Yevgeni Alekseyevich Lebedev ( rus, Евгeний Алeксeeвич Лeбeдeв, , ɪ̯ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪɪ̯ ɐlʲɪˈkseɪvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈlʲebʲɪdʲɪf; January 15, 1917, Balakovo – June 9, 1997, Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet and Russian actor and pedagogue.

People's Artist of the USSR 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 ...

(1968). Hero of Socialist Labour (1987).

Biography

Yevgeni Lebedev was born in Balakovo (now —

Saratov Oblast Saratov Oblast (russian: Сара́товская о́бласть, ''Saratovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Saratov. As of the 2010 Ce ...

), in the family of a priest, and later was forced to hide his origin.

Family

Wife - Natela Tovstonogova (1926-2013), a sister of

Georgy Tovstonogov Georgy Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov (russian: Георгий Александрович Товстоногов, – 23 May 1989) was a Russian- Georgian theatre director. He was the leader of the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater which was renamed afte ...

. Son - Aleksey Lebedev (born 1952), a film director.

Partial filmography

*''

Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...

'' (1953) as Kashchey the Deathless in opera (uncredited) *''

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'' (1955) as Fyodor Ivanovich *'' Two Captains'' (1956) as Romashov *'' Virgin Soil Upturned'' (1960) as Agafon Dubtsov *''

Going Inside a Storm ''Going Inside a Storm'' (russian: Иду на грозу, Idu na grozu) is a 1966 Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Mikaelyan. It was based on the novel by Daniil Granin, who also wrote a screenplay together with Mikaelyan. Plot summary Pro ...

'' (1966) as Agatov *'' Wedding in Malinovka'' (1967) as Nechipor *''

An Incident that no one noticed ''An Incident that no one noticed'' (russian: Происшествие, которого никто не заметил) is a 1967 Soviet romance film directed by Aleksandr Volodin. Plot The film tells about a modest saleswoman of a greengrocer ...

'' (1967) as Yakov Alexeyevich *'' No Path Through Fire'' (1968) as colonel *''

Straight Line In geometry, a line is an infinitely long object with no width, depth, or curvature. Thus, lines are one-dimensional objects, though they may exist in two, three, or higher dimension spaces. The word ''line'' may also refer to a line segment ...

'' (1968) as Neslezkin *''

Subject for a Short Story ''Subject for a Short Story'' (russian: Сюжет для небольшого рассказа, Syuzhet dlya nebolshogo rasskaza) is a 1969 Soviet-French drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. Plot The film tells about the life of Anton Pavlo ...

'' (1969) as Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov *'' Strange People'' (1970) (segment "Rokovoj vystrel") *''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' (1970) as Marmeladov *''

The Beginning The Beginning may refer to: Film and television * "The Beginning" (''Eureka Seven'') * " The Beginning...", an episode of ''Gotham'' * "The Beginning" (''Red Dwarf'') * "The Beginning" (''Samurai Jack'') * "The Beginning" (''The X-Files'') * ...

'' (1970) as Cauchon *''

Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase ''Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase'' (russian: Приключения жёлтого чемоданчика, Priklucheniya zheltogo chemodanchika) is a 1970 children's film directed by Ilya Frez based on the eponymous story by Sofia Prokofieva. ...

'' (1970) as children's doctor *''

Interrogation Interrogation (also called questioning) is interviewing as commonly employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, intelligence agencies, organized crime syndicates, and terrorist organizations with the goal of eliciting useful i ...

'' (1979) as cellmate *''

Centaurs A centaur ( ; grc, κένταυρος, kéntauros; ), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as bein ...

'' (1979) as General Pin *'' Life Is Beautiful'' (1979) as Rostao *'' Squadron of Flying Hussars'' (1981) as

Mikhail Kutuzov Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov ( rus, Князь Михаи́л Илларио́нович Голени́щев-Куту́зов, Knyaz' Mikhaíl Illariónovich Goleníshchev-Kutúzov; german: Mikhail Illarion Golenishchev-Kut ...

*''Sikimoku'' (1993) as Kseniya Ivanovna Nekrasova, old woman *'' To whom will God send'' (1994) (final film role)

Awards and honors

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 ...

(1953) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orches ...

(1962) *

(1968) * Hero of Socialist Labour (1987) * Two

Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration ...

(1971, 1987) *

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by ...

, 3rd class (1997) * Medal For the Defence of the Caucasus (1945) * Medal For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 (1945) * Medal In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad (1957) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the ...

(1977) *Badge For services to Polish culture (1979) * Medal "Veteran of Labour" (1984) * Lenin Prize (1986) *

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...

first-degree (1950) * USSR State Prize (1968) * Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1980) * The prize ''Golden Nymph'' International Festival in Monte Carlo (1977) * The award of the KGB of the USSR in the field of literature and art of I degree (1984) * Award St. Petersburg Mayor

Anatoly Sobchak Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak ( rus, Анатолий Александрович Собчак, p=ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ sɐpˈtɕak; 10 August 1937 – 19 February 2000) was a Soviet and Russian politician, a co-author of the ...

For outstanding achievements in the development of culture (1994) * Highest theater prize Saint-Petersburg ''Gold spotlights'' - special prize For creative longevity and unique contribution to the theatrical culture (1996) 0*

Mar del Plata International Film Festival The Mar del Plata International Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata) is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature fes ...

for Best Actor (1966) *Honorary Citizen of Balakovo (1987) *Honorary citizen of

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

(1992) *Honorary Citizen of St. Petersburg (1996)

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