Vasili Lanovoy

Vasili Lanovoy

1934-01-16 – 2021-01-28 (age 87) Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
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Biography

Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, however, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. In 2000s, Lanovoy appeared primarily in the roles of Soviet-era party bosses, such as Yuri Andropov in the 2005 TV film Brezhnev. In 2013, he played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Russian movie The Three Musketeers.

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Known For

War and Peace
War and Peace

1968

as Anatol Kuragin

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina

1967

as Vronsky

Solaris
Lyubov Yarovaya
Lyubov Yarovaya

1970

as Mikhail Yarovoy

Scarlet Sails
Scarlet Sails

1961

as Arthur Grey

The Sixth of July
The Sixth of July

1968

as Felix Dzerzhinsky

Officers
Officers

1971

as Ivan Varavva

Striped Trip
Striped Trip

1961

as episode (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

2013

as кардинал Ришелье

Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra

1980

as Октавий Цезарь

One Love of My Soul
One Love of My Soul

2007

as Nikolay Karamzin

Brezhnev
Brezhnev

2005

as Yuri Andropov