Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy Vitsin

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1917-04-18
Deathday: 2001-10-22 (84 years old)

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Biography

Georgy Mikhailovich Vitsin (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Вицин; 18 April 1917 – 22 October 2001) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Vitsin was born in Terijoki, former Finland, now Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg in 1917 (Soviet documents list him as having been born in Petrograd — now Saint Petersburg). He enjoyed a long acting career and continued performing until close to the end of his life. Apart from playing with Yuri Nikulin and Yevgeny Morgunov, he appeared in dozens of films that earned him the adoration of millions.Modest and sympathetic characters played by Vitsin evoked kindly feelings of viewers. At the same time the actor played in detective, historical and lyrical feature films.His first film roles date to the 1940s. He gained nationwide popularity in the former Soviet Union with the emergence of a series of 1960s comedies by director Leonid Gaidai. He played the role of the Coward among a trio of colorful, scheming characters in such Gaidai movies as Bootleggers (1962), Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures (1965), and Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967). The last two subsequently beat the Soviet all-time record of ticket sales. The trio of actors, including the late Yuri Nikulin and Yevgeny Morgunov, was "the most popular ensemble in the history of the national cinema." In 1990, he was awarded the top artistic title of the Soviet era, that of People's Artist of the USSR.In spite of the plenty of his characters Vitsin's talent deserved something greater and he never played the major role of his life. “Vitsin is awfully gifted and both of us together are not worth his finger”, his partners Nikulin and Morgunov said about him.According to film director Nikita Mikhalkov, Vitsin "was one of those rare people and actors whom upon meeting, you immediately feel as if they must know just as much about you as you know about them." According to Mikhalkov, Vitsin was also rare in that his popularity did not affect his personality. He was modest to the point that even in the years leading up to his death, when his financial circumstances were abysmal, he never asked for help. Russian media reported that Vitsin had declined into alcoholism and vagrancy but these reports were false.During the last seven years of his life Georgy Vitsin did not act in films and appeared only in comic concerts of the Theatre of Film Actor.

He died on 22 October 2001 at 4:30 p.m. He was buried at Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow.A monument to Georgy Vitsin was established in Zelenogorsk in 2008 marking the town's 460th jubilee and the 90th anniversary since the actor's birthday.

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Filmography

all 185

Movies 180

Voice 17

TV Shows 5

Narrator 2

Director 1

Khagi-tragger

Khagi-tragger (1994)

Movie
Fornari
A Few Love Stories

A Few Love Stories (1994)

Movie
Maj. Vasily Griboyedov
Brave guys

Brave guys (1993)

Movie
Nil Palych
The Actors

The Actors (1992)

Movie
Actor
Shot in the Coffin

Shot in the Coffin (1992)

Movie
Простой мужик

Простой мужик (1992)

Movie
The Little Signor (voice)
The Adventures of the Magic Globe or Witch's Tricks

The Adventures of the Magic Globe or Witch's Tricks (1991)

Movie
Narrator
Николай Угодник и охотники

Николай Угодник и охотники (1991)

Movie
Сладкая репа

Сладкая репа (1990)

Movie
Kuz'ka
Return of Brownie

Return of Brownie (1987)

Movie
(voice)
The Snowmen

The Snowmen (1986)

Movie
Kuzka
Tale for Natasha

Tale for Natasha (1986)

Movie
Aleksandr Chokolov
Dangerous for Your Life!

Dangerous for Your Life! (1985)

Movie
Соперницы

Соперницы (1985)

Movie
Kuz'ka
Adventures of Brownie

Adventures of Brownie (1985)

Movie
One Day of Mosfilm

One Day of Mosfilm (1985)

Movie
Кот (голос)
Elephant Went to Study

Elephant Went to Study (1984)

Movie
Lord Chancellor
I Want the Moon

I Want the Moon (1984)

Movie
Kuzya
A House for Kuzka

A House for Kuzka (1984)

Movie
(voice)
Не хочу и не буду

Не хочу и не буду (1984)

Movie
Бюро находок (Фильм 4)

Бюро находок (Фильм 4) (1984)

Movie
Actor
KOAPP

KOAPP (1984)

TV
Кузя
Little Brownie Kuzya

Little Brownie Kuzya (1984)

TV
Ice cream seller
Investigation Held by Kolobkis. Theft of the century

Investigation Held by Kolobkis. Theft of the century (1983)

Movie
Бюро находок (Фильм 3)

Бюро находок (Фильм 3) (1983)

Movie
Ice Cream Man
Следствие ведут Колобки

Следствие ведут Колобки (1983)

TV
The Rooster / The Bull-Calf
Sladkiy rodnik

Sladkiy rodnik (1982)

Movie
King (voice)
Maria, Mirabella

Maria, Mirabella (1982)

Movie
Бюро находок (Фильм 2)

Бюро находок (Фильм 2) (1982)

Movie
Бюро находок (Фильм 1)

Бюро находок (Фильм 1) (1982)

Movie
Stepanych
Бюро находок

Бюро находок (1982)

TV
гном
День рождения

День рождения (1982)

Movie
Fondi-Mondi
Hands Up!

