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Lev Konstantinovich Durov (23 December 1931 – 20 August 2015) was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 200 films and numerous stage productions between 1955 and 2008. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.
Durov came from the illustrious Durov family whose members included memoirist Nadezhda Durova and animal trainer Anatoly Durov. His aunt's husband Prov Sadovsky Jr. ran the Maly Theatre in 1944–1947. Lev Durov married actress Irina Kirichenko (1931–2001) in 1954. Their daughter Ekaterina is also an actress.
Durov attended the Moscow Art Theatre School, where his teachers included Sergey Gerasimov and Sergey Blinnikov. He joined the troupe of Anatoly Efros in 1954 and was a mainstay of Efros's productions until 1984. For some 30 years, he worked at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre both as an actor and as a director. He was the theatre's principal director from 2003 to 2006.
Durov was also known for his voice acting, most notably as Sharik the Dog in Three from Prostokvashino and its sequels. He published three books of memoirs, in 1999 and 2008. Lev Durov died on 20 August 2015 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.
Selected filmography
Actor
Nine Days in One Year (Девять дней одного года, 1962) – KGB officer
I Step Through Moscow (Я шагаю по Москве, 1963) – police officer
Lebedev against Lebedev (Лебедев против Лебедева, 1965) – a passenger in the subway
I'm Going to Search (Иду искать, 1966) – Ivashov
All The King's Men (Вся королевская рать, 1971) – Sugar Boy
Stariki-razboyniki (Старики-разбойники, 1971) – driver
Bumbarash (Бумбараш, 1971) – miller
Big School-Break (Большая перемена, 1972) – police sergeant
A Man at His Place (Человек на своём месте, 1972) – Ivan Maksimovich
We rode the tram Ilf and Petrov (Ехали в трамвае Илья и Петров, 1972) – passerby / Gusev-Lebedev
Moscow-Cassiopeia (Москва-Кассиопея, 1973) – Academician Filatov
Seventeen Moments of Spring (Семнадцать мгновений весны, 1973) – agent Klaus
Ksenia, Fedor's Beloved Wife (Ксения, любимая жена Фёдора, 1974) – Sidorov
Teens in the Universe (Отроки во Вселенной, 1974) – Academician Filatov
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (Бриллианты для диктатуры пролетариата, 1975) — Pojamchi
Armed and Dangerous (Вооружён и очень опасен, 1977) – Lucky Charlie
Nose (Нос, 1977) – polizeimeister
The Scarlet Flower (Аленький цветочек, 1977) – merchant
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers (Д'Артаньян и три мушкетёра, 1978) – de Tréville
Adjacent-channel Rejection Ratio (Тут... недалеко, 1980) – Ryabyev
Farewell (Прощание, 1986) – Pinegin
Don't Be Afraid, I Am Here For You (Не бойся, я с тобой!, 1981) – San Sanych
Express on Fire (34-й скорый, 1982) — Multya
Lullabye for Brother (Колыбельная для брата, 1982) — Kirill's father
Red Bells (Красные колокола, 1982) — Schreuder
The Story of Voyages (Сказка странствий, 1983) – Gorgon the robber
The Fourth Year of War (Шёл четвёртый год войны, 1983) – Khomutov
Pippi Longstocking (Пеппи Длинныйчулок, 1984) — Stephensen
Success (Успех, 1984) — Platonov
How to Become Happy (Как стать счастливой, 1986) – old man-inventor
A Man from the Boulevard des Capuchines (Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, 1987) – coffin maker
The Mountains are Smoking (Горы дымят, 1989) – Akhilesku
Anarchy (Беспредел, 1989) – Markelov
Gardes-Marines III (Гардемарины III, 1992) – Cavalry general Denisov
Don't Play the Fool (Не валяй дурака..., 1997) — grandfather
Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger? (Не послать ли нам гонца, 1998) – Yakov
The Garden Was Full of Moon (Луной был полон сад, 2000) – Grigori Petrovich
Voice
Three from Prostokvashino (1978) – voice of Sharik the dog
The Fire-Fairy (1979) – the narrator / the grandfather
Dog in Boots (1981) – voice of Foxhound and Fisherman's dog
Notes
References
External links
Media related to Lev Durov at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Russian)
Lev Durov at IMDb
Lev Durov in a music-clip of Alexey Savchenko "Life is a Game" (2011) on YouTube
Интервью (аудио) на радио «Эхо Москвы» (in Russian)
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- Ya shagayu po Moskve
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- Pavel Durov
- Three from Prostokvashino
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- The Story of Voyages
- Anarchy (1989 film)
- The Scarlet Flower (1977 film)
- ...And Other Officials
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