Aleksandr Georgievich Filippenko (russian: links=no, Александр Георгиевич Филиппенко; born September 2, 1944) is a Soviet and Russian actor.
People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...
(2000).
Biography
He was born in
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 million ...
Kazakhstan
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where he graduated from high school. Later on he entered
MIPT
''N''-Methyl-''N''-isopropyltryptamine (MiPT) is a psychedelic tryptamine, closely related to DMT, DiPT and Miprocin.
Chemistry
MiPT base, unlike many other tryptamines in their freebase form, does not decompose rapidly in the presence of ligh ...
where he took active part in MFTI
KVN
''KVN'' (russian: КВН, an abbreviation of , ''Klub Vesyólykh i Nakhódchivykh'' or ''Ka-Ve-En'', "Club of the Funny and Inventive") is a Russian (and formerly Soviet) humour TV show and an international competition where teams (usually comp ...
team. The first time he appeared on stage at the MSUVariety Studio ''Our Home'' in a stage adaptation of Kersanov's ''Story of Tsar Emelian''. Since 1969 Filippenko was a key member of ''Taganka Theater''. In 1970 he entered
Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute
The Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (russian: Театральный институт имени Бориса Щукина) is a Russian drama college in Moscow, formed in 1914 as part of the Vakhtangov Theatre. In 2002 it was granted the Academy ...
and graduated with honors. In 1975 he started working at ''Vakhtangov Theater'' where he took part in famous plays "Treaty of Brest-Litovsk" (Брестский Мир) "Richard III" and many others. There he met, worked with and became good friends with director Robert Sturua. Filippenko left Vakhtangov Theater in 1994 and started his own theatrical project "Mono-Duet-Trio". Since 1995 Filippenko is a freelance actor, working in various theatres: in Satirikon theatre playing Claudius and the Ghost in "
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
", in Et Cetera theatre playing Antonio in "
The Merchant of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.
Although classified as ...
", in Tabakerka theatre playing Satin in "
The Lower Depths
''The Lower Depths'' (russian: На дне, translit=Na dne, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902 under the direction of Konstantin ...
", in Mossoveta theatre playing Serebryakov in Chekhov's "
Uncle Vanya
''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direct ...
" and Batenin/Akimov in "Anteroom" (Предбанник) by Sergei Yursky. He directs and plays various mono-plays (one man shows) such as " One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" and "Product" in Praktika theatre, "Enthusiast's demarche" in Polytheatre and many others based on Russian classical literature.
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev; uk, links= no, Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв, . (19 December 1906– 10 November 1982) was a Soviet Union, Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Gener ...
One Night of Love
''One Night of Love'' is a 1934 American Columbia Pictures romantic musical film set in the opera world, starring Grace Moore and Tullio Carminati. The film was directed by Victor Schertzinger and adapted from the story ''Don't Fall in Love'', by ...
'' (Одна ночь любви, 2008) as Prince Illarion Zabelin
*''
Attack on Leningrad
''Attack on Leningrad'', or just ''Leningrad'', is a 2009 war film written and directed by Aleksandr Buravsky, set during the Siege of Leningrad.
Plot
In 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union and their troops besieged the city of Lening ...
'' (Ленинград, 2007) as Arkatov
*''
Conspiracy
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'' (Заговор, 2007) as Dmitry Kosorotov, prozektor
*'' Asiris Nuna'' (Азирис Нуна, 2006) as Pharaoh Nemenkhotep IV
*''
Adjutants of Love
''Adjutants of Love'' (russian: Адъютанты любви, ''Adyutanti lyubvi'') is a 2005 Russian telenovela. It is the second successful historical telenovela from Amedia Productions, after ''Poor Nastya'' (2003).
Plot
Pyotr Cherkasov and ...
'' (Адьютанты любви, 2005) as Boris Kuragin
*'' Brezhnev'' (Брежнев, 2005) as General Cinyov
*''
Master and Margarita
''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by ...
'' (Бедная Настя, 2003) as Andrey Platonovich Zabaluev
*''
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
''Investigation Led by ZnaToKi'', or ''Investigation Led by Experts'' (russian: Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи, translit. ''Sledstvie vedut ZnaToKi'') was a popular 1971-1989 Soviet detective TV-series with two Russian series (2 ...
'' (Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи, 2002) as Landyshev
*'' Lady for a Day'' (Леди на день, 2002) as Count Alfonso Romero
*'' The Romanovs: An Imperial Family'' (Романовы. Венценосная семья, 2000) as
Vladimir Lenin
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Arturo Ui
''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' (german: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui, links=no), subtitled "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago ...
*''
Master and Margarita
''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by ...
'' (Мастер и Маргарита, 1994) as Korovyev
*'' Visit to Minotaur'' (Визит к Минотавру, 1987) as Gregory Belash
*''
Confrontation
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'' (Противостояние, 1985) as Roman Zhuravlev
*''
Copper Angel
''Copper Angel'' (russian: Медный ангел, Medny angel) is a 1984 Soviet action film directed by Veniamyn Dorman and starring Anatoly Kuznetsov, Leonid Kuravlyov and Aleksandr Filippenko.
Plot
The international geological expedition head ...
'' (Медный ангел, 1984) as Santillano
*'' My Friend Ivan Lapshin'' (Мой друг Иван Лапшин, 1984) as Zanadvorov
*'' Applause, Applause...'' (Аплодисменты, аплодисменты..., 1984)
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The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta
''The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta'' (russian: links=no, Звезда и смерть Хоакина Мурьеты) is a 1982 Soviet musical drama film directed by Vladimir Grammatikov.
Plot
Joaquin Murieta goes to California with the hope ...
'' (Звезда и смерть Хоакина Мурьеты, 1982) as Death
*''
Along Unknown Paths
''Along Unknown Paths'' (russian: Там, на неведомых дорожках..., Tam, na nevedomykh dorozhkakh) is a 1982 children's fantasy film directed by Mikhail Yuzovsky based on the novel ''Down by the Magic River'' by Eduard Uspensky. ...
'' (Там, на неведомых дорожках..., 1982) as Koschei
*'' Who will pay for Luck?'' (Кто заплатит за удачу?, 1980)
*''
Bumbarash
''Bumbarash'' (russian: Бумбараш, Bumbarash) is a 1971 Soviet adventure film, a musical comedy in two episodes loosely based on some early works and the novel ''Bumbarash'' by Arkady Gaidar.
Plot
During the Russian Civil War, former Imperi ...
'' (Бумбараш, 1971) as White Guard Strigunov
*'' Shine, Shine, My Star'' (Гори, гори, моя звезда, 1970) as white officer
*'' I'm His Bride'' (, 1969) as Vladimir Kharlamov