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Actor

Vasili Lanovoy

Acting

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Acting credits

76

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.6

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Movies: 66Series: 11Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 142512

IMDb ID: nm0487025

Known for: Acting

Born: January 16, 1934

Died: January 28, 2021

Age: 87

Place of birth: Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1954 - 2019

Years active: 66

Average TMDB rating: 6.87

Wikidata: Q2626298

Also known as

Vasily Lanovoy • Vasiliy Lanovoy • Василий Лановой • В. Лановой • Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy

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Biography

Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, however, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. In 2000s, Lanovoy appeared primarily in the roles of Soviet-era party bosses, such as Yuri Andropov in the 2005 TV film Brezhnev. In 2013, he played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Russian movie The Three Musketeers.

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