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| caption = Postage stamp devoted to Leonov (2001)
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| birth_name = Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov
| native_name = Евгений Леонов
| birth_name = Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1926|09|02}}
| birth_place = Moscow, [[USSR]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1926|09|02}}
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|RSFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1994|01|29|1926|09|02}}
| death_place = Moscow, Russia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1994|01|29|1926|09|02}}
|resting_place = [[Novodevichy Cemetery]], [[Moscow]]
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| yearsactive = 1947–1993
| alma_mater = [[Moscow Art Theatre School]]
| spouse = Vanda Stoilova
| occupation = Actor
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| yearsactive = 1947–1994
| alma_mater = [[Moscow Art Theatre]]
| title = [[People's Artist of the USSR]] (1978)
| children = Andrey Leonov (1959)
| spouse = Vanda Stoilova
| parents = Pavel Vasilyevich Leonov<br>Anna Ilyinichna Leonova
| children = Andrei Leonov
| parents = Pavel Vasilyevich Leonov<br>Anna Ilyinichna Leonova
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'''Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov''' ({{lang-ru|link=no|Евгений Павлович Леонов}}; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a famous [[Russia]]n/[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] actor who played main parts in several of the most famous [[Cinema of the Soviet Union|Soviet films]], such as [[Gentlemen of Fortune]], [[Mimino]] and [[Striped Trip]]. Called "one of Russia's best-loved actors",<ref name="Death">''Death: Yevgeny Leonov.'' '''[[The Guardian]]''' (London). 23 February 1994.</ref> he also provided the voice for many Soviet cartoon characters, including ''Vinny Pukh'' (''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]'').
'''Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov''' ({{langx|ru|link=no|Евгений Павлович Леонов}}; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n actor who played main parts in several of the most famous [[Cinema of the Soviet Union|Soviet films]], such as ''[[Gentlemen of Fortune]]'', ''[[Mimino]]'' and ''[[Striped Trip]]''. Called "one of Russia's best-loved actors",<ref name="Death">''Death: Yevgeny Leonov.'' '''[[The Guardian]]''' (London). 23 February 1994.</ref> he also provided the voice for many Soviet cartoon characters, including ''Vinny Pukh'' (''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]'').<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema|author=Peter Rollberg|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2009|place=US|isbn=978-0-8108-6072-8|pages=403–405}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
While growing up in a typical Moscow family, he dreamed of becoming a war-plane [[aviator|pilot]], which was a very common desire of many boys of the World War II period. This is also often attributed to the fact that his father worked in an airplane factory. During the [[Great Patriotic War]] he and his whole family worked in a weapon manufacturing/aviation factory.<ref name="Russia"/> After the war, he joined the [[Moscow Art Theatre]] school, where he studied under [[Mikhail Yanshin]].
While growing up in a typical Moscow family, he dreamed of becoming a war-plane [[aviator|pilot]], which was a very common desire of many boys of the World War II period. This is also often attributed to the fact that his father worked in an airplane factory. During the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Great Patriotic War]] he and his whole family worked in a weapon manufacturing/aviation factory.<ref name="Russia"/> After the war, he joined the [[Moscow Art Theatre School]], where he studied under [[Mikhail Yanshin]].


==Career==
==Career==
In his first film, Leonov was cast as an extra and did not receive any recognition. He later became a [[Georgi Daneliya]] regular, appearing in all of his features, including ''[[Dzhentlmeny udachi|Gentlemen of Fortune]]'', ''[[Autumn Marathon]]'', [[Mimino]], [[Afonya]] and ''[[Kin-dza-dza!]]''. According to the [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=41893&mod=bio Allmovie], "his short, round stature, expressive eyes, broad and open face, slow movements, and slightly slurred speech made him ideal for the comic roles in which he specialized". But he also attracted critical notice for his tragic parts and the invariable naturalness of his acting. Many notable actors were said to avoid appearing in the same films with Leonov, for his natural manner of acting made them seem strained.
In his first film, Leonov was cast as an extra and did not receive any recognition. He later became [[Georgiy Daneliya]]'s regular, appearing in all of his features, including ''[[Gentlemen of Fortune]]'', ''[[Autumn Marathon]]'', ''[[Mimino]]'', ''[[Afonya]]'' and ''[[Kin-dza-dza!]]''. According to the [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=41893&mod=bio Allmovie], "his short, round stature, expressive eyes, broad and open face, slow movements, and slightly slurred speech made him ideal for the comic roles in which he specialized". But he also attracted critical notice for his tragic parts and the invariable naturalness of his acting. Many notable actors were said to avoid appearing in the same films with Leonov, for his natural manner of acting made them seem strained.


