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Alexander Sergeyevich Lenkov (russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Ленько́в; 17 May 1943 – 21 April 2014) was a
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film, stage and voice
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. He is probably best known for his
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in animated films and dubbing the foreign movies to Russian. He is the Russian voice of Mundungus Fletcher in
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(2010). Alexander Lenkov was born in the town of Rasskazovo in
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,
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, in 1943. His family soon moved to
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where he had lived ever since. In 1961–64 studied at the school-studio of Yuri Zavadsky at the
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. Upon graduation Lenkov became an actor of the Mossovet Theatre. Lenkov was a character actor whose career spanned over five decades. He starred in over a hundred feature and television films and in over 60 theatre productions. Taught at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 2004–2014. In 2001 he received two
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s for his work on television. Was awarded the
Honored Artist of Russia Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...
in 1980 and the
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in 1997. He was married to his childhood sweetheart Elena from the early 1960s until his death. The couple had a daughter Ekaterina (b. 1969) together. Lenkov died from a long illness on 21 April 2014 in
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, aged 70. He was buried at the
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in Moscow.


Filmography

* 1964 — Uninvented Story (russian: Непридуманная история) as ''Felix Fonyakov'' * 1964 — Spring Troubles (Весенние хлопоты) as ''Radik'' * 1964 — The Keys of Skies (Ключи от неба) as ''Semyon Lagoda'' * 1965 — Give Me a Book of Complaints (Дайте жалобную книгу) as ''Pavlik'' * 1966 — Royal Regatta (Королевская регата) as ''Lyonya'' * 1971 — Bat'ka (Батька) as ''Sashok'' * 1972 — We Wait You, Boy (Ждём тебя, парень) as ''Petka'' * 1973 — Break a Leg! (Ни пуха, ни пера) as ''Pyotr'' * 1973 — Vasili Tyorkin (Василий Тёркин, TV) as '' Vasili Tyorkin'' * 1974 — Teens in the Universe (Отроки во Вселенной) as ''Executor Robot'' * 1974 — Unforgotten Song (Незабытая песня) as ''Kurchonok'' * 1974—2013 — Yeralash (Ералаш, TV show) as ''different characters'' * 1975 — '29 Spring (Весна двадцать девятого) as ''Maksim'' * 1975 — Circus in the Circus as ''Alyosha'' * 1976 — Po sekretu vsemu svetu (По секрету всему свету) as ''Deniska's dad'' * 1976 — Mark Twain Stories (Рассказы Марка Твена) as ''reporter'' * 1976 — Soldier And Mother (Солдат и мать) as ''Soldier'' * 1977 — Vacation, Which Did Not Take Place (Отпуск, который не состоялся) as ''Andrey Ukhtomski'' * 1978 — Schedule For After Tomorrow (Расписание на послезавтра) as ''Igor Nikolaevich'' * 1979 — Spring Olympic Games, Or Chorus Chief (Весенняя Олимпиада, или Начальник хора) as ''Ryzhkin'' * 1980 — And Endless Battle... From The Alexander Blok Life (И вечный бой... Из жизни Александра Блока) * 1980 — Extraordinary Circumstances (Чрезвычайные обстоятельства) as ''Sasha Kulagin'' * 1981 — Ugly Elsa (Безобразная Эльза, TV) as ''Pertti Oras'' * 1982 — Take Him Alive (Взять живым) as ''Ptitsyn'' * 1982 — Whose You Are, Old Stuff? (Вы чьё, старичьё?) as ''Valerian'' * 1983 — Black and White Magic (Магия чёрная и белая) as ''Valentin Dmitrievich'' * 1983 — Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin, Usual and Incredible (Приключения Петрова и Васечкина, обыкновенные и невероятные) as ''Strange Yardman'' * 1984 — Makar the Pathfinder (Макар-следопыт) as ''Timofei'' * 1985 —
Winter Cherry ''Winter Cherry'' (russian: Зимняя вишня, Zimnyaya vishnya) is a 1985 romantic comedy directed by Igor Maslennikov. Plot The main character of the film is Olga (Yelena Safonova), a beautiful intelligent 30-year-old woman, resident o ...
(Зимняя вишня) as ''Veniamin'' * 1986 — Snow Queen Mystery (Тайна Снежной Королевы) as ''
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'' * 1987 — Mysterious Inheritor (Загадочный наследник) as ''Gryaznov'' * 1988 —
Little Vera ''Little Vera'' (russian: links=no, italics=yes, Маленькая Вера, Malenkaya Vera), produced by Gorky Film Studio and released in 1988, is a film by Russian film director Vasili Pichul. The title in Russian is ambiguous and can also mea ...