Hands Up! (1981)

Movie
The Bullfinch
The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale (1981)

Movie
Turs
A Comedy of Days Gone By

A Comedy of Days Gone By (1980)

Movie
Tahvo Kenonen
For the Matches

For the Matches (1980)

Movie
Hare
How the Fox Chased the Hare

How the Fox Chased the Hare (1979)

Movie
Сами виноваты

Сами виноваты (1979)

Movie
The Duckling-Hooligan
Как утёнок-музыкант стал футболистом

Как утёнок-музыкант стал футболистом (1978)

Movie
(voice)
Робинзон Кузя

Робинзон Кузя (1978)

Movie
Hare-Daddy
Father Frost and the Grey Wolf

Father Frost and the Grey Wolf (1978)

Movie
Actor
The Smallest Gnome

The Smallest Gnome (1977)

Movie
The Sparrow
Rabbit and Fly

Rabbit and Fly (1977)

Movie
Безенчук
The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs (1977)

TV
6
Эти невероятные музыканты, или Новые сновидения Шурика

Эти невероятные музыканты, или Новые сновидения Шурика (1977)

Movie
Dedushka Mashi / Velikiy Sadovnik
While the Clocks Are Ticking

While the Clocks Are Ticking (1976)

Movie
Krivello / Jack of Spades
A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears

A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears (1976)

Movie
Sugar
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird (1976)

Movie
Prince Cookimor
Shepherd Yanka

Shepherd Yanka (1976)

Movie
Crivello
Весёлое сновидение, или Смех сквозь слёзы

Весёлое сновидение, или Смех сквозь слёзы (1976)

Movie
Actor
Все непонятливые

Все непонятливые (1976)

Movie
Agafon
Finest, the Brave Falcon

Finest, the Brave Falcon (1975)

Movie
Man
Step Forward

Step Forward (1975)

Movie
Ау-у!

Ау-у! (1975)

Movie
Spalnik
The Humpbacked Horse

The Humpbacked Horse (1975)

Movie
Katerina's Father
It Can't Be!

It Can't Be! (1975)

Movie
Vials

Vials (1975)

Movie
Galkin
Big Attraction

Big Attraction (1974)

Movie
король Каторз Девятый
Царевич Проша

Царевич Проша (1974)

Movie
Северная рапсодия

Северная рапсодия (1974)

Movie
музыкант на Банджо и Гитаре
Car, Violin and Blot the Dog

Car, Violin and Blot the Dog (1974)

Movie
Mr. McIntosh
The Dear Boy

The Dear Boy (1974)

Movie
Yakov Nikolskiy / Mama Niny Dmitriyevny
Have you ever loved?

Have you ever loved? (1974)

Movie
Hare
The Bag Of Apples

The Bag Of Apples (1974)

Movie
Vetch
Cipollino

Cipollino (1973)

Movie
Ignatiy
The Sannikov Land

The Sannikov Land (1973)

Movie
Aleksey Ivanovich Tyutyurin
Incorrigible Liar

Incorrigible Liar (1973)

Movie
The Tobacco Captain

The Tobacco Captain (1972)

Movie
Khmyr (Gavrila Sheremetyev)
Gentlemen of Fortune

Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)

Movie
10
Yegor
Deadly Enemy

Deadly Enemy (1971)

Movie
Doctor
Ten

Ten (1971)

Movie
Царь Берендей
Spring Tale

Spring Tale (1971)

Movie
монтёр Мечников
12 Chairs

12 Chairs (1971)

Movie
Stepanov - starshina militsii
How We Were Searching for Tishka

How We Were Searching for Tishka (1971)

Movie
Tebenjkov
The Guardian

The Guardian (1970)

Movie
A Step from the Roof

A Step from the Roof (1970)

Movie
Cameo
New Year's Abduction

New Year's Abduction (1970)

Movie
Yesterday, Today and Always

Yesterday, Today and Always (1970)

Movie
The Postman
Absent-Minded Giovanni

Absent-Minded Giovanni (1969)

Movie
Vodyanoy
In the Thirteenth Hour of the Night

In the Thirteenth Hour of the Night (1969)

Movie
The horse
The Baby-Goat, Who Counted up to Ten

The Baby-Goat, Who Counted up to Ten (1968)

Movie
'Coward'
Seven Old Men and One Girl

Seven Old Men and One Girl (1968)

Movie
Good Wizard
A Very Old Story

A Very Old Story (1968)

Movie
Начальник милиции
Save the Drowning Man

Save the Drowning Man (1968)

Movie
The Hare
Хочу бодаться!