Despite Leonov's brief appearance in [[Georgi Daneliya|Danelia]]'s ''Autumn Marathon'' (1980) (one of his most popular films), the role won him the Best Actor at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. In ''Autumn Marathon'', it is said, Leonov brilliantly demonstrates the typical Leonov anti-hero. He gave a hilarious portrayal of a simple, nosey man who drank too much and who adored nothing more than talking nonsense as long as anyone could stand it. Among the other films he was instrumental in raising to the classic level were ''Gentlemen of Fortune'' and ''The Belorussia Station,'' both made in 1971.<ref name="Russia">''Russia Parts With a Comic Legend.'' John Freedman. '''[[The Moscow Times]]''' No. 392. 3 February 1994.</ref> Like all of Leonov's movies, they are frequently rerun on television. Reportedly, "Leonov was to Russians what [[Fernandel]] was to the French."<ref name="Death"/> He performed over 200 roles and was the Russian cinema's best-known supporting actor.<ref name="Death"/>
Despite Leonov's brief appearance in Daneliya's ''Autumn Marathon'' (1980) (one of his most popular films), the role won him the Best Actor at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. In ''Autumn Marathon'', it is said, Leonov brilliantly demonstrates the typical Leonov anti-hero. He gave a hilarious portrayal of a simple, nosey man who drank too much and who adored nothing more than talking nonsense as long as anyone could stand it. Among the other films he was instrumental in raising to the classic level were ''Gentlemen of Fortune'' and ''Belorussian Station'', both made in 1971.<ref name="Russia">''Russia Parts With a Comic Legend.'' John Freedman. '''[[The Moscow Times]]''' No. 392. 3 February 1994.</ref> Like all of Leonov's movies, they are frequently rerun on television. Reportedly, "Leonov was to Russians what [[Fernandel]] was to the French."<ref name="Death"/> He performed over 200 roles and was the Russian cinema's best-known supporting actor.<ref name="Death"/>


In 1991, when touring in Germany, he suffered a massive heart attack, which put him into a coma for 10 days. His life was saved only after major surgery and Leonov recovered – only to begin a schedule of performances at the [[Lenkom Theatre|Leninski Komsomol Theatre]] (also called the Lenkom Theatre).<ref name="Death"/>
In 1991 (or in 1988<ref name="rusactors">[http://rusactors.ru/l/leonov_e/index.shtml Леонов Евгений - Биография - Актеры советского и российского кино] {{in lang|ru}}</ref><ref name="kino-teatr">[https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/m/sov/2470/bio/ Евгений Леонов (Evgeniy Leonov) - биография - советские актёры - Кино-Театр.РУ] {{in lang|ru}}</ref><ref name="ria">[https://ria.ru/20160902/1475746518.html Биография Евгения Леонова - РИА Новости, 02.09.2016] {{in lang|ru}}</ref>), when touring in Germany, he suffered a massive heart attack, which put him into a coma for 10 days (or 16 days<ref name="rusactors"/><ref name="kino-teatr"/><ref name="ria"/>). His life was saved only after major surgery and Leonov recovered – only to begin a schedule of performances at the [[Lenkom Theatre]].<ref name="Death"/>


In 1993, a year before his death, Leonov was asked during a film festival "What years in the Russian theatre's life were the most productive?" Leonov replied:
In 1993, a year before his death, Leonov was asked during a film festival "What years in the Russian theatre's life were the most productive?" Leonov replied:


{{cquote|Life has flown so quickly that it is hard to identify any one period. But I shall never forget the famous artists of past years, my teachers: Diky, Mikhail Chekhov, the young Simonov, Pevtsov, Rusinova, Vakhtangov, Gritsenko and Yakovlev. I saw the bloom of the Art Theatre. In 1941 I, then a boy, hanging somewhere on a chandelier, saw the ''Three Sisters'' where three beautiful women were dreaming about some new fine life. I shall never forget ''Anna Karenina'' with Tarasova. At that time people played cordiality, kindness, laughing through tears and leaving a bit of their heart on the stage. To achieve profundity, there is a need for skill, but skill comes solely through suffering. Once Pevtsov, sitting in a kitchen with Nikolai Simonov, told him: "Kolya, beware of indoor organics.' But now the very aesthetics have changed. "Indoor organics" have turned into art everywhere. And also, there is no literature. Last century forty writers overturned the world. Today there are hosts of them, but literature is no longer what it used to be. The theatre must stage Plays spelled with a capital letter. But we give preference to effective staging, forgetting all about feelings and passion – not necessarily loud passion. Passion can be quiet. At one theatre I was once told: "Leonov, come to work with us. We are rich and spend nearly all our time abroad." "Why, is your theatre so strong?" I asked. "No, our exchange is strong." The exchange trades in timber and joins the theatre carriage to its freight train. And as to the festival – may God permit it to take place. If money has been found.<ref>''This will be a fantastic show.'' KORNYEVA Irina, FUKS Olga. '''[[Moscow News]]''' (Russia). CULTURE; No. 19. May 7, 1993.</ref>}}
{{cquote|Life has flown so quickly that it is hard to identify any one period. But I shall never forget the famous artists of past years, my teachers: Diky, Mikhail Chekhov, the young [[Nikolai Simonov|Simonov]], Pevtsov, Rusinova, [[Yevgeny Vakhtangov|Vakhtangov]], Gritsenko and Yakovlev. I saw the bloom of the Art Theatre. In 1941 I, then a boy, hanging somewhere on a chandelier, saw the ''Three Sisters'' where three beautiful women were dreaming about some new fine life. I shall never forget ''[[Anna Karenina (1953 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' with [[Alla Tarasova|Tarasova]]. At that time people played cordiality, kindness, laughing through tears and leaving a bit of their heart on the stage. To achieve profundity, there is a need for skill, but skill comes solely through suffering. Once Pevtsov, sitting in a kitchen with Nikolai Simonov, told him: "Kolya, beware of indoor organics.' But now the very aesthetics have changed. "Indoor organics" have turned into art everywhere. And also, there is no literature. Last century forty writers overturned the world. Today there are hosts of them, but literature is no longer what it used to be. The theatre must stage Plays spelled with a capital letter. But we give preference to effective staging, forgetting all about feelings and passion – not necessarily loud passion. Passion can be quiet. At one theatre I was once told: "Leonov, come to work with us. We are rich and spend nearly all our time abroad." "Why, is your theatre so strong?" I asked. "No, our exchange is strong." The exchange trades in timber and joins the theatre carriage to its freight train. And as to the festival – may God permit it to take place. If money has been found.<ref>''This will be a fantastic show.'' KORNYEVA Irina, FUKS Olga. '''[[Moscow News]]''' (Russia). CULTURE; No. 19. 7 May 1993.</ref>}}


