Richard Marner (born Russian: Ð Ð»ÐµÐºÑ Ð°Ð½Ð´Ñ€ Молчанов,
romanized: Aleksandr Molchanov; 27 March 1921 â€" 18 March 2004) was a
Russian-born British stage and screen actor. He was probably best
known for his role as Colonel Kurt Von Strohm in the British sitcom
'Allo 'Allo!.Born in Petrograd, Russia, Molchanov (nicknamed "Sasha"
by his family) was the eldest son of Colonel Pavel Molchanov, of the
Semyonovsky Regiment, one of two that were set up for children of
children who had played with Peter the Great of Russia. In 1924, his
entire family left the Soviet Union and went to Finland and then
Germany, before ending up in Britain and London, where Alexander's
grandmother, Olga Novikov (known in the family as "Babushka London")
lived in Harley Street.After being educated at Monmouth School in
Wales, Molchanov became an assistant to the Russian tenor Vladimir
Rosing, where he performed at Covent Garden. During World War II he
joined the RAF, and was posted to South Africa with the Air Training
Corps. After being invalided out, he changed his name to Richard
Marner and began his long successful career as a stage and film actor.
romanized: Aleksandr Molchanov; 27 March 1921 â€" 18 March 2004) was a
Russian-born British stage and screen actor. He was probably best
known for his role as Colonel Kurt Von Strohm in the British sitcom
'Allo 'Allo!.Born in Petrograd, Russia, Molchanov (nicknamed "Sasha"
by his family) was the eldest son of Colonel Pavel Molchanov, of the
Semyonovsky Regiment, one of two that were set up for children of
children who had played with Peter the Great of Russia. In 1924, his
entire family left the Soviet Union and went to Finland and then
Germany, before ending up in Britain and London, where Alexander's
grandmother, Olga Novikov (known in the family as "Babushka London")
lived in Harley Street.After being educated at Monmouth School in
Wales, Molchanov became an assistant to the Russian tenor Vladimir
Rosing, where he performed at Covent Garden. During World War II he
joined the RAF, and was posted to South Africa with the Air Training
Corps. After being invalided out, he changed his name to Richard
Marner and began his long successful career as a stage and film actor.
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