Pyotr Velyaminov
Pyotr Velyaminov | |
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Born | Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov 7 December 1926 |
Died | 14 June 2009 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1955—2009 |
Spouse(s) | Lyudmila Nyuhalova (divorce) Galina Grishina (divorce) Tatiana Tanakova |
Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov (Russian: Пётр Серге́евич Вельями́нов; 1926–2009) was a Soviet Russian film and theater actor who was awarded the title People's Artist of the RSFSR. Commander of Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd class.[1]
Life[edit]
His father, Sergey Petrovich Velyaminov (1898-1976), was from a hereditary military and ancient noble family, known from the 11th century. His mother was Tatiana Ermilovna (1893–1972).[2]
Pyotr Velyaminov was arrested at the age of sixteen in 1943 charged with anti-communist activities and sentenced to a Gulag camp. He spent nine years at prison. Here he joined an amateur theatrical group. After his release in 1953 he began performing in the Abakan Drama Theatre.[3]
He received the award People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985 and also People's Artist of the Chuvash Republic.
He had three children, including a son Sergei Velyaminov (born 5 February 1964) who became an actor like his father. He was married to the daughter of popular Soviet actor Georgy Burkov.
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He was buried on 17 June 2009 at Literatorskiye Jetty of Volkovo Cemetery in St. Petersburg.
Selected filmography[edit]
- Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' (1972) as Aleksei Strogov
- Eternal Call (1973–1983) as Polycarp Kruzhilin
- Sweet Woman (1977) as Nikolai Kushakov
- Pirates of the 20th Century (1979) as Ivan Ilych, Soviet Captain
- Night Accident (1980) as Mitin
- Bandit Petersburg (2000) as Yegor
References[edit]
- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 6 февраля 2007 года № 142 О награждении орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» III степени Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Всероссийское генеалогическое древо Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harris M. Lentz III (2010). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 541. ISBN 9780786441747.
External links[edit]
- Pyotr Velyaminov at IMDb
- Pyotr Velyaminov bio at Lifeactor.ru (in Russian)
- Velyaminov Novikov Online Actors of Soviet and Russian cinema
- Our cinema - Pyotr Velyaminov
- Pyotr Velyamnov to RIA Novosti
- Pyotr Velyaminov on zwezda.ru
- 1926 births
- 2009 deaths
- Russian male film actors
- Russian male stage actors
- Soviet male film actors
- Soviet male stage actors
- People's Artists of the RSFSR
- Male actors from Moscow
- 20th-century Russian male actors
- 21st-century Russian male actors
- Gulag detainees
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Recipients of the USSR State Prize
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Russian actor stubs