Leonov died on 29 January 1994 on his way to the [[Lenkom]] Theatre to perform in ''The Prayer For The Dead'' (''A Memorial Prayer''<ref name="Russia"/>).<ref name="Death"/> When his death was announced in the auditorium, the audience spontaneously flooded into the church across the road and lit candles in mourning.<ref name="Death"/> Over half a million people turned out in freezing conditions for a procession to a memorial service.<ref name="Death"/> He is buried in [[Novodevichy cemetery]] in Moscow near other outstanding figures of Russian culture.<ref>''Sviridov buried in Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow.'' Viktoria Dunayeva. '''[[ITAR-TASS|TASS]]''' 9 January 1998.</ref>
Leonov died on 29 January 1994 on his way to the Lenkom Theatre to perform in ''The Prayer for the Dead'' (''A Memorial Prayer''<ref name="Russia"/>).<ref name="Death"/> When his death was announced in the auditorium, the audience spontaneously flooded into the church across the road and lit candles in mourning.<ref name="Death"/> Over half a million people turned out in freezing conditions for a procession to a memorial service.<ref name="Death"/> He is buried in [[Novodevichy Cemetery]] in Moscow near other outstanding figures of Russian culture.<ref>''Sviridov buried in Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow.'' Viktoria Dunayeva. '''[[ITAR-TASS|TASS]]''' 9 January 1998.</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''[[Happy Flight (1949 film)|Happy Flight]]'' ''(Счастливый рейс)'' (1949) as firefighter
* ''[[Sporting Honour]]'' ''(Спортивная честь)'' (1951) as steward
*''[[Happy Flight (1949 film)|Happy Flight]]'' ''(Счастливый рейс)'' (1949) as Firefighter (uncredited)
*''[[Sporting Honour]]'' ''(Спортивная честь)'' (1951) as Waiter (uncredited)
*''[[Submarine chaser (film)|Submarine chaser]]'' ''(Морской охотник)'' (1954) as cook
*''[[Submarine chaser (film)|Submarine chaser]]'' ''(Морской охотник)'' (1954) as cook
*''[[Road (1955 film)|Road]]'' ''(Дорога)'' (1955) as driver Pasha Eskov
*''[[Road (1955 film)|Road]]'' ''(Дорога)'' (1955) as driver Pasha Yeskov
*''[[Criminal Case of Rumyantsev (film)|Criminal Case of Rumyantsev]]'' ''(Дело Румянцева)'' (1955) as driver Michael Snegiryov
*''[[Criminal Case of Rumyantsev (film)|Criminal Case of Rumyantsev]]'' ''(Дело Румянцева)'' (1956) as driver Mikhail Snegiryov
*''[[A Unique Spring]]'' ''(Неповторимая весна)'' (1957) as Koshelev
*''[[A Unique Spring]]'' ''(Неповторимая весна)'' (1957) as Alexey Koshelev
*''[[The street is full of surprises (film)|The street is full of surprises]]'' ''(Улица полна неожиданностей)'' (1957) as Serdyukov policeman
*''[[The street is full of surprises (film)|The street is full of surprises]]'' ''(Улица полна неожиданностей)'' (1958) as Yevgeniy Pavlovich Serdyukov
*''[[Difficult happiness (film)|Difficult happiness]]'' ''(Трудное счастье)'' (1958) as Agathon
*''[[Difficult happiness (film)|Difficult happiness]]'' ''(Трудное счастье)'' (1958) as Agathon
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*''[[Do not have 100 rubles... (film)|Ne imey 100 rubley...]]'' ''(Не имей сто рублей...)'' (1959) as Ivan S. Mukhin
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*''[[Artwork (film)|Artwork]]'' ''(Произведение искусства)'' (1959) as Sasha Smirnov
*''[[Tale of newlyweds (film)|Tale of newlyweds]]'' ''(Повесть о молодожёнах)'' (1959) as Fedor
