Portrait of Vasily Livanov — courtesy of the web-site kino-teatr.ru (accessed: July 16, 2019).
Vasily Livanov
, b. 1935
Vasily Livanov (Василий Ливанов) (born 1935) is a Russian actor, screen-writer, and animated film director. He is most famous for playing the role of Sherlock Holmes in the Soviet TV series Приключения Шерклока Холмса и доктора Ватсона (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, 1979–86).
Livanov was born in Moscow into a famous acting family. He studied at the Shchukin Theatrical School (1958), and at the Supreme School of Directing at Goskino USSR, Faculty of the Animation Film Direction (1966). He directed and wrote scripts for a few outstanding animations. For example, Бременские музыканты (The Bremen Town Musicians, 1969) produced after his script became a musical and an animation hit.
Livanov has been awarded many prizes and orders, including the Order of the British Empire of the second degree (2006) for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.
Sources:
Profile at animator.ru (accessed June 16, 2019)
Profile at imdb.com (accessed June 16, 2019)
Profile at kino-teatr.ru (accessed June 16, 2019)
Bio prepared by Hanna Paulouskaya, University of Warsaw, hannapa@al.uw.edu.pl
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