Yefim Zakharovich Kopelyan (Russian: Ефим Захарович
ÐšÐ¾Ð¿ÐµÐ»Ñ Ð½; 12 April 1912 â€" 6 March 1975) was a Soviet actor of
theater and cinema, one of the legendary masters of the Bolshoi
Theatre of Drama (BDT) in Leningrad. He performed the bright
characteristic roles in the films The Elusive Avengers, Intervention,
Eternal Call, The Straw Hat, and many others. He is also known for the
voice-over in the TV series hit Seventeen Moments of Spring.He was
born in Belarusian town Rechytsa into a Jewish family. After
graduation, he worked as a metal craftsman at the plant Krasny
Putilovets in Leningrad. In 1930 he entered to the architectural
department of the Academy of fine arts. In his students years he
earned additionally as supernumerary in the BTD, entered to the studio
of this theater (course of K.K.Tverskoy).At the end of his education,
Kopelyan became the actor of the main staff of the BTD. The first
years in the theater not were noted by special successes.Later he
played much from romantic Don Cesar de Bazan to sailor Shvandya in
Lyubov Yarovaya, roles of the classical repertoire and modern. He was
a "social hero", played a character roles in the comedies and the
tragedies. Georgi Tovstonogov employed Kopelyan almost in all premiers
of theater. With his name are connected all best plays BDT.
ÐšÐ¾Ð¿ÐµÐ»Ñ Ð½; 12 April 1912 â€" 6 March 1975) was a Soviet actor of
theater and cinema, one of the legendary masters of the Bolshoi
Theatre of Drama (BDT) in Leningrad. He performed the bright
characteristic roles in the films The Elusive Avengers, Intervention,
Eternal Call, The Straw Hat, and many others. He is also known for the
voice-over in the TV series hit Seventeen Moments of Spring.He was
born in Belarusian town Rechytsa into a Jewish family. After
graduation, he worked as a metal craftsman at the plant Krasny
Putilovets in Leningrad. In 1930 he entered to the architectural
department of the Academy of fine arts. In his students years he
earned additionally as supernumerary in the BTD, entered to the studio
of this theater (course of K.K.Tverskoy).At the end of his education,
Kopelyan became the actor of the main staff of the BTD. The first
years in the theater not were noted by special successes.Later he
played much from romantic Don Cesar de Bazan to sailor Shvandya in
Lyubov Yarovaya, roles of the classical repertoire and modern. He was
a "social hero", played a character roles in the comedies and the
tragedies. Georgi Tovstonogov employed Kopelyan almost in all premiers
of theater. With his name are connected all best plays BDT.
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