*''[[Tale of newlyweds (film)|Tale of newlyweds]]'' ''(Повесть о молодожёнах)'' (1959) as Fedor
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*''[[Do not have 100 rubles... (film)|Ne imey 100 rubley...]]'' ''(Не имей сто рублей...)'' (1959) as Ivan S. Mukhin
*''Povest o molodozhyonakh'' (1960) as Fedya
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*''[[Artwork (film)|Artwork]]'' ''(Произведение искусства)'' (196, Short) as Sasha Smirnov
*''[[Snow tale (film)|Snow tale]]'' ''(Снежная сказка)'' (1959) as Old Year
*''[[Snow tale (film)|Snow tale]]'' ''(Снежная сказка)'' (1959) as Old Year
*''[[Striped Trip]]'' ''(Полосатый рейс)'' (1961) as Shuleykin
*''[[Striped Trip]]'' ''(Полосатый рейс)'' (1961) as Gleb Shuleykin
*''[[Cheremushki (film)|Cheremushki]]'' ''(Черёмушки)'' (1962) as Barabashkin
*''[[Cherry Town]]'' ''(Черёмушки)'' (1962) as Barabashkin
*''[[Short humoresques (film)|Short humoresques]]'' ''(Короткие истории)'' (1963) as client
*''[[Serf actress (film)|Serf actress]]'' ''(Крепостная актриса)'' (1963) as Count Ivan P. Kutaisov
*''[[Serf actress (film)|Serf actress]]'' ''(Крепостная актриса)'' (1963) as Count Ivan P. Kutaisov
*''[[Donskaya povest (film)|Donskaya povest]]'' ''(Донская повесть)'' (1964) as Yakov Chibalok
*''[[Short humoresques (film)|Short humoresques]]'' ''(Короткие истории)'' (1963, TV Movie) as client
*''[[Don Tale]]'' ''(Донская повесть)'' (1964) as Yakov Shibalok
*''[[Thirty Three (film)|Thirty Three]]'' ''(Тридцать три)'' (1965) as Ivan S. Travkin
*''[[Thirty Three (film)|Thirty Three]]'' ''(Тридцать три)'' (1965) as Ivan S. Travkin
*''Nad nami Yuzhnyy Krest'' (1965) as Disabled-seller in the market
*''[[The Snow Queen (1967 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' ''(Снежная королева)'' (1967) as King Erik XXIX
*''[[The Snow Queen (1967 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' ''(Снежная королева)'' (1967) as King Erik XXIX
*''Parviyat kurier'' (1968) as Kritski
*''[[Illusionist (1967 film)|Illusionist]]'' ''(Фокусник)'' (1967) as Stepan Rossomahin
*''[[Virineya (film)|Virineya]]'' ''(Виринея)'' (1968) as Michael
*''[[Illusionist (1967 film)|Illusionist]]'' ''(Фокусник)'' (1968) as Stepan Nikolaevich Rossomakhin
*''[[Do not be sad (film)|Do not be sad]]'' ''(Не горюй!)'' (1968) as soldier Yegor Zaletayev
*''[[Zigzag of fortune (film)|Zigzag udachi]]'' ''(Зигзаг удачи)'' (1968) as photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov
*''[[Literature lesson (film)|Literature lesson]]'' ''(Урок литературы)'' (1968) as Pavel Vronsky, Nina's father
*''[[Literature lesson (film)|Literature lesson]]'' ''(Урок литературы)'' (1968) as Pavel Vronsky, Nina's father
*''[[Do not be sad (film)|Do not be sad]]'' ''(Не горюй!)'' (1969) as soldier Yegor Zaletaev
*''[[Virineya (film)|Virineya]]'' ''(Виринея)'' (1969) as Michael
*''[[Zigzag of fortune (film)|Zigzag udachi]]'' ''(Зигзаг удачи)'' (1969) as photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov
*''[[Carrousel (film)|Carrousel]]'' ''(Карусель)'' (1969, TV Series) as Ivan I. Nyukhin (voice)
*''[[Tchaikovsky (film)|Tchaikovsky]]'' ''(Чайковский)'' (1969) as Aliosha
*''[[Tchaikovsky (film)|Tchaikovsky]]'' ''(Чайковский)'' (1970) as Alyosha
*''[[Carrousel (film)|Carrousel]]'' ''(Карусель)'' (1969) as Ivan Nyuhin
*''[[Shine, Shine, My Star (1970 film)|Shine, shine, my star]]'' ''(Гори, гори, моя звезда)'' (1970) as Pasha, the master illusion
