Aleksandr Konstantinovich Grave (russian: Александр Константинович Граве; September 8, 1920 – March 5, 2010)Aleksandr Grave
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was a Russian actor with a long and distinguished career who played over 150 roles at the

Vakhtangov Theatre Yevgeny Bagrationovich Vakhtangov (also spelled Evgeny or Eugene; russian: Евге́ний Багратио́нович Вахта́нгов; 13 February 1883 – 29 May 1922) was a Russian-Armenian actor and theatre director who founded the ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. He played in the films ''

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'' (1961) and '' Chronicles of a Dive Bomber'' (1967).

Early life

Grave was born on September 8, 1920, in Moscow. From 1938 to 1942 he studied acting at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute of the Vakhtangov Theatre and later graduated in 1942. He served in the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army ( Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, afte ...

entertainment unit in

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, and was decorated for his artistry and lifting the spirits of soldiers at the time when they were fighting the Nazis.

Career

After fighting in the

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, Grave began his career as a Russian actor, playing in 31 movies. His first film was '' A Noisy Household'' in 1946. Grave was awarded the title of

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

in 1971.

Death

Aleksandr Grave died on March 5, 2010, aged 89, of undisclosed causes.Russian actor Aleksandr Grave dies at 89
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grave, Aleksandr 1920 births 2010 deaths Male actors from Moscow Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors People's Artists of the RSFSR Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Honored Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Russian male voice actors Soviet male voice actors Soviet military personnel of World War II