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'''Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov''' ({{lang-ru|Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Улья́нов}}; 20 November 1927 – 26 March 2007) was a [[USSR|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n [[actor]] who was one of the most recognizable persons of the post-[[World War II]] [[Soviet]] [[theatre]] and [[Film|cinema]]. He was named [[People's Artist of the USSR]] in 1969 and received a special prize from the [[Venice Film Festival]] in 1982. |
'''Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov''' ({{lang-ru|Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Улья́нов}}; 20 November 1927 – 26 March 2007) was a [[USSR|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n [[actor]] who was one of the most recognizable persons of the post-[[World War II]] [[Soviet]] [[theatre]] and [[Film|cinema]]. He was named [[People's Artist of the USSR]] in 1969 and received a special prize from the [[Venice Film Festival]] in 1982. |
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Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov spent his childhood and youth in the town of Tara, Omsk Region. In 1944 he moved to Omsk to become an actor. After two years of studies in the studio at Omsk Drama he went to Moscow and entered the Schukin Theatre School in 1946. |
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Ulyanov worked in the [[Vakhtangov Theatre]] from 1950 and directed it from 1987. He played a wide range of characters on stage, with Rogozhin in [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky|Dostoevsky]]’s ''Idiot'' being the most remarkable of them. In 1979 he staged [[Vasily Shukshin]]’s epic novel ''I have come to give you freedom'', where he starred as [[Stenka Razin|Stepan Razin]]. In 1985 Mikhail Ulyanov staged the satirical pamphlet ''The Child Buyer'' by the American playwright [[John Hersey]]. |
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As regards movies, he was frequently cast in the parts of staunch Communist leaders like [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Georgy Zhukov|Marshal Zhukov]]. His well-known character Yegor Trubnikov in ''[[The Chairman (1964 film)|Predsedatel]]'' (Chairman) (1964) became a Soviet classic and his most emblematic role. |
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| ⚫ | ''[[The Brothers Karamazov (1969 film)|The Brothers Karamazov]]'', a 1969 film he co-directed, was nominated to the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. He also starred in ''Tema'' (1979) and ''[[Private Life (film)|Private Life]]'' (1982), the films that won top awards at the [[Berlin Film Festival]] and [[Venice Film Festival]], respectively. |
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More recently, he was acclaimed for the roles of [[Julius Caesar]] in the screening of Shakespeare's play (1990), [[Pontius Pilate]] in the film adaptation of ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' (1994), and an avenging veteran marksman in ''[[The Voroshilov Sharpshooter]]'' (1999), directed by [[Stanislav Govorukhin]]. He died on March 26, 2007 of intestinal disease. |
More recently, he was acclaimed for the roles of [[Julius Caesar]] in the screening of Shakespeare's play (1990), [[Pontius Pilate]] in the film adaptation of ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' (1994), and an avenging veteran marksman in ''[[The Voroshilov Sharpshooter]]'' (1999), directed by [[Stanislav Govorukhin]]. He died on March 26, 2007 of intestinal disease. |
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* {{en icon}} [http://www.russia-ic.com/people/culture_art/u/432/ Biography] |
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* [http://www.vakhtangov.ru/uliyanov/ Mikhail Ulyanov at the Vakhtangov Theatre website] |
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* [http://lenta.ru/news/2007/03/26/ulyanov/ Actor Mikhail Ulyanov died in Moscow] {{ru icon}} |
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Revision as of 12:38, 1 October 2010
Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov (Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Улья́нов; 20 November 1927 – 26 March 2007) was a Soviet and Russian actor who was one of the most recognizable persons of the post-World War II Soviet theatre and cinema. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1969 and received a special prize from the Venice Film Festival in 1982.
Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov spent his childhood and youth in the town of Tara, Omsk Region. In 1944 he moved to Omsk to become an actor. After two years of studies in the studio at Omsk Drama he went to Moscow and entered the Schukin Theatre School in 1946.
Ulyanov worked in the Vakhtangov Theatre from 1950 and directed it from 1987. He played a wide range of characters on stage, with Rogozhin in Dostoevsky’s Idiot being the most remarkable of them. In 1979 he staged Vasily Shukshin’s epic novel I have come to give you freedom, where he starred as Stepan Razin. In 1985 Mikhail Ulyanov staged the satirical pamphlet The Child Buyer by the American playwright John Hersey.
As regards movies, he was frequently cast in the parts of staunch Communist leaders like Vladimir Lenin and Marshal Zhukov. His well-known character Yegor Trubnikov in Predsedatel (Chairman) (1964) became a Soviet classic and his most emblematic role. The Brothers Karamazov, a 1969 film he co-directed, was nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also starred in Tema (1979) and Private Life (1982), the films that won top awards at the Berlin Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, respectively.
More recently, he was acclaimed for the roles of Julius Caesar in the screening of Shakespeare's play (1990), Pontius Pilate in the film adaptation of The Master and Margarita (1994), and an avenging veteran marksman in The Voroshilov Sharpshooter (1999), directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. He died on March 26, 2007 of intestinal disease.
Selected filmography
- The Alive and the Dead (1964)
- The Chairman (1964)
External links
- Template:En icon Biography
- Mikhail Ulyanov at the Vakhtangov Theatre website
- Actor Mikhail Ulyanov died in Moscow Template:Ru icon
- Mikhail Ulyanov at IMDb
- Mikhail Ulyanov at Find a Grave
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