*''[[Shine, Shine, My Star (1970 film)|Shine, shine, my star]]'' ''(Гори, гори, моя звезда)'' (1970) as Pasha, the master illusion
*''[[Between high spikes (film)|Between high spikes]]'' ''(Меж высоких хлебов)'' (1970) as Pavlo Struchock
*''[[Between high spikes (film)|Between high spikes]]'' ''(Меж высоких хлебов)'' (1970) as Pavlo Struchok
*''[[Belorussian station (film)|Belorussian station]]'' ''(Белорусский вокзал)'' (1970) as Ivan Prikhodko
*''[[Belorussian Station]]'' ''(Белорусский вокзал)'' (1971) as Ivan Prikhodko
*''[[Gentlemen of Fortune]]'' ''(Джентльмены удачи)'' (1971) as Troshkin/Docent
*''[[Gentlemen of Fortune]]'' ''(Джентльмены удачи)'' (1971) as Yevgeny Ivanovich Troshkin / Dotsent
*''[[As Ilf and Petrov rode a tram (film)|We rode the tram Ilf and Petrov]]'' ''(Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров)'' (1972) as Vitaly Kapitulov
*''[[As Ilf and Petrov rode a tram]]'' ''(Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров)'' (1972) as Vitaly Kapitulov
* ''[[Racers (film)|Racers]]'' ''(Гонщики)'' (1972) as Ivan M. Kukushkin
*''[[Big School-Break]]'' ''(Большая перемена)'' (1972, TV Mini-Series) as Lednyov
*''[[Big School-Break]]'' ''(Большая перемена)'' (1972) as Lednev
*''[[Racers (film)|Racers]]'' ''(Гонщики)'' (1973) as Ivan M. Kukushkin
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*''[[Under a stone sky (film)|Under a stone sky]]'' ''(Под каменным небом)'' (1973) as Senior lieutenant Kravtsov
*''[[Hopelessly Lost]]'' ''(Совсем пропащий)'' (1973) as rogue nicknamed "The King"
*''[[Hopelessly Lost]]'' ''(Совсем пропащий)'' (1973) as rogue nicknamed "The King"
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*''[[Under a stone sky (film)|Under a stone sky]]'' ''(Под каменным небом)'' (1974) as Senior lieutenant Kravtsov
*''[[Bonus (film)|Bonus]]'' ''(Премия)'' (1974) as Vasily T. Potapov
*''[[Bonus (film)|Bonus]]'' ''(Премия)'' (1974) as Vasily T. Potapov
*''[[Afonya]]'' ''(Афоня)'' (1975) as Kolya
*''[[Circus in the Circus]]'' ''(Соло для слона с оркестром)'' (1975) as circus director Ivanov
*''[[Circus in the Circus]]'' ''(Соло для слона с оркестром)'' (1975) as circus director Ivanov
*''[[Afonya]]'' ''(Афоня)'' (1975) as Kolya
*''[[Step towards (film)|Step towards]]'' ''(Шаг навстречу)'' (1976) as Serafim Nikitich
*''[[The Elder Son (1976 film)|The Elder Son]]'' ''(Старший сын)'' (1976) as Andrei Grigorievich Sarafanov
*''[[The Elder Son (1976 film)|The Elder Son]]'' ''(Старший сын)'' (1976, TV Movie) as Andrei Grigorievich Sarafanov
*''[[Step towards (film)|Step towards]]'' ''(Шаг навстречу)'' (1975) as Seraphim Nikititch
*''[[Legend about Till Eulenspiegel (film)|Legend about Till Eulenspiegel]]'' ''(Легенда о Тиле)'' (1977) as Lamme Goedzak
*''[[Legend about Till Eulenspiegel (film)|Legend about Till Eulenspiegel]]'' ''(Легенда о Тиле)'' (1976) as Lamme Gudzak
*''[[Long criminal case (film)|Long criminal case]]'' ''(Длинное, длинное дело)'' (1977) as Mikhail P. Luzhin
*''[[Long criminal case (film)|Long criminal case]]'' ''(Длинное, длинное дело)'' (1976) as Mikhail P. Luzhin
*''[[Mimino]]'' ''(Мимино)'' (1977) as Volokhov
*''[[Mimino]]'' ''(Мимино)'' (1977) as Volokhov
*''[[Funny people! (film)|Funny people!]]'' ''(Смешные люди!)'' (1977) as chorister Alexei Alexeivich
*''[[Funny people! (film)|Funny people!]]'' ''(Смешные люди!)'' (1977) as chorister Aleksei Alekseyevich
