Biography
Vsevolod Vasilyevich Sanayev (Все′волод Васи′льевич Сана′ев; 25 [12, o.s.] February 1912 in Tula, Russian Empire – 27 January 1996 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet film and stage actor popular in the 1960s–1970s. Sanayev, a Moscow Art Theatre (and later Mossovet Theatre) actor, was honored in 1969 with the People's Artist of the USSR title; among his other accolades are the Order of Lenin (1971) and the Order of the October Revolution (1981). Vsevolod Sanayev was born on 25 February 1912 in Tula. From 1926 to1930 he worked as a bayan technician at the Tula factory of musical instruments. After a short stint at a local theatre, in 1931 he was invited to join the Tula-based Gorky Theatre of Drama and Comedy and soon enrolled in the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. After the graduation in 1937 he joined the Moscow Art Theatre troupe. In 1938, he debuted on screen in the film Volga-Volga (where he had two minor roles), and in 1940 enjoyed his first success as Dobryakov in the film The Girl I Love. In 1943, Sanayev joined the Mossovet Theatre and in 1952 moved to the Moscow Art Theatre.The mass popularity came to Sanayev in the 1950s and 1960s; among his best known roles were Kantaurov in The Return of Vasily Bortnikov (1952), Dontsov in The First Echelon (1955), Kozlov in Five Days, Five Nights (1960), Siply (Husky) in An Optimistic Tragedy (1962); later Colonel Lukin in the war epic Liberation (1968), Professor Stepanov in Pechki-lavochki (1972), and Colonel Zorin (The Return of St. Luca, 1970; The Black Prince, 1973, and The Version of Colonel Zorin, 1978). A staunch communist, Sanayev for many years was the head of the Mosfilm Communist Party committee (partkom).Vsevolod Sanayev died on 27 January 1996 in Moscow. He is interred in Novodevichy Cemetery.
Filmography
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Movies 72
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Director 1
What a Mess! (1995)
Forgotten Tune for the Flute (1987)
Into the Mud (1987)
Апелляция (1987)
Dead Souls (1984)
Dead Souls (1984)
Secret of the Blackbirds (1983)
White Dew (1983)
Надежда и опора (1982)
Private Life (1982)
From Evening to Noon (1982)
От зимы до зимы (1981)
Teheran '43 (1981)
The Uninvited Friend (1981)
Profession: Film Actor (1980)
Close Afar (1979)
Colonel Zorin Version (1979)
My Love, My Sorrow (1978)
There, Beyond the Horizon (1976)
...И другие официальные лица (1976)
Верните Рекса (1975)
Here Is Our House (1974)
Black Prince (1973)
Eolomea (1972)
Happy-Go-Lucky (1972)
The Stolen Train (1971)
Нюркина жизнь (1971)
The Return Of The 'Saint Luke' (1970)
Liberation: The Break Through (1970)
Liberation: The Fire Bulge (1970)
The Kremlin Chimes (1970)
I Am His Bride (1969)
Главный свидетель (1969)
Strange People (1969)
Moscow is Behind Us (1967)
Your Son and Brother (1966)
Roll call (1966)
The Big Ore (1964)
The Green Flame (1964)
The First Day of Freedom (1964)
Встреча на переправе (1964)
An Optimistic Tragedy (1963)
It Happened at the Police Station (1963)
Adult Children (1961)
Five Days, Five Nights (1961)
В пути (1961)
Thrice Resurrected (1960)
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
On the roads of war (1959)
Also People (1959)
Страницы былого (1958)
Stories About Lenin (1957)
Polyushko, pole (1957)
Different Fortunes (1956)
The First Echelon (1955)
Iniquity (1953)
The Return of Vasili Bortnikov (1953)
Sarmiko (1952)
The Country Doctor (1952)
В степи (1951)
Zhukovsky (1950)
They Have a Motherland (1949)
Diamonds (1947)
In the Mountains of Yugoslavia (1946)
Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (1944)
Первопечатник Иван Федоров (1941)
Four Hearts (1941)
The Beloved (1940)
Youth of Commanders (1940)
A Girl with Character (1939)
Volga - Volga (1938)
If War Comes Tomorrow (1938)
Private Life of Petr Vinogradov (1935)
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GenderMale
Birthday1912-02-25
Deathday1996-01-27 (83 years old)
Birth NameВсеволод Васильевич Санаев
Birth PlaceTula, Russia
ChildrenElena Sanayeva
CitizenshipsRussian Empire, Soviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsВсеволод Санаев, Vsevolod Sanaev
AwardsPrize of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR, Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", People's Artist of the USSR, Order of Lenin, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
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