Ivan Bortnik

He was an actor with the Taganka Theatre since 1967. He was a close friend of Russian singer-songwriter, poet, and actor Vladimir Vysotsky.

• Honorific Suffix — PAR • Born — 16 April 1939 • Birthplace — Moscow, Soviet Union • Died — 4 January 2019 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — Actor • Spouse — Tatyana Borzykh • Years Active — 1961–2019 • Education — Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (Vladimir Etush's course) • Awards — People's Artist of Russia (2000)

• 1962 — Confessions as artist Vasily • 1976 — Sentimental Romance as Stock controller café • 1977 — A Declaration of Love as Kroykov • 1979 — The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed as Promokashka • 1981 — Family Relations as Vladimir Konovalov • 1987 — Mirror for a Hero as Andrei Ivanovich Nemchinov • 1990 — Death at Movie as Vasily Kuzmich Stolbov • 1991 — Lost in Siberia as Faina's husband • 1992 — The Murder at Zhdanovskaya as Gleb Yarin • 1995 — A Moslem as godfather • 1996 — The Return of the Battleship as Syrovegin • 1998 — Mama Don't Cry as offender • 1999 — Strastnoy Boulevard as a man by the fire • 2002 — Antikiller as Bedbug • 2006 — Sonya Golden Hand as staff captain Gorelov • 2011 — Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman as episode