*''[[Marriage (1977 film)|Marriage]]'' ''(Женитьба)'' (1977) as Balthazar Baltazarovich Zhevakin
*''[[Marriage (1977 film)|Marriage]]'' ''(Женитьба)'' (1978) as Baltazar Baltazarovich Zhevakin
*''[[Chaperon (1978 film)|Chaperon]]'' ''(Дуэнья)'' (1978) as Don Mendoza Izokelo
*''[[Chaperon (1978 film)|Chaperon]]'' ''(Дуэнья)'' (1978, TV Movie) as Don Izokelyo Mendoso
*''[[An Ordinary Miracle (1978 film)|An Ordinary Miracle]]'' ''(Обыкновенное чудо)'' (1978) as King
*''[[An Ordinary Miracle (1978 film)|An Ordinary Miracle]]'' ''(Обыкновенное чудо)'' (1978, TV Movie) as King
*''[[And it's all about him (film)|And it's all about him]]'' ''(И это все о нём)'' (1978) as Police Captain Alexander M. Prokhorov
*''[[And it's all about him (film)|And it's all about him]]'' ''(И это всё о нём)'' (1978) as Police Captain Aleksandr M. Prokhorov
*''[[Autumn Marathon]]'' ''(Осенний марафон)'' (1979) as Kharitonov
*''[[Autumn Marathon]]'' ''(Осенний марафон)'' (1979) as Vasily Ignatyevich Kharitonov, sosed Buzykina
*''[[Faithfully (film)|Faithfully]]'' ''(Верой и правдой)'' (1979) as Eugene S. Bannikov
*''[[Faithfully (film)|Faithfully]]'' ''(Верой и правдой)'' (1979) as Evgeny S. Bannikov
*''[[Holidays in September (film)|Holidays in September]]'' ''(Отпуск в сентбяре)'' (1979) as Kushack
*''[[Holidays in September (film)|Holidays in September]]'' ''(Отпуск в сентябре)'' (1979, TV Movie) as Vladimir Andreevich Kushak
*''[[Borrowing Matchsticks]]'' ''(За спичками)'' (1980) as Antti Ihalainen
*''[[Borrowing Matchsticks]]'' ''(За спичками)'' (1980) as Antti Ihalainen
*''[[Say a Word for the Poor Hussar]]'' ''(О бедном гусаре замолвите слово)'' (1981) as provincial actor Athanasios P. Bubentsov
*''[[Say a Word for the Poor Hussar]]'' ''(О бедном гусаре замолвите слово)'' (1981, TV Movie) as provincial actor Afanasy P. Bubentsov
*''[[ Tears Were Falling]]'' ''(Слёзы капали)'' (1982) as Pavel Vasin
*''[[The House that Swift Built]]'' ''(Дом, который построил Свифт)'' (1982, TV Movie) as giant Glyum
*''[[Unique (1983 film)|Unique]]'' ''(Уникум)'' (1982) as director
*''[[Tears Were Falling]]'' ''(Слёзы капали)'' (1983) as Pavel Ivanovich Vasin
*''[[The House that Swift Built]]'' ''(Дом, который построил Свифт)'' (1982) as giant Glyum
*''[[Unique (1983 film)|Unique]]'' ''(Уникум)'' (1983) as director
*''[[Time and the Conways (film)|Time and the Conways]]'' ''(Время и семья Конвей)'' (1984) as Alan Conway, twenty years later
*''[[Time and the Conways (film)|Time and the Conways]]'' ''(Время и семья Конвей)'' (1984) as Alan Conway, twenty years later
*''[[Kin-dza-dza!]]'' ''(Кин-дза-дза!)'' (1986) as Wef the Chatlanian, a wandering singer
*''[[Kin-dza-dza!]]'' ''(Кин-дза-дза!)'' (1986) as Wef the Chatlanian, a wandering singer
*''[[To Kill a Dragon]]'' ''(Убить Дракона)'' (1988) as burgomaster
*''[[To Kill a Dragon]]'' ''(Убить Дракона)'' (1988) as burgomaster
*''[[Passport (1990 film)|Passport]]'' ''(Паспорт)'' (1990) as official of Soviet Embassy in Austria
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*''[[Detective bureau "Felix" (film)|Detective bureau "Felix"]]'' ''(Детективное агентство "Феликс")'' (1993) as uncle Vanya
*''[[Amerikanskiy dedushka]]'' ''(Американский дедушка)'' (1993) as Gogolev
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Yevgeny Leonov
Евгений Леонов
Postage stamp devoted to Leonov (2001)
Born
Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov

