Igor Vladimirov
Igor Petrovich Vladimirov (1 January 1919 – 20 March 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, theater and film director, and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1978). From 1960 until his death in 1999 he was the Principal Director of the Lensovet Theatre in Leningrad.[2]
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Igor Vladimirov

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- Name
- Igor Vladimirov
- Birth Name
- Igor Petrovich Vladimirov
- Born
- 1919
- Birthplace
- Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian People's Republic
- Died
- 20 March 1999
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Occupation
- Actor, theater director, theater teacher
- Spouse
- Zinaida Sharko (1953–1960) Alisa Freindlich (1960–1981) Inessa Perelygina (to 1999)[1]
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Education
- Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University · Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute
- Known for
- Those People of the Nile · The Nile and the Life
- Honours
- Order of Lenin · People's Artist of the USSR · Medal For the Defence of Leningrad · Medal For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 · Order of Friendship · Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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Igor Petrovich Vladimirov (1 January 1919 – 20 March 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, theater and film director, and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1978). From 1960 until his death in 1999 he was the Principal Director of the Lensovet Theatre in Leningrad.[2]
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Igor Vladimirov (1919–1999) was an actor, director and drama teacher, among other activities, of Russian and Soviet nationality. The actor was born in Dnipro and died in Saint Petersburg.
Igor Vladimirov was educated at Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute and Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University. The actor worked for Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre and Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater.
Among the works are The Nile and the Life and Those People of the Nile. Languages used include Russian. Honours include Order of Friendship, Order of Lenin and Order of the Red Banner of Labour, among others.
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Biography
Biography
Igor Vladimirov studied at Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University and Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute. The recorded working language is Russian. Employment is recorded with Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater and Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre. Works named in the authority record are Those People of the Nile and The Nile and the Life. Distinctions recorded are Order of Lenin, People's Artist of the USSR, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Igor Vladimirov • Native Name — Игорь Владимиров • Birth Name — Igor Petrovich Vladimirov • Born — 1919 • Birthplace — Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian People's Republic • Died — 20 March 1999 • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russia • Occupation — Actor, theater director, theater teacher • Years Active — 1948–1999 • Spouse — Zinaida Sharko (1953–1960) Alisa Freindlich (1960–1981) Inessa Perelygina (to 1999)[1]
Biography
Biography
Vladimirov was born in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro). His family soon after birth moved to Kharkiv, and then to Leningrad in 1932. He died in Saint Petersburg at the age of 80, and was buried at the Bolsheokhtinskoye Cemetery along with his parents.
Filmography
Filmography
• The Secret of Two Oceans (1956) as Andrei Skvoreshnya • October Days (1958) as Georgy Blagonravov • Your Contemporary (1967) as Vasily Vasilyevich Gubanov • Taming of the Fire (1972) as General Anatoly Golovin • Wrong Connection (1977) as Rolan Matveyevich Lonshakov • Old-Fashioned Comedy (1978) as Rodion Nikolayevich Semyonov, head doctor of the sanatorium • Front in the Rear of the Enemy (1981) as Voldemar Fribe • Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat (1982) as Fyodor Kuzmich Balyasnikov • Lethargy (1983) as Mikhail Nikolayevich Obolensky, composer • The Life of Klim Samgin (1988) as Andrei Sergeyevich Prozorov
Identity
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Igor Vladimirov is recorded with the occupation theatre director. Recorded with the occupation drama teacher. Recorded as having studied at Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University and Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute.
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Igor Vladimirov died at Saint Petersburg.
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Dnipro.
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- “Igor Vladimirov”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards and honours
• Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" • Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (1945) • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1946) • Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" (1957) • Honoured Worker of the Arts Industry of the RSFSR (1966) • Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1970) • People's Artist of the RSFSR (1974) • People's Artist of the USSR (1978) • Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1979) • Order of Lenin (1990) • Order of Friendship (1994)[3]
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- 1.Последняя любовь Игоря Владимирова.
- 2.Русский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андреева, Н. Э. Звенигородской, А. В. Мартыновой и др. — М.: Большая Российская энциклопедия, 2001. — 568 с.: ил.
- 3.Presidential Decree of 29.12.1994 № 2214 On awarding orders and medals of the Russian Federation, employees of enterprises, institutions and organizations.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Igor Petrovich Vladimirov. His recorded language was Russian. He married Zinaida Sharko and Alisa Freindlich. One child is recorded: Varvara Vladimirova. Formation and teaching. Vladimirov studied at Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University and Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute. He was employed by Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater and Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre. Vladimirov received Order of Lenin, People's Artist of the USSR, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Friendship and Order of the Red Banner of Labour. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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