Ivan Ivanovich Krasko (russian: Иван Иванович Краско; born September 23, 1930) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and writer. People's Artist of Russia (1992).

Biography

He studied acting at

Russian State Institute of Performing Arts The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State ...

, graduating in 1961. From 1961 to 1965 he was a member of the troupe at

Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (russian: Большой драматический театр имени Г. А. Товстоногова; literally ''Tovstonogov Great Drama Theater''), formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater (russian: ...

in Leningrad. From 1965 to current he has been a member of the troupe at Komissarzhevskaya Theatre under the leadership of a notable

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

Ruben Agamirzyan. There his stage partners were such actors as Galina Korotkevich, Georgi Korolchuk, Stanislav Landgraf, Mikhail Khrabrov,

Yelena Safonova Yelena Vsevolodovna Safonova (russian: Еле́на Все́володовна Сафо́нова; born 14 June 1956 in Leningrad) is a former Soviet and a Russian actress. She is an Honored Artist of Russia (2011). She was made famous by the 198 ...

, and

Petr Shelokhonov Petr Illarionovich Shelokhonov, ( pl, Piotr Szełochonow, russian: Пётр Илларио́нович Шелохо́нов, be, Пятро Ларывонавіч Шэлахонаў, uk, Петро Іларіонович Шелохонов; in ...

.Book "My best friend Petr Shelokhonov" (2009, Russian) by actor Ivan I. Krasko - Saint Petersburg, Russia: SOLO Publishing, 2009. His son,

Andrey Krasko Andrey Ivanovich Krasko (russian: Андре́й Ива́нович Краско́; 10 August 1957, Leningrad, USSR — 4 July 2006, Odessa, Ukraine) was a Russian theatre and cinema actor. Andrey Krasko first experienced theatrical production a ...

was also a notable Russian actor. In 2009, Ivan Krasko co-authored a book of memoirs titled "''My Вest Friend Petr Shelokhonov''", where he wrote about his best friend Petr Shelokhonov and their partnership on stage, in films, and in life.

Filmography

*'' In S. City'' (1966) – writer *''

The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547 ...

'' (1972) – Miles Hendon *''

Squadron of Flying Hussars ''Squadron of Flying Hussars'' (russian: Эскадрон гусар летучих, Eskadron gusar letuchikh) is a 1980 Soviet war film directed by Nikita Khubov and Stanislav Rostotsky. Plot Denis Davydov, a poet and hero, a man who became a ...

'' (1980) – colonel Ustimovich *'' True of Lieutenant Klimov'' (1981) – staff officer *''

Semyon Dezhnev Semyon Ivanovich Dezhnyov ( rus, Семён Ива́нович Дежнёв, p=sʲɪˈmʲɵn ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ dʲɪˈʐnʲɵf; sometimes spelled Dezhnyov; c. 1605 – 1673) was a Russian explorer of Siberia and the first European to sail through t ...

'' (1983) – merchant Guselnikov *''

The Hobbit ''The Hobbit, or There and Back Again'' is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the ''N ...

'' (1985) –

Gandalf Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels '' The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is a wizard, one of the ''Istari'' order, and the leader of the Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from the Old Nor ...

*'' The Last Road'' (1986) – captain Rakeyev *''

Mister Designer ''Mister Designer'' (russian: Господин оформитель, Gospodin oformitel) is a 1987 Soviet horror film produced and directed by Oleg Teptsov, and based on the short story ''The Gray Automobile'' by Alexander Grin. Plot Set in St. P ...

'' (1988) – servant *'' Afghan Breakdown'' (1991) – colonel Viktor Nikolayevich *'' A Beautiful Stranger'' (1992) – Grigori Rasputin *'' The White Horse'' (1993) – American *'' You Exist'' (1993) – traditional healer *'' Marigolds in Flower'' (1998) – bum *'' Streets of Broken Lights 2'' (1999) – Pavel Levitin "Contrabass" *'' Empire Under Attack'' (2000) – elder Kondraty *''

Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season ''Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season'' (russian: Особенности национальной охоты в зимний период, Osobennosti natsionalnoy okhoty v zimniy period) is a 2000 Russian comedy film. Plot Kuzmich ...

'' (2000) – Vladimir Lenin the rescuer *'' Little Longnose'' (2003) – the King (voice) *'' Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey'' (2004) –

Svyatogor Svyatogor () is a mythical ''bogatyr'' (knight/hero) in ancient bylinas of Kievan Rus'. His name derives from the words for "sacred mountain". Svyatogor's tale, ''Ilya Muromets and Svyatogor'', forms a part of the Ilya Muromets cycle. According ...

(voice) *'' Streets of Broken Lights 6'' (2004) – Ivan Ivanovich *''

Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev; uk, links= no, Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв, . (19 December 1906– 10 November 1982) was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between 1964 and 198 ...

'' (2005) – collective farm chairman *'' Female Novel'' (2005) – Vladislav Petrovich *''

The 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 ...

'' (2005) – taxi driver *''

Taras Bulba ''Taras Bulba'' (russian: «Тарас Бульба»; ) is a romanticized historical novella set in the first half of the 17th century, written by Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). It features elderly Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba and his sons And ...

'' (2009) – Kasyan Bovdyug *'' Fortress of War'' (2010) – narrator *'' Peter the Great: The Testament'' (2011) – old man *'' The Admirer'' (2012) –

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

*''

The White Guard ''The White Guard'' (russian: links=no, Белая гвардия) is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, first published in 1925 in literary journal ''Rossiya''. It was not reprinted in the Soviet Union until 1966. Background ''The White Guard'' fir ...

'' (2012) – Maksim

Awards and honors

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(December 20, 1976) *

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 ...

(February 21, 1992; first artist to receive that title) * Order of Honour (2010) * Jubilee Medal "70 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" * Golden Mask (2018)

Family

* First wife (1951–1955) — Yekaterina Ivanova. One daughter Galina * Second wife (1956–1997) — Kira Petrova. Two children: son — actor

, daughter Julia Svekrovskaya-Krasko (born 1966) * Third wife (2001–2011) — Natalia Vyal. Two sons: Ivan and Fyodor * Fourth wife (2015–2018) — Natalia Shevel (born 1990)Иван Краско и Наталья Шевель объявили о разводе 4 сентября 2011 года
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References

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