Vasily Vasilyevich *'' An Optimistic Tragedy'' (Optimisticheskaya tragediya, 1963) - Siply he Husky-voiced*''
It Happened at the Police Station ''It Happened at the Police Station'' (Italian: ''Accadde al commissariato'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Walter Chiari.Lanzoni p.18 Cast * Nino Taranto as Police Commis ...
'' (1963) as Major Sazonov *''Small Green Light'' (1964) as the pensioner *''
The Big Ore ''The Big Ore'' () is a 1964 drama film directed by Vasily Ordynsky and based on the novel by Georgi Vladimov. Plot Victor Pronyakin (Eugene Urbansky), returned from the army to his fiancée (Svetlana Zhgun), but realizing she hadn't been faith ...
'' (1964) as Matsuev *''The Meeting at the Crossover'' (1964) as kolkhoz chairman *''The Roll-call'' (1966) as Varentsov *''
Your Son and Brother ''Your Son And Brother'' () is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Vasily Shukshin. The film is based on Vasily Shukshin's short stories ''Styopka'' (Стёпка), ''Ignat Has Arrived'' (Игнат приехал) and ''Snake Poison'' (Зме ...
'' (1966) as Voyevodin *''Not a Day Without an Adventure'' (1967) as old man Danilyuk *''In the Trap'' (1967) as Kovacs *''Moscow is Behind Our Backs'' (1968) as General Ivan Panfilov *''Just for Fun'' (1968) as Gomozov *''Used Cartridge Cases'' (1968) as father *''
Liberation Liberation or liberate may refer to: Film and television * ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War * "Liberation" (''The Flash''), a TV episode * "Liberation" (''K-9''), an episode Gaming * '' Liberati ...
'' (1968) as Colonel Lukin *''The Major Witness'' (1969) as uncle *'' I Am His Bride'' (1969) as Mitrokhin *''The Kremlin Chime'' (1970) as the old worker *''Strange People'' (1970) as Matvey Ryazantsev *''The Stolen Train'' (1971) as General Ivan Vasylievich *'' The Return of Saint Luke'' (1971) as Colonel Zorin *''Not a Day Without Adventures'' (1971) as Danilyuk *'' Happy Go Lucky'' (1972) as Professor Sergey Fyodorovich *''
Eolomea ''Eolomea'' is a 1972 science fiction drama film directed by Herrmann Zschoche, based on the book of the same name by Angel Wagenstein. The film was an East German/Soviet/Bulgarian coproduction. Plot Authorities responsible for Earth’s spac ...
'' (East Germany, 1972) as Kun *''Nyurka's Life'' (1972) as Boris Gavrilovich *''The Black Prince'' (1973) as Colonel Zorin *''Here's Our Home'' (1973) as Alexander Pluzhin *''There, Over the Horizon'' (1975) as the General constructor *''The Closeness of Distant Things'' (1976) as Pogodin *''The Moscow Time'' (1976) as Nazar Lukich Grigorenko *''And Other Officials'' (1976) as Astakhov *''The Long Days' Month'' (1978, TV Movie) as Pavel Stepanovich *''The Colonel Zorin's Hypothesis'' (1979) as Colonel Zorin *''
Teheran 43 ''Teheran 43'' (Russian: ''Тегеран-43''; French: ''Téhéran 43, Nid d'espions'') is a 1981 Soviet-French-Swiss political thriller film made by Mosfilm, ''Mediterraneo Cine'' and ''Pro Dis Film'', directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir ...
'' (1981) as Innkeeper (uncredited) *''The Unwelcome Friend'' (1981) as Shlepyanov *''From Winter Till Winter'' (1981) as the Minister *'' Private Life'' (1982) as Bit part (uncredited) *''The Mystery of the Blackbirds'' (1982) as Mister George Forteskew *'' White Dew'' (1982) as Fedos Khodas *''From Evening Till Noon'' (1982) as writer Andray Zharkov *'' Secret of the Black Birds'' (1983) as George Fortescue *''
Dead Souls ''Dead Souls'' ( , pre-reform spelling: ) is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. The novel chronicles the travels and adventures of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov ...
'' (1984, TV Mini-Series) as the Court chairman *''The Hope and the Stand-by'' (1985) as Kirill Rotov *''In Bad Weather'' (1986) as Strogov *''The Apellation'' (1987) as Mironov *''
Forgotten Melody for a Flute ''Forgotten Melody for a Flute'' () is a 1987 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film's plot is based on the stage play of the same name written by Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky. A high-ranking bureaucrat, torn be ...
'' (1987) as Yaroslav Stepanovich *'' What a Mess!'' (1995) as the music fan (final film role)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanayev, Vsevolod 1912 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Russian male actors Male actors from Tula, Russia Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artistes of the Azerbaijan SSR People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the October Revolution Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Russian drama teachers Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Russian male voice actors Soviet drama teachers Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet male voice actors Deaths from lung cancer in Russia Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery