Biography
Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdulov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Гаври́лович Абду́лов; 29 May 1953 – 3 January 2008) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor, film director, screenwriter and television presenter. He was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1991. Aleksandr Abdulov went to school from 1960 to 1970, and upon graduation wanted to become a sportsman. However, Abdulov's father encouraged his son to act, and Aleksandr Abdulov starred in About Vitya, about Masha and the Sea Force, 1974. In 1975 he graduated from GITIS and was hired by Lenkom Theater director Mark Zakharov.
Aleksandr Abdulov appeared in several films in the 1970s. In 1977 he was in the TV version The Twelve Chairs, directed by Mark Zakharov. In 1978 he became a celebrity after his role in An Ordinary Miracle. In 1979 Abdulov appeared in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed with Vladimir Vysotskiy. That year he also had roles in Do not part with the Loved Ones and The Very Same Munchhausen.
During the early 1980s, he was considered a sex symbol. In 1982 he performed in Look for a Woman, Magicians and The Woman in White. In 1982, he was given a role in The House That Swift Built (a film about Jonathan Swift) as Dr. Simpson. In 1984 Abdulov was in The Formula of Love and, the following year, In Search for Captain Grant. He also performed in The Most Charming and Attractive and Naval Cadets, Charge!.
Aleksandr Abdulov then went on to play in Desyat Negrityat (based on Agatha Christie's mystery novel Ten Little Indians) in 1987 and To Kill a Dragon in 1988. The next year he had a role in Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love.
Abdulov was in Genius, The House under the Starry Sky (both made in 1991) and "Gold" (1992). During the 1990s he mostly worked in the Lenkom Theatre. In 2000 he performed in Still Waters and The Christmas Miracle with Chulpan Khamatova. In 2002 he appeared in the TV series Next (the title is the actual English word), where he played a Russian oligarch. He reprised the role in the sequel "Next 2" (2003). The following year he was in About Love.
In 2005, Abdulov had roles in the TV series Anna Karenina and The Master and Margarita. In 2006 he directed the play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Lenkom and played the lead character of Randall P. McMurphy (played by Jack Nicholson in the American film). He also had an appearance in the film Attack on Leningrad.
Filmography
all 104
Movies 87
TV Shows 17
self 1
Writer 1
Producer 1
Alexander Abdulov. Life Without Looking Back (2021)
The Justice of Wolves (2010)
Leningrad (2009)
Loser (2007)
The Actress (2007)
Из пламя и света (2006)
Adjutants of Love (2005)
About Love (2004)
Next 3 (2003)
Next 2 (2002)
Жёлтый карлик (2002)
Next (2001)
Still Waters (2000)
Woman's Own (1999)
Nastya (1994)
Поминальная молитва (1993)
Prison Romance (1993)
Gold (1992)
A waiter with a tray of gold (1992)
The Siege of Venice (1991)
Sons of Bitches (1991)
Genius (1991)
House Under the Starry Skies (1991)
Humiliated and Insulted (1990)
Anekdoty (1990)
Hamlet (1989)
To Kill a Dragon (1988)
Naval Cadets, Charge! (1988)
Dictatorship of Conscience (1988)
Ten Little Indians (1988)
Naval Cadets, Charge! (1988)
The Spy (1987)
Guard Me, My Talisman (1986)
The Most Charming and Attractive (1985)
In Search of Captain Grant (1985)
Two hussars (1984)
The Kiss (1983)
Recipe of Her Youth (1983)
Juno and Avos (1983)
Magicians (1982)
Premonition Of Love (1982)
Look for a Woman (1982)
The House That Swift Built (1982)
This Fantastic World 7 (1982)
Facts of the Past Day (1981)
Carnival (1981)
The Woman in White (1981)
Don't Leave Your Lovers (1980)
The Sicilian Defence (1980)
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
Two People in a New House (1979)
Всё решает мгновение (1979)
Побег из тюрьмы (1978)
The Captain's Daughter (1978)
Golden River (1977)
The Twelve Chairs (1977)
72 Degrees Below Zero (1976)
The Lost Expedition (1975)
Вера и Фёдор (1974)
About Vitya, Masha, and Marines (1973)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1953-05-29
Deathday2008-01-03 (54 years old)
Birth NameAleksandr Gavrilovich Abdulov
Birth PlaceTobolsk, RSFSR, USSR
RelationshipsIrina Alfyorova (1976-01-01 - 1993-01-01)
ChildrenKseniya Alfyorova
FatherGavriil Abdulov
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsAlexander Abdulov, Александр Абдулов
AwardsRussian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class, The Crystal Turandot, Order of Honour, Master of Sport of the USSR, Golden Eagle Awards, Nika Award, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
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