Andrei Nikolayevich Boltnev (russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Бо́лтнев; January 5, 1946, Ufa — May 12, 1995, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian actor.

Biography

Andrei Boltnev was born January 5, 1946, in Ufa. Andrei Boltnev's grandfather, Konstantin Dobzhinsky was People's Artist of Georgia, and his grandmother, Nina Irtenev - Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In his birth certificate, the future actor was recorded as Andrei Tusov. But his father, Vyacheslav Tusov died in 1951, when Andrei was 5 years old, and stepfather of Andrei Nikolay Boltnev, a sea captain, appeared in his life.
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. In 1985 he graduated from the Ostrovsky Theatre and Art Institute in

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. Boltnev first appeared on the silver screen in 1983 when he played the role of the vibrant Captain Gavrilov in the film by

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''. The actor became widely known after the film ''

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'' directed in 1984 by Aleksei German was released, in which Boltnev starred in the title role. The real popularity was brought to Boltnev by the television series ''

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'' (1985) based on the novel by

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, where Andrei Boltnev played a major role, the traitor Krotov. In 1985, the actor who worked then in Novosibirsk, received an invitation to the metropolitan

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. Boltnev died in his sleep of a stroke in Moscow on May 12, 1995. He was buried in Moscow, Vostryakovsky Cemetery.

Selected filmography

* 1983 — ''

'' as engineer captain Gavrilov * 1984 — ''Mikhailo Lomonosov'' as Kargopolsky * 1984 — ''

'' as Ivan Lapshin * 1985 — ''

'' as Nikolai Ivanovich Krotov * 1986/88 — ''

The Life of Klim Samgin ''The Life of Klim Samgin'' (russian: Жизнь Клима Самгина, translit=Zhizn' Klima Samgina) is a four-volume novel written by Maxim Gorky from 1925 up to his death in 1936. It is Gorky's most ambitious work, intended to depict "all ...

'' as gendarme Colonel Popov * 1988 — ''

The 13th Apostle ''The 13th Apostle'' (russian: 13-й апостол, Trinadtsatyy apostol) is a 1988 Soviet science fiction film directed by Suren Babayan, loosely based on the 1950 book ''The Martian Chronicles'' by Ray Bradbury. Plot The crew of а space expedi ...

'' as inspector * 1989 — ''Who Lives...'' as Captain Sviderskiy * 1989 — ''

Hard to Be a God ''Hard to Be a God'' (russian: Трудно быть богом, translit=''Trudno byt' bogom'') is a 1964 science-fiction novel by the Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, set in the Noon Universe. Premise and themes The novel follow ...

'' as Budach * 1989 — '' Abduction of the Wizard'' as Landmaster Friedrich von Kockenhausen * 1990 — ''Day of Love'' as Nikolai Ivanovich Kashin * 1991 — ''

My Best Friend, General Vasili, Son of Joseph Stalin ''My Best Friend, General Vasili, the Son of Joseph Stalin'' (russian: Мой лучший друг генерал Василий, сын Иосифа, Moy luchshiy drug, general Vasiliy, syn Iosifa) is a 1991 film, directed by Viktor Sadovsky and ...

'' as Astafiev * 1993 — ''The Mafia is Immortal'' as Aleksei Drobyshev

Awards

Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR The Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR was an annual State Prize established by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR in 1965. Three Vasilyev Brothers prizes were awarded annually from 1966 until 1990 for cinematographic works of all kinds ( ...

Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1984) — информация о фильме
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boltnev, Andrei 1946 births 1995 deaths Soviet male film actors Russian male film actors Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR People from Ufa