(1926-09-02)2 September 1926
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died29 January 1994(1994-01-29) (aged 67)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Alma materMoscow Art Theatre School
OccupationActor
Years active1947–1994
TitlePeople's Artist of the USSR (1978)
SpouseVanda Stoilova
ChildrenAndrei Leonov
Parent(s)Pavel Vasilyevich Leonov
Anna Ilyinichna Leonova
AwardsOrder of Lenin

Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (Russian: Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as Gentlemen of Fortune, Mimino and Striped Trip. Called "one of Russia's best-loved actors",[1] he also provided the voice for many Soviet cartoon characters, including Vinny Pukh (Winnie-the-Pooh).[2]

Early life

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While growing up in a typical Moscow family, he dreamed of becoming a war-plane pilot, which was a very common desire of many boys of the World War II period. This is also often attributed to the fact that his father worked in an airplane factory. During the Great Patriotic War he and his whole family worked in a weapon manufacturing/aviation factory.[3] After the war, he joined the Moscow Art Theatre School, where he studied under Mikhail Yanshin.

Career

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In his first film, Leonov was cast as an extra and did not receive any recognition. He later became Georgiy Daneliya's regular, appearing in all of his features, including Gentlemen of Fortune, Autumn Marathon, Mimino, Afonya and Kin-dza-dza!. According to the Allmovie, "his short, round stature, expressive eyes, broad and open face, slow movements, and slightly slurred speech made him ideal for the comic roles in which he specialized". But he also attracted critical notice for his tragic parts and the invariable naturalness of his acting. Many notable actors were said to avoid appearing in the same films with Leonov, for his natural manner of acting made them seem strained.

Despite Leonov's brief appearance in Daneliya's Autumn Marathon (1980) (one of his most popular films), the role won him the Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. In Autumn Marathon, it is said, Leonov brilliantly demonstrates the typical Leonov anti-hero. He gave a hilarious portrayal of a simple, nosey man who drank too much and who adored nothing more than talking nonsense as long as anyone could stand it. Among the other films he was instrumental in raising to the classic level were Gentlemen of Fortune and Belorussian Station, both made in 1971.[3] Like all of Leonov's movies, they are frequently rerun on television. Reportedly, "Leonov was to Russians what Fernandel was to the French."[1] He performed over 200 roles and was the Russian cinema's best-known supporting actor.[1]

In 1991 (or in 1988[4][5][6]), when touring in Germany, he suffered a massive heart attack, which put him into a coma for 10 days (or 16 days[4][5][6]). His life was saved only after major surgery and Leonov recovered – only to begin a schedule of performances at the Lenkom Theatre.[1]

In 1993, a year before his death, Leonov was asked during a film festival "What years in the Russian theatre's life were the most productive?" Leonov replied:

Life has flown so quickly that it is hard to identify any one period. But I shall never forget the famous artists of past years, my teachers: Diky, Mikhail Chekhov, the young Simonov, Pevtsov, Rusinova, Vakhtangov, Gritsenko and Yakovlev. I saw the bloom of the Art Theatre. In 1941 I, then a boy, hanging somewhere on a chandelier, saw the Three Sisters where three beautiful women were dreaming about some new fine life. I shall never forget Anna Karenina with Tarasova. At that time people played cordiality, kindness, laughing through tears and leaving a bit of their heart on the stage. To achieve profundity, there is a need for skill, but skill comes solely through suffering. Once Pevtsov, sitting in a kitchen with Nikolai Simonov, told him: "Kolya, beware of indoor organics.' But now the very aesthetics have changed. "Indoor organics" have turned into art everywhere. And also, there is no literature. Last century forty writers overturned the world. Today there are hosts of them, but literature is no longer what it used to be. The theatre must stage Plays spelled with a capital letter. But we give preference to effective staging, forgetting all about feelings and passion – not necessarily loud passion. Passion can be quiet. At one theatre I was once told: "Leonov, come to work with us. We are rich and spend nearly all our time abroad." "Why, is your theatre so strong?" I asked. "No, our exchange is strong." The exchange trades in timber and joins the theatre carriage to its freight train. And as to the festival – may God permit it to take place. If money has been found.[7]

Leonov died on 29 January 1994 on his way to the Lenkom Theatre to perform in The Prayer for the Dead (A Memorial Prayer[3]).[1] When his death was announced in the auditorium, the audience spontaneously flooded into the church across the road and lit candles in mourning.[1] Over half a million people turned out in freezing conditions for a procession to a memorial service.[1] He is buried in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow near other outstanding figures of Russian culture.[8]

