Yevgeny Morgunov
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov (April 27, 1927 – June 25, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and script writer, Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978).[1]
Also recorded as Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov
Yevgeny Morgunov

Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев · Leo Medvedev’s Archive · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Name
- Yevgeny Morgunov
- Born
- 27 April 1927
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 25 June 1999
- Place of death
- Moscow Central Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Awards
- Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978)
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Honours
- Medal Veteran of Labour · Merited Artist of the RSFSR · Medal In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow · Medal For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
- Languages
- Russian
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov (April 27, 1927 – June 25, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and script writer, Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978).[1]
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Yevgeny Morgunov (1927–1999) was a Russian and Soviet actor, film actor and film director, among other activities. The actor was born and died in Moscow. Yevgeny Morgunov studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
Languages used include Russian. The actor received Honored Artist of the RSFSR and Merited Artist of the RSFSR.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 26 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Yevgeny Morgunov. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q1532068 · wikipedia · Yevgeny Morgunov
In this article
Biography
Biography
Yevgeny Morgunov studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. The recorded working language is Russian. Distinctions recorded are Medal "Veteran of Labour", Merited Artist of the RSFSR, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".
Могила артиста Евгения Моргунова на Кунцевском кладбище Москвы.
Сергей Семёнов (User:Stauffenberg)

Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and script writer Yevgeny Morgunov, 1980s
Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев · Leo Medvedev’s Archive
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Yevgeny Morgunov • Native Name — Евгений Моргунов • Born — 27 April 1927 • Birthplace — Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Died — 25 June 1999 • Place of death — Moscow Central Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia • Resting Place — Kuntsevo Cemetery • Occupation — * Actor • screenwriter • Years Active — 1943–1998 • Children — 2 • Awards — Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978)
Early life
Early life
He started out as a worker in a Moscow factory, but, "a little naive and obsessed with becoming an actor", he wrote a letter to Joseph Stalin about his dream. Morgunov reportedly received a reply from Stalin that said that a place was allocated for him in the acting class at the State Institute of Cinematography. Morgunov launched his film career while still a student.
Career
Career
Morgunov was one of Russia's leading comic actors.[2] "Plump and bald," Morgunov often "represented a traditional character of Soviet satire – Byvaly, or Experienced, a slightly dull, strong-built drunk whose attempts to commit petty crimes always failed." Although his acting career was not limited to comedies, he was best known for his work in a comic trio Coward, Fool, and Pro in a series of films by Leonid Gaidai, with Yuri Nikulin as Fool (Balbes), and Georgy Vitsin as Coward (Trus). Their best-known films together were Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures and Prisoner of the Caucasus, or Shurik's New Adventures. Morgunov's character named Experienced (Byvaly) was always the "tight-lipped and aggressive leader of the group". Reportedly, "the three symbolized exactly what Soviet men were not supposed to be: drunk, unemployed and inclined toward mischief." In one of the legendary scenes in Caucasian Kidnapping Experienced gives lessons on how to dance the twist: by putting out cigarette butts with his feet. However, after his triumphant role of "Byvaly", Morgunov was not much into filming. His best works included those in films Three Fat Men (1966), Ilf and Petrov Went by Tram (1972). There were also other, less noteworthy roles. Morgunov also tried his wings as a film director. As early as 1962, he directed the comedy When the Cossacks Weep under the patronage of the illustrious writer Michail Sholokhov. However, the film remained his only director's work. In 1993, Morgunov was featured in an American-Russian adventure film My Family Treasure (Сокровище моей семьи) directed by Rolfe Kanefsky and Edward Staroselsky alongside Dee Wallace. Morgunov's popularity was not far behind that of his partner Nikulin, a famous actor and clown of the Moscow Circus. Morgunov is buried at the Kuntsevo Cemetery.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Six P.M. (1944) • It Happened in the Donbass (1945) • The Young Guard (1948) • Brave People (1950) • Hostile Whirlwinds (1953) • Othello (1956) • Destiny of a Man (1959) • Resurrection (1960) • Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (1961) • Scarlet Sails (1961) • Moonshiners (1961) • When the Cossacks Weep (1963) • A Tale of Lost Times (1964) • Give me a complaints book (1965) • Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures (1965) • Three Fat Men (1966) • Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967) • Seven Old Men and a Girl (1968) • Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram (1972) • Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1973) • Northern Rhapsody (1974) • Circus in the Circus (1976) • The Pokrovsky Gate (1982) • Simply Awful! (1982) • Yeralash (1984) • Act, Manya! (1991)
Identity
Identity
Yevgeny Morgunov is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as having received Medal "Veteran of Labour", Merited Artist of the RSFSR and Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow". Recognition and collections. Morgunov received Medal "Veteran of Labour", Honored Artist of the RSFSR, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1927
Yevgeny Morgunov was born on 27 April 1927.
1999
Yevgeny Morgunov died on 25 June 1999.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.«Я человек скромный, несмотря на свою порядочность»
- 2.Soviet-Era Comic Screen Legend Dies. Valeria Korchagina. The Moscow Times. No. 1738. June 29, 1999.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
37,408 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Yevgeny LeonovPerson
- Yevgeny Leonov-GladyshevPerson
- Yevgeny MatveyevPerson
- Yevgeny MironovPerson
- Yevgeny PetrosyanPerson
- Yevgeny StychkinPerson
- Yevgeny TkachukPerson
- Yevgeny TsyganovPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Yevgeny Morgunov?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.