Pyotr Velyaminov
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Born |
Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov December 7, 1926 Moscow, RSFSR, USSR |
Died |
June 14, 2009 82) St. Petersburg, Russia | (aged
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]
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 February 5, 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 June 17, 2009 at Literatorskiye Jetty of Volkovo Cemetery in St. Petersburg.
Selected filmography
- Eternal Call (1973–1983) as Polycarp Matveevich Kruzhilin
- Commander of the Happy "Pike" as Alexei Strogov
- Sweet Woman (1977) as Nikolai Kushakov
- Pirates of the 20th Century (1979) as Ivan Ilych, Soviet Captain
References
- ↑ 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
- Pyotr Velyaminov on 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