Anatoly Lvovich Kubatsky (russian: Анато́лий Льво́вич Куба́цкий) (1 November 1908 – 29 December 2001) was a

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stage and film actor.

Life

Kubatsky was born in Moscow to parents of Polish ancestry. After studying under

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, he found acting work in various theaters throughout Moscow. From 1931 to 1942 he was an actor for Union Radio; from 1942 to 1957 he worked at the

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; from 1957 to 1959 he worked at the Film Actors' Theater; from 1959 to 1973 he worked at the Gorky Theater. Kubatsky was a prolific

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, known especially for his roles as eccentric stock characters in fantasy films: robbers, kings, sorcerers, etc.Biography
at rusactors.ru His most prominent role was that of King Yagupop the 77th in ''

Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors ''Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors'' (russian: Королевство кривых зеркал, translit. ''Korolevstvo krivykh zerkal'') is a 1963 Soviet fairy tale film directed by Aleksandr Rou based on the novel, '' Kingdom of Crooked Mirro ...

''. He appeared in several other films by

Aleksandr Rou Alexander Arturovich Rou (also, Rowe, from his Irish father's name) (russian: Александр Артурович Роу, – 28 December 1973) was a Soviet Union, Soviet film director, and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1968). He directed a ...

: as the bandit chief in ''

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'', as one of the werewolves in ''

Fire, Water, and Brass Pipes ''Fire, Water, and Trumpets'' (russian: Огонь, вода и… медные трубы, ''Ogon', voda i... mednye truby'') is a 1968 Soviet Union, Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Rou. Its story and characters are derived from Slavic ...

'', and as the clerk in ''

Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair ''Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair'' (russian: Варвара-краса, длинная коса, Varvara-krasa, dlinnaya kosa) is a 1969 Soviet fantasy film directed by Alexander Rou and based on the fairy tale by Vasily Zhukovsky. The ...

''. His final role was in ''Sin'' (1991). He was married to Raisa Yefimovna Elpert-Halperin, a native of

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. Together they had one son, born in 1936. Kubatsky died in Moscow in 2001 and was buried in Pyatnitskoye Cemetery.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kubatsky, Anatoly 1908 births 2001 deaths Soviet male film actors Male actors from Moscow Soviet male stage actors Soviet male voice actors Burials at Pyatnitskoye Cemetery