Filmography

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Actor
  • Happy Flight (Счастливый рейс) (1949) as Firefighter (uncredited)
  • Sporting Honour (Спортивная честь) (1951) as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Submarine chaser (Морской охотник) (1954) as cook
  • Road (Дорога) (1955) as driver Pasha Yeskov
  • Criminal Case of Rumyantsev (Дело Румянцева) (1956) as driver Mikhail Snegiryov
  • A Unique Spring (Неповторимая весна) (1957) as Alexey Koshelev
  • The street is full of surprises (Улица полна неожиданностей) (1958) as Yevgeniy Pavlovich Serdyukov
  • Difficult happiness (Трудное счастье) (1958) as Agathon
  • Tale of newlyweds (Повесть о молодожёнах) (1959) as Fedor
  • Ne imey 100 rubley... (Не имей сто рублей...) (1959) as Ivan S. Mukhin
  • Povest o molodozhyonakh (1960) as Fedya
  • Artwork (Произведение искусства) (196, Short) as Sasha Smirnov
  • Snow tale (Снежная сказка) (1959) as Old Year
  • Striped Trip (Полосатый рейс) (1961) as Gleb Shuleykin
  • Cherry Town (Черёмушки) (1962) as Barabashkin
  • Serf actress (Крепостная актриса) (1963) as Count Ivan P. Kutaisov
  • Short humoresques (Короткие истории) (1963, TV Movie) as client
  • Don Tale (Донская повесть) (1964) as Yakov Shibalok
  • Thirty Three (Тридцать три) (1965) as Ivan S. Travkin
  • Nad nami Yuzhnyy Krest (1965) as Disabled-seller in the market
  • The Snow Queen (Снежная королева) (1967) as King Erik XXIX
  • Parviyat kurier (1968) as Kritski
  • Illusionist (Фокусник) (1968) as Stepan Nikolaevich Rossomakhin
  • Do not be sad (Не горюй!) (1968) as soldier Yegor Zaletayev
  • Zigzag udachi (Зигзаг удачи) (1968) as photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov
  • Literature lesson (Урок литературы) (1968) as Pavel Vronsky, Nina's father
  • Virineya (Виринея) (1969) as Michael
  • Carrousel (Карусель) (1969, TV Series) as Ivan I. Nyukhin (voice)
  • Tchaikovsky (Чайковский) (1970) as Alyosha
  • Shine, shine, my star (Гори, гори, моя звезда) (1970) as Pasha, the master illusion
  • Between high spikes (Меж высоких хлебов) (1970) as Pavlo Struchok
  • Belorussian Station (Белорусский вокзал) (1971) as Ivan Prikhodko
  • Gentlemen of Fortune (Джентльмены удачи) (1971) as Yevgeny Ivanovich Troshkin / Dotsent
  • As Ilf and Petrov rode a tram (Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров) (1972) as Vitaly Kapitulov
  • Big School-Break (Большая перемена) (1972, TV Mini-Series) as Lednyov
  • Racers (Гонщики) (1973) as Ivan M. Kukushkin
  • Hopelessly Lost (Совсем пропащий) (1973) as rogue nicknamed "The King"
  • Under a stone sky (Под каменным небом) (1974) as Senior lieutenant Kravtsov
  • Bonus (Премия) (1974) as Vasily T. Potapov
  • Afonya (Афоня) (1975) as Kolya
  • Circus in the Circus (Соло для слона с оркестром) (1975) as circus director Ivanov
  • Step towards (Шаг навстречу) (1976) as Serafim Nikitich
  • The Elder Son (Старший сын) (1976, TV Movie) as Andrei Grigorievich Sarafanov
  • Legend about Till Eulenspiegel (Легенда о Тиле) (1977) as Lamme Goedzak
  • Long criminal case (Длинное, длинное дело) (1977) as Mikhail P. Luzhin
  • Mimino (Мимино) (1977) as Volokhov
  • Funny people! (Смешные люди!) (1977) as chorister Aleksei Alekseyevich
  • Marriage (Женитьба) (1978) as Baltazar Baltazarovich Zhevakin
  • Chaperon (Дуэнья) (1978, TV Movie) as Don Izokelyo Mendoso
  • An Ordinary Miracle (Обыкновенное чудо) (1978, TV Movie) as King
  • And it's all about him (И это всё о нём) (1978) as Police Captain Aleksandr M. Prokhorov
  • Autumn Marathon (Осенний марафон) (1979) as Vasily Ignatyevich Kharitonov, sosed Buzykina
  • Faithfully (Верой и правдой) (1979) as Evgeny S. Bannikov
  • Holidays in September (Отпуск в сентябре) (1979, TV Movie) as Vladimir Andreevich Kushak
  • Borrowing Matchsticks (За спичками) (1980) as Antti Ihalainen
  • Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (О бедном гусаре замолвите слово) (1981, TV Movie) as provincial actor Afanasy P. Bubentsov
  • The House that Swift Built (Дом, который построил Свифт) (1982, TV Movie) as giant Glyum
  • Tears Were Falling (Слёзы капали) (1983) as Pavel Ivanovich Vasin
  • Unique (Уникум) (1983) as director
  • Time and the Conways (Время и семья Конвей) (1984) as Alan Conway, twenty years later
  • Kin-dza-dza! (Кин-дза-дза!) (1986) as Wef the Chatlanian, a wandering singer
  • To Kill a Dragon (Убить Дракона) (1988) as burgomaster
  • Passport (Паспорт) (1990) as official of Soviet Embassy in Austria
  • Detective bureau "Felix" (Детективное агентство "Феликс") (1993) as uncle Vanya
  • Amerikanskiy dedushka (Американский дедушка) (1993) as Gogolev
  • Nastya (Настя) (1993) as Yakov Alekseyevich
Voice actor

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Death: Yevgeny Leonov. The Guardian (London). 23 February 1994.
  2. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 403–405. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  3. ^ a b c Russia Parts With a Comic Legend. John Freedman. The Moscow Times No. 392. 3 February 1994.
  4. ^ a b Леонов Евгений - Биография - Актеры советского и российского кино (in Russian)
  5. ^ a b Евгений Леонов (Evgeniy Leonov) - биография - советские актёры - Кино-Театр.РУ (in Russian)
  6. ^ a b Биография Евгения Леонова - РИА Новости, 02.09.2016 (in Russian)
  7. ^ This will be a fantastic show. KORNYEVA Irina, FUKS Olga. Moscow News (Russia). CULTURE; No. 19. 7 May 1993.
  8. ^ Sviridov buried in Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow. Viktoria Dunayeva. TASS 9 January 1998.
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