(Маленькая Вера) as ''Mikhail Petrovich'' * 1988 — Island of Rusty General (Остров Ржавого генерала) as ''Robot
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'' * 1989 — There Are Dark Nights In The Sochi City (В городе Сочи тёмные ночи) as ''Lena's father'' * 1989 — The Village of Stepanchikovo And Its Inhabitants (Село Степанчиково и его обитатели) as ''Yezhevikin'' * 1989 — Cowberries In The Forest (Во бору брусника) as ''Kirill'' * 1990 — Sanit Zone (Сэнит зон) as ''Zykin'' * 1991 — Talking Monkey (Говорящая обезьяна) as ''Maryin'' * 1991 — Funeral On Second Floor (Похороны на втором этаже) as ''Burry'' * 1991 — Devil Incarnate (Исчадье ада) as ''Heinrich'' * 1992 — Good Night (Доброй ночи) as ''Slavik'' * 1992 — Spiderweb (Паутина) as ''Grisha'' * 1992 — Tractor Drivers 2 (Трактористы 2) as ''Muscovite'' * 1993 — No Tricks, Please! (Давайте без фокусов!) as ''Customer'' * 1993 — Love Desire (Желание любви) as ''Guest'' * 1993 — Silence Code (Кодекс Молчания 2) as ''Makarov'' * 1993 — Idiot's Dreams (Мечты идиота) as ''Croupier'' * 1993 — About Foma The Businessman (Про бизнесмена Фому) as ''Comrade Basurmanov'' * 1994 — Winter Cherries 3 (Зимняя вишня 3) as ''Veniamin'' * 1995 — Tram In Moscow (Трамвай в Москве) as ''tram technician'' * 1995 — On the Corner, Near by Patriarch Ponds 2 (На углу, у Патриарших 2, TV series) as ''Arkady'' * 1996 — Agape (Агапе) as ''Pasha'' * 1996 —
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(Возвращение броненосца) as ''Verka's boyfriend'' * 1996 — Pages of Theater Parody (Страницы театральной пародии) as ''Pierre d'Aurebour'' * 1996 — Strawberries (Клубничка, TV series) as ''Belyanchikov'' * 1998 — Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy (Князь Юрий Долгорукий) as ''Poacher'' * 1998 — The Barber of Siberia (Сибирский цирюльник) as ''scientist'' * 1999 — Directory of Death (Директория смерти) as ''astrologist'' * 2000 — Turetski's March (Марш Турецкого, TV series) as ''Spirin'' * 2001 — Drakosha and Co. (Дракоша и компания) as ''Konovalov'' * 2002 — Ha! (Ха!, TV series) as ''different characters'' * 2002 — Provincialists (Провинциалы, TV series) as ''director'' * 2002 —
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(Бригада, TV series) as ''episode'' * 2002 — Bad Habit (Дурная привычка) as ''Surgeon'' * 2002 — Alexander Pushkin (Александр Пушкин) as ''Bitkov'' * 2003 — Dark Horse (Тёмная лошадка) as ''Adam Borisovich'' * 2003 — Siberia Girl (Сибирочка) as ''Mr. Rosetti'' * 2003 — There is an Idea (Есть идея) as ''Kirich'' * 2004 — That Queen of Spade (Эта пиковая дама, TV) as ''Marek'' * 2004 — Reflections (Отражения) as ''episode'' * 2004 — Thieves and Prostitutes. Space Flight Is the Prize (Воры и проститутки. Приз — полёт в космос) as ''episode'' * 2004 — Hello, Dweeb! (Hello, Дохлый!) as ''doctor'' * 2005 — The Check Kiss (Контрольный поцелуй) as ''episode'' * 2005 — War Man (Человек войны) as ''Urban'' * 2006 — What Woman Wants (Чего хочет женщина) as ''episode'' * 2006 — The Pursuit of the Angel (Погоня за ангелом) as ''Homeless'' * 2006 — Paparazza (Папараца) as ''Aleksey Alekseevich'' * 2006 — Dad The Handyman (Папа на все руки, TV series) as ''Neighbour'' * 2006 — Big Girls (Большие девочки) as ''Isaac Newton or Saveliy Piskunov'' * 2006 — Happiness Rails (Рельсы счастья, TV series) as ''Old man'' * 2008 — Yermolovs (Ермоловы, TV series) as ''Castle ward'' * 2009 —
The Book of Masters ''Книга Мастеров'' ( eng, italic=yes, The Book of Masters) is a Russian fantasy film produced by the CIS division of the Disney company and directed by Vadim Sokolovsky. It was released in Russia on October 29, 2009. The story is ba ...
(Книга мастеров) as ''senior gem-cutter'' * 2009 — Bullet is Fool 2 (Пуля-дура 2. Агент почти не виден) as ''Pavel Nikitich'' * 2010 — Toys (Игрушки, TV series) as ''Leopold Dormidontov'' * 2010 — Detective Samovarov (Сыщик Самоваров, TV series) as ''Yefim Moiseyevich'' * 2010 — Flowers From Liza (Цветы от Лизы) as ''Khariton'' * 2011 — Caramel (Карамель, TV series) as ''Lev Radkovich'' * 2012 — Interns (Интерны, TV series) as ''Natan Kupitman'' * 2012 — Da Girlz (Деффчонки, TV series) as ''Viktor Borisovich'' * 2013 — Teacher In Law (Учитель в законе, TV series) as ''Grey-haired''


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenkov, Alexander 1943 births 2014 deaths Male actors from Moscow Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Russian male television actors People's Artists of Russia Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery Deaths from stomach cancer