Biography
Boris Khmelnitsky was a popular Russian actor of film and theatre and a member of the legendary Taganka company under directorship of Yuriy Lyubimov.
He was born Boris Alekseevich Khmelnitsky on June 27, 1940, in Ussuriisk, a small town near Vladivostok in the Far East of the Soviet Union. His father, Aleksei Khmelnitsky, was a ranking officer in the Soviet Red Army who was manager of several Army clubs in the USSR. Young Khmelnitsky was brought up in a rather privileged environment; since childhood, he studied literature, arts, and music, and enjoyed a special atmosphere of his father's circle. He studied music at Lvov College of Music, graduating in 1961 as orchestral conductor, then studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical school in Moscow, graduating in 1966 as an actor. In 1966, he made his film debut in 'Kto vernetsa - dolyubit' by director Leonid Osyka. Khmelnitsky shot to popularity with roles in _Sofiya Perovskaya (1967)_ by director Lev Arnshtam, and in _Krasnaya palatka (1970)_. In the USSR, he was best known as Robin Hood in Strely Robin Guda (1975), and later reprized the role in The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (1983).
From 1964 to 1984 Khmelnitsky was a member of the troupe under directorship of Yuriy Lyubimov at the Taganka Theatre company in Moscow. There his stage partners were Vladimir Vysotskiy, Leonid Filatov, Venyamin Smekhov, Alla Demidova, Zinaida Slavina, Ivan Dykhovichnyy, Boris Galkin, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov, Valeriy Zolotukhin, Natalya Sayko, Nikolay Gubenko, Zhanna Bolotova, Nina Shatskaya, Leonid Yarmolnik, and other notable Russian actors. During the 60s and 70s, Khmelnitsky played leading roles in Taganka productions, such as 'Pugachev' and 'Master i Margarita', a stage adaptation of the eponymous book by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. He also wrote music for several Taganka productions.
Boris Khmelnitsky enjoyed recognition in the former Soviet Union, and was part of the intellectual milieu known as "the 60s generation." He was designated People's Actor of Russia (2000). He died of a chronic illness on February 16, 2008, and was laid to rest next to his parents in Kuntsevskoe cemetery in Moscow, Russia. He is survived by his ex-wife Marianna Vertinskaya and their daughter Darya Khmelnitskaya.
Filmography
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Movies 42
TV Shows 2
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba (2009)
One Love of My Soul (2007)
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga (2004)
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun (2004)
The Career of Arturo Ui (1996)
Jonathan of the Bears (1995)
The Hetman's Regalia (1993)
Ubiystvo v Sanshayn-Menor (1992)
The Caravan Of Death (1991)
The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard (1990)
Beybars (1989)
Sultan Beybars (1989)
Savraska (1989)
Comedy of Lysistrata (1989)
Etudes on Vrubel (1989)
Tragedy, Rock Style (1989)
Десять дней, которые потрясли мир (1987)
Come in, the Suffering! (1987)
Interception (1986)
In Search of Captain Grant (1985)
The Black Arrow (1985)
Жизнь и бессмертие Сергея Лазо (1985)
Комический любовник, или Любовные затеи сэра Джона Фальстафа (1984)
Человек меняет кожу (1982)
The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (1982)
The Black Triangle (1981)
At the Beginning of Glorious Days (1980)
A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)
Antarctic Tale (1980)
Savage Hunt of King Stakh (1979)
Hatred (1978)
Свидетельство о бедности (1978)
The Arrows of Robin Hood (1975)
Defying Everybody (1973)
Peterss (1973)
Sing a Song, Poet (1973)
And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning (1971)
Ordinary story (1970)
The Red Tent (1969)
Prince Igor (1969)
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968)
Sofiya Perovskaya (1968)
Love Awaits Those Who Return (1968)
Моцарт в Петербурге
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-06-27
Deathday2008-02-16 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceUssuriysk, Russia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsBoris Khmelnitskiy, Борис Хмельницкий, Boriss Hmeļņickis
AwardsMedal “Defender of a Free Russia”, People's Artist of the Russian Federation
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