Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy (Russian: Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»Ð¸Ð¹ СемÑ'нович
Лановой; born 16 January 1934) is a popular Soviet and Russian
actor who works in the Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow. He is also known as
the President of Artek Festival of Films for Children. Lanovoy's
honours include the KGB Prize, the Lenin Prize, and the title of
People's Artist of the USSR. In 2019, he received the title Hero of
Labour of the Russian Federation.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, such as A Certificate of Maturity (1954) and Pavel
Korchagin (1956).Lanovoy's many film roles from the 1960s include
Anatole Kuragin in Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace and Count Vronsky
in the screen version of Anna Karenina. By this time, he has tried to
create complex psychological portraits of his characters.However, he
is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films.
Lanovoy portrayed Ivan Varavva, one of the main characters in the 1971
saga Officers which became a life-affirming film for the Soviet Army
officers. He also played a supporting role of SS General Karl Wolff in
the cult spy thriller TV-series Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973).
Лановой; born 16 January 1934) is a popular Soviet and Russian
actor who works in the Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow. He is also known as
the President of Artek Festival of Films for Children. Lanovoy's
honours include the KGB Prize, the Lenin Prize, and the title of
People's Artist of the USSR. In 2019, he received the title Hero of
Labour of the Russian Federation.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, such as A Certificate of Maturity (1954) and Pavel
Korchagin (1956).Lanovoy's many film roles from the 1960s include
Anatole Kuragin in Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace and Count Vronsky
in the screen version of Anna Karenina. By this time, he has tried to
create complex psychological portraits of his characters.However, he
is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films.
Lanovoy portrayed Ivan Varavva, one of the main characters in the 1971
saga Officers which became a life-affirming film for the Soviet Army
officers. He also played a supporting role of SS General Karl Wolff in
the cult spy thriller TV-series Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973).
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