Хочу бодаться! (1968)

Movie
Actor
Film, Film, Film

Film, Film, Film (1968)

Movie
Mushroom
How to Become a Grown-Up

How to Become a Grown-Up (1967)

Movie
Baboon
Elephant

Elephant (1967)

Movie
Director of the Museum
Red, Blue, Green

Red, Blue, Green (1967)

Movie
The One-Eared Wolf (voice)
One, Two, Altogether!

One, Two, Altogether! (1967)

Movie
Заяц
Сказки для больших и маленьких

Сказки для больших и маленьких (1967)

Movie
Coward'
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)

Movie
Actor
Train From Romashkovo

Train From Romashkovo (1967)

Movie
The Sage
The Tale of the Golden Rooster

The Tale of the Golden Rooster (1967)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Удивительная история, похожая на сказку

Удивительная история, похожая на сказку (1966)

Movie
The Wolf / The Giraffe / The Crocodile
About the Hippopotamus Who Was Afraid of Inoculations

About the Hippopotamus Who Was Afraid of Inoculations (1966)

Movie
Aleksandr Terentyevich
Road to the Sea

Road to the Sea (1966)

Movie
Uncle
Who Invented the Wheel?

Who Invented the Wheel? (1966)

Movie
It Also Happens

It Also Happens (1966)

Movie
Narrator
Go There, Don't Know Where

Go There, Don't Know Where (1966)

Movie
Новогодний календарь

Новогодний календарь (1966)

Movie
Old Mangust
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1965)

Movie
2
Голубой огонек - в первый час

Голубой огонек - в первый час (1965)

Movie
voice (Kartinbai)
The First Teacher

The First Teacher (1965)

Movie
'Coward'
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)

Movie
1
Mr. Pencil [Karandash] (voice)
Where have I seen him?

Where have I seen him? (1965)

Movie
Actor
The Adventures of Full Stop and Comma

The Adventures of Full Stop and Comma (1965)

Movie
Balzaminov
The Marriage of Balzaminov

The Marriage of Balzaminov (1964)

Movie
помощник режиссера Федор Михайлович
Little Hare

Little Hare (1964)

Movie
(voice)
Thumbelina

Thumbelina (1964)

Movie
'Coward'
Give Me a Complaints Book

Give Me a Complaints Book (1964)

Movie
Minister (voice)
The Brave Tailor

The Brave Tailor (1964)

Movie
Pud Salazkin
Spring Chores

Spring Chores (1964)

Movie
Andrei
A Tale of Lost Times

A Tale of Lost Times (1964)

Movie
What is the Theory of Relativity?

What is the Theory of Relativity? (1964)

Movie
The Drinker
The First Trolleybus

The First Trolleybus (1963)

Movie
Freelance Hangman
Cain the XVIII-th

Cain the XVIII-th (1963)

Movie
(voice)
Three Fat Men

Three Fat Men (1963)

Movie
Avantyurist Sam (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Businessmen

Businessmen (1963)

Movie
1
Kak rozhdayutsya tosty

Kak rozhdayutsya tosty (1963)

Movie
Short Stories

Short Stories (1963)

Movie
Великанкин
The Road to Berth

The Road to Berth (1962)

Movie
Молчат только статуи

Молчат только статуи (1962)

Movie
Kuzma (as H. Vitsin)
Артист из Кохановки

Артист из Кохановки (1962)

Movie
«Trus»
Bootleggers

Bootleggers (1962)

Movie
8
Actor
Dve skazki

Dve skazki (1962)

Movie
Actor
Valuable Kopeck

Valuable Kopeck (1961)

Movie
Coward (segment 'Pyos Barbos i neobychainy kross')
Sovershenno seryozno

Sovershenno seryozno (1961)

Movie
«Trus»
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (1961)

Movie
geometry teacher
The End of Old Beryozovka

The End of Old Beryozovka (1961)

Movie
Nikolay Zakharov - father
The Key

The Key (1961)

Movie
cactus (voice)
Cipollino

Cipollino (1961)

Movie
The Sparrow
A Sober Sparrow

A Sober Sparrow (1960)

Movie
The Hare
The Thirteenth Flight

The Thirteenth Flight (1960)

Movie
кондитер / поэт, желавший славы
It Was I Who Drew the Little Man

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man (1960)

Movie
The Cockerel
Different Wheels

Different Wheels (1960)

Movie
Degtyaryov
Mest

Mest (1960)

Movie
Giuseppe
The Adventures of Buratino

The Adventures of Buratino (1959)

Movie
4.5
Репин
Василий Суриков

Василий Суриков (1959)

Movie
Ситников
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons (1959)

Movie
I Was a Sputnik of the Sun

I Was a Sputnik of the Sun (1959)

Movie
The Pencil / The Parsley
At Exactly Three Fifteen ...

