Vasiliy Livanov
Known for Acting
Born in Moscow in an acting family. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11/27/1981). People's Artist of the RSFSR (04/18/1988). His grandfather, Nikolai Livanov (stage name Izvolsky), was an actor at first in provincial, then metropolitan theaters. Father, Boris Nikolaevich Livanov (1904-1972), is an outstanding actor who played about 40 roles in the Art Theater and 30 in the cinema. Frequent guests in the house of the Livanovs were Kachalov, Pasternak, Dovzhenko, Cherkasov, Tarkhanov, Konchalovsky. He studied at the men's school number 170, then, from 1950 to 1954 - at the Moscow secondary art school. After graduating from art school, he entered the B.V.Schukin Theater School. In addition to mastering the intricacies of acting, he tried his hand at directing - he put Yuri Olesha (thesis) on the studio stage of “Three Fat Men” and designed the performance himself. The music for the play was written by Gennady Gladkov, a classmate and schoolmate, and in the future, a wonderful composer, co-author of V. B. Livanov for many works in film, theater and animation.
Filmography
The Captivating Star of Happiness
1975
as Император Николай I
Waterloo
1970
as Percy (uncredited)
Letter Never Sent
1960
as Andrey
Gena the Crocodile
1969
as Gena the Crocodile (voice)
The Secret of the Third Planet
1981
as Gromozeka (voice)
Law of Corruption
2005
as Shuvalov
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger
1980
as Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Mortal Fight
1980
as Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: King of Blackmailers
1980
as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance
1980
as Sherlock Holmes
Puss in Boots
1968
as Miller's Son (voice)
Cheburashka Goes to School
1983
as Gena the Crocodile (voice)
The Dog in Boots
1981
as The Dog-detective (voice) / пёс-сыщик (Шерлок Холмс)
Cheburashka
1971
as Gena the Crocodile (voice)
The Blue Bird
1970
as Voice
The Blue Bird
1970
Director
The Blue Bird
1970
Writer
Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century
1987
as Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles
1981
as Sherlock Holmes
Yaroslavna, Queen of France
1978