Valentin Zubkov

• Name — Valentin Zubkov • Born — 12 May 1923 • Birthplace — Ryazan Governorate, RSFSR, Soviet Union • Died — 18 January 1979 • Place of death — Moscow, Soviet Union • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1956-1974

In the late 1940s Valentin Zubkov studied in Konstantin Voynov’s studio and later played the leads in his films Three Came Out of the Woods and The Sun Shines for All (1959), as well as episodic roles in Time of Summer Vacations (Vremya letnikh otpuskov) (1960) and Dream of an Uncle (1966). He made his film debut in Lev Kulidzhanov and Yakov Segel’s It Began This Way (1956). In 1960 he joined the Theater Studio of Film Actor. In 1957 Valentin Zubkov played a front soldier in The Cranes Are Flying (1957) and a cowardly villain in The Communist (1958). His most famous roles include those in the films Our Father's House (1959), Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend (1961), Northern Story (1960), Ivan's Childhood (1962), and A Day of Happiness (1963). In the Hospital Train Zubkov played together with his son Sergey.

• The Cranes are Flying (Летят журавли, 1957) • A Home for Tanya (Отчий дом, 1959) • Over Tissa (Над Тиссой,1958) • 20,000 Leagues Across the Land (Vingt mille lieues sur la terre, 1960) • Yevdokiya (Евдокия, 1961) • Man Follows the Sun (Человек идёт за солнцем, 1961) • Ivan's Childhood (Иваново детство, 1962) • Seven Nannies (Семь нянек, 1962) • A Day of Happiness (День счастья, 1963) • At War as at War (На войне как на войне, 1969)

Valentin Zubkov is recorded as having received Honored Artist of the RSFSR and Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".