At Exactly Three Fifteen ... (1959)

Movie
Trukha / Magpie
Beloved Beauty

Beloved Beauty (1959)

Movie
The Bubble
Three Woodcutters

Three Woodcutters (1959)

Movie
Николай Васильевич Гоголь
How Ivan Ivanovich fell out with Ivan Nikiforovich

How Ivan Ivanovich fell out with Ivan Nikiforovich (1959)

Movie
Barber
Коловращение жизни

Коловращение жизни (1958)

Movie
Actor
The Boy from Napoli

The Boy from Napoli (1958)

Movie
Fikusov Pyotr Petrovich
A Groom from the Right Society

A Groom from the Right Society (1958)

Movie
Buyer
A Girl with Guitar

A Girl with Guitar (1958)

Movie
Billy-Goat (voice)
The Cat's House

The Cat's House (1958)

Movie
Enrico, a clown
The Wrestler and the Clown

The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)

Movie
Rooster
Chudesnitsa

Chudesnitsa (1957)

Movie
Actor
Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time (1957)

Movie
Sanson Carrasco
Don Quixote

Don Quixote (1957)

Movie
New Attraction

New Attraction (1957)

Movie
The Tale of the Snow Maiden

The Tale of the Snow Maiden (1957)

Movie
grandee / guard (not indicated in the credits) / вельможа / стражник (в титрах не указан)
Wishes Fulfillment

Wishes Fulfillment (1957)

Movie
The Drake
Verlioka

Verlioka (1957)

Movie
Poet

Poet (1957)

Movie
The Ant
The Little Ship

The Little Ship (1956)

Movie
Starling / Uncle Egor
Adventures of Murzilka

Adventures of Murzilka (1956)

Movie
Konstankin Kanareykin
She Loves You

She Loves You (1956)

Movie
The Gobbler / The Goose / The Cat
The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling (1956)

Movie
Pitu
Murder on Dante Street

Murder on Dante Street (1956)

Movie
Carthey
The Mexican

The Mexican (1956)

Movie
The Parrot
Little Shego

Little Shego (1956)

Movie
Ajar-bai
The Stork

The Stork (1956)

Movie
Raven (voice)
The Twelve Months

The Twelve Months (1956)

Movie
Musii, an old man
Maksim Perepelitsa

Maksim Perepelitsa (1955)

Movie
The Goose
What Kind of Bird Is This?

What Kind of Bird Is This? (1955)

Movie
Kloantsa (voice)
A Hazel Tree Twig

A Hazel Tree Twig (1955)

Movie
The Brave Hare
A Brave Hare

A Brave Hare (1955)

Movie
The Snowman
The Snow Postman

The Snow Postman (1955)

Movie
Rozenblom (voice)
The Enchanted Boy

The Enchanted Boy (1955)

Movie
2.67
Vasya Vesnushkin
The Boys from Leningrad

The Boys from Leningrad (1954)

Movie
Podkovkin
The Orange Neck

The Orange Neck (1954)

Movie
Actor
A Goat-Musician

A Goat-Musician (1954)

Movie
Actor
Magic Store

Magic Store (1953)

Movie
Gogol
Belinsky

Belinsky (1953)

Movie
Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka

Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka (1953)

Movie
7.4
Nikolai V. Gogol
Man of Music

Man of Music (1952)

Movie
Chik
The High Hill

The High Hill (1951)

Movie
Spalnik (voice)
The Hunchedback Horse

The Hunchedback Horse (1947)

Movie
Doctor Aybolit
A Peacock's Tail

A Peacock's Tail (1946)

Movie
Railwayman (uncredited)
Hello, Moscow!

Hello, Moscow! (1945)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1917-04-18

Deathday
2001-10-22 (84 years old)

Birth Name
Георгий Михайлович Вицын

Birth Place
Zelenogorsk, Russia

Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy

Citizenships
Soviet Union, Russia

Also Known As
Георгий Вицин, Georgi Mikhailovich Vitsin, G. Vitsin, G. Vitsiner, Georgi Vitzin, Georgi Wizin , Георгий Михайлович Вицын

Awards
People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"


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