Biography
Sergey Aleksandrovich Martinson (Russian: Сергей Александрович Мартинсон; 6 February [O.S. 25 January] 1899 – 2 September 1984) was a Soviet and Russian stage, film and voice actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1964).He was born in Saint Petersburg in the family of Swedish and Russian descent. His parents adored theater and took their son to many performances. As a schoolboy, Sergey played in a theatrical studio.
After one year of education in the Technological institute, he decided to become a professional actor. At the entrance exams he read Boris Godunov's monologue from Pushkin's play. The exam board roared with laughter, but refused to accept him. He later joined the theatrical institute from a second attempt.Martinson worked in several theaters. In 1924–1941 he played in the Theatre of the Revolution. In 1925–1926, 1929–1933, 1937–1938 he was the leading actor of Vsevolod Meyerhold's theatre. He was cast by Meyerhold in the plays The Government Inspector, Mandate and others. From 1933 to 1936 he worked in the music hall.He married his first wife, Yekaterina Ilyinichna Ilyina (born: 1900, St Petersburg, Russia, died: 1985, New York, USA), an actress, in 1927, whom he met during his acting studies; their daughter, Anna, later a successful artist and costume designer, was born in 1928 (died New York, 2012), she married the Russian conductor and violist Rudolf Barshai (1924–2010). Although they had never officially divorced, he married his second wife, dancer Lola Dobrokhotova, who was later exiled by the government for alleged connections to "foreign elements" and died in exile; they had a son, Aleksandr (1939–2003). His third wife, Luisa (born: Ukraine, 1929, died: 2018, USA) was a woman 30 years junior to Martinson. They had a daughter, Natasha (born 1956) and divorced several years later.
Filmography
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Movies 100
Voice 7
TV Shows 4
Narrator 1
Memories of Sherlock Holmes (2000)
And Life, and Tears and Love (1984)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 2 (1981)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 1 (1981)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980)
About a Puppy (1979)
The New Adventures of Captain Vrungel (1978)
Armed and Very Dangerous (1978)
Yaroslavna, Queen of France (1978)
Про дракона на балконе, про ребят и самокат (1976)
Бенефис Ларисы Голубкиной (1975)
В стране ловушек (1975)
Big Attraction (1974)
Толик и Тобик (1974)
Города и годы (1974)
Бенефис Сергея Мартинсона (1974)
Летние сны (1973)
The Adventures of Mowgli (1973)
Жук-кривая горка (1973)
Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
Утёнок, который не умел играть в футбол (1972)
Любовь к трём апельсинам (1971)
How the Donkey Sought Happiness (1971)
Adventures of Mowgli: Return to Mankind (1971)
In the Kingdom of Far Far Away (1970)
Время счастливых находок (1970)
Adventures of Mowgli: The Fight (1970)
The Beauty (1969)
13 orders (1969)
Adventures of Mowgli: Akela's Last Hunt (1969)
Улыбнись соседу (1968)
Калиф-аист (1968)
Adventures of Mowgli: The Kidnapping (1968)
Half A Hour For Miracles (1968)
Uncle's Dream (1967)
Adventures of Mowgli (1967)
Adventures of Mowgli: Raksha (1967)
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966)
The Sleeping Lion (1965)
The Tale of Malchish-Kibalchish (1965)
You Can't See What You Have Seen (1965)
Thirty-three (1965)
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep (1964)
Moscow – Genova (1964)
Thumbelina (1964)
The Bicycle Tamers (1964)
A Tale of Lost Times (1964)
Daughter of the Sun (1963)
The Wild Swans (1962)
Funny Stories (1962)
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1961)
Valuable Kopeck (1961)
Wind of Freedom (1961)
Scarlet Sails (1961)
Cipollino (1961)
The Key (1961)
Спасите наши души (1960)
It Was I Who Drew the Little Man (1960)
Proizvedenie iskusstva (1960)
Black Sea Girl (1959)
В нашем городе (1959)
The Boy from Napoli (1958)
The Idiot (1958)
The Secret of the Far Away Island (1958)
Petia and Little Red Riding Hood (1958)
The Cat's House (1958)
The Snow Queen (1957)
The Sword and the Dragon (1956)
Crazy Day (1956)
Little Shego (1956)
A Million in the Sach (1956)
Million v meshke (1956)
The Enchanted Boy (1955)
A Goat-Musician (1954)
Attack from the Sea (1953)
The Painted Fox (1953)
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (1953)
Przhevalsky (1951)
The Unforgettable Year 1919 (1951)
The Second Caravan (1950)
Polcan and Shavka (1948)
The Third Blow (1948)
Champion (1948)
The Elephant and the Ant (1948)
Secret Agent (1947)
The Lost Letter (1945)
Silva (1944)
Wedding (1944)
We from the Urals (1943)
The New Adventures of Schweik (1943)
Lermontov (1943)
Young Partisans (1943)
The Magic Seed (1942)
Швейк готовится к бою (1942)
Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #6 (1941)
Anton Ivanovich Gets Angry (1941)
Wind from East (1940)
The Golden Key (1939)
Друзья из табора (1938)
Marionettes (1934)
Diary of a Revolutionist (1932)
The Overcoat (1926)
The Adventures of Oktyabrina (1924)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1899-02-06
Deathday1984-09-02 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceSaint Petersburg, Russia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union
Also Known AsСергей Александрович Мартинсон, Сергей Янович Мартинсон, Sergey Martinson
AwardsPeople's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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