Oleg Valerianovich Basilashvili (russian: Оле́г Валериа́нович Басилашви́ли; ka, ოლეგ ბასილაშვილი, ; born 26 September 1934) is a
Soviet
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and
Russian
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stage and film actor.
[Олег Басилашвили «Дождевые псалмы»]
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Nomenclature and significan ...
(1984).
Biography
Childhood
He was born to a family of mixed Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
, Polish
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* Polish language
* Poles
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, and Georgian
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** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
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origin. He is half Russian.
Oleg Valerianovich Basilashvili was born on 26 September 1934 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. His father, named Valerian Basilashvili, was a director of the Moscow Polytechnical College. His mother, named Irina Ilyinskaya, was a teacher of linguistics.[Первый канал. Документальный фильм Кирилла Набутова «Эх, был бы я полегкомысленнее…». Олег Басилашвили, один из самых парадоксальных актёров нашего времени — какой он в жизни? // 1tv.ru (18 сентября 2013 года)](_blank)
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His father made up a humorous story that his grandfather had once arrested a dangerous criminal named Dzhugashvili, who was really Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...
. In reality Basilashvili's maternal grandfather was a Russian Orthodox priest and an architect, who participated in the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour ( rus, Храм Христа́ Спаси́теля, r=Khram Khristá Spasítelya, p=xram xrʲɪˈsta spɐˈsʲitʲɪlʲə) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on the northern bank of the Moskv ...
in Moscow. During the World War II, young Oleg Basilashvili was evacuated from Moscow to the Transcaucasian republic of Georgia. There he went to a primary school and lived with his paternal grandfather until the end of World War II.[«Я — кухонная партнёрша Басилашвили». Галина Мшанская дала «Смене» интервью накануне 70-летия своего мужа — народного артиста СССР Олега Басилашвили. // smena.ru (24 сентября 2004 года)](_blank)
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Acting career
In 1956, Oleg Basilashvili graduated from the Acting School of the Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...
, where he had studied under Pavel Massalsky. His group had many actors who would achieve fame in the future: among his fellows were Yevgeny Yevstigneyev
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevstigneyev (russian: Евгений Александрович Евстигнеев; 9 October 1926 — 4 March 1992) was a prominent Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre pedagogue, one of the founders of the ...
, Mikhail Kozakov
Mikhail Mikhailovich Kozakov (in Russian: Михаил Михайлович Козаков) (14 October 1934, Leningrad – 22 April 2011, Ramat Gan) was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli film and theatre director and actor.
Biography Early life
Mik ...
and Tatiana Doronina
Tatiana (Tatyana) Vasilyevna Doronina (russian: Татьяна Васильевна Доронина; born 12 September 1933) is a popular Soviet/Russian actress who has performed in movies and the theater. She is generally regarded as one of the ...
, his first wife. Together with Doronina, Basilashvili joined the troupe at the 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: ...
(BDT) in Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
under the leadership of the legendary director Georgy Tovstonogov
Georgy Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov (russian: Георгий Александрович Товстоногов, – 23 May 1989) was a Russian- Georgian theatre director.
He was the leader of the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater which was renamed afte ...
. Since 1959 Basilashvili has been a permanent member of the troupe at the BDT in St. Petersburg. There his stage partners were such stars as Kirill Lavrov
Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov (russian: link=no, Кирилл Юрьевич Лавров; 15 September 1925 – 27 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor and director.
Biography
Childhood
Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov was born on 15 ...
, Tatiana Doronina
Tatiana (Tatyana) Vasilyevna Doronina (russian: Татьяна Васильевна Доронина; born 12 September 1933) is a popular Soviet/Russian actress who has performed in movies and the theater. She is generally regarded as one of the ...
, Alisa Freindlich, Lyudmila Makarova
Lyudmila Iosifovna Makarova (russian: Людмила Иосифовна Макарова; 20 October 1921 – 30 May 2014) was a Russian stage actress from Saint Petersburg. From 1938 to 1941, she studied at the Greater Drama Theatre, becomi ...
, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Zinaida Sharko
Zinaida Maximovna Sharko (russian: Зинаида Максимовна Шарко; 14 May 1929 – 4 August 2016) was a Russian actress of theatre and film. She was a member of Bolshoi Drama Theatre, and was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR i ...
, Valentina Kovel, Innokenty Smoktunovsky
Innokenty Mikhailovich Smoktunovsky (russian: Иннокентий Михайлович Смоктуновский; born ''Smoktunovich'', 28 March 19253 August 1994) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He was named a People's Artist ...
, Oleg Borisov
Oleg Ivanovich Borisov (russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Бори́сов; 8 November 1929 – 28 April 1994) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1978).
Biography
Childhood and youth
Oleg Borisov was ...
, Pavel Luspekayev
Pavel Borisovich Luspekayev (russian: Па́вел Бори́сович Луспека́ев) (20 April 1927, Luhansk — 17 April 1970, Moscow) was a Soviet actor who is best known for his role of Vereschagin in the classic Russian movie ''White ...
, Sergei Yursky
Sergei Yurievich Yursky (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Ю́рский, 16 March 1935 – 8 February 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre director and screenwriter. His best known film role is Ostap Bender in '' T ...
, and many other remarkable Russian actors. Basilashvili's most memorable stage works were in the play ''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 ...
'' by Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
, ''Kholstomer
"Kholstomer" ( rus, Холстомер, p=xəlstɐˈmʲer), also translated as "Strider", is a work by Leo Tolstoy that has been referred to as “one of the most striking stories in Russian literature”. It was started in 1863 and left unfinis ...
'' based on the eponymous story of 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 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 ...
'' by Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...
, and other classic plays directed by Tovstonogov.
Film career
Oleg Basilashvili shot to fame with his roles in films by director Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (russian: Эльдар Александрович Рязанов; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satiriz ...
. They collaborated in such popular films as ''Office Romance
''Office Romance'' (russian: links=no, italic=yes, Служебный роман, Sluzhebny roman) is a 1977 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film's plot is based on the stageplay ''Co-workers'' (') written by Ryazanov and Emil B ...
'' (1977), ''Station for Two
''Station for Two'' (russian: Вокзал для двоих, Vokzal dlya dvoikh) is a 1983 Soviet romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1983 with a total of 35.8 million ticket sales. It was ...
'' (1982), ''Promised Heaven
''Promised Heaven'' (russian: Небеса обетованные, translit=Nebesa obetovannye, italic=yes) is a 1991 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film is a fantastical social tragicomedy.
Plot
The movie is set in against the dusk ...
'' (1991), and ''Prediction
A prediction (Latin ''præ-'', "before," and ''dicere'', "to say"), or forecast, is a statement about a future event or data. They are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge. There is no universal agreement about the exact ...
'' (1993), which became significant box-office hits. Among Basilashvili's film partners were such actors as Alisa Freindlich, Lyudmila Gurchenko
Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko ( née Gurchenko; russian: link=no, Людмила Марковна Гурченко; 12 November 1935 – 30 March 2011) was a popular Soviet and Russian actress, singer and entertainer. She was given the honorary titl ...
, Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...
, Nonna Mordyukova
Noyabrina Viktorovna Mordyukova (Russian: Но́нна (Ноябри́на) Ви́кторовна Мордюко́ва; 25 November 1925 – 6 July 2008) was a Soviet and Russian actress and People's Artist of the USSR (1974). She was the star ...
, Yevgeny Leonov
Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (russian: link=no, Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as '' Gentlemen ...
, and Natalya Gundareva
Natalya Georgyevna Gundareva (russian: Наталья Георгиевна Гундарева, August 28, 1948 — May 15, 2005) was a Soviet Russian film and theatre actress, one of the leading figures at the Mayakovsky Theatre where she worked ...
, among many other Soviet/Russian film actors.
His most acclaimed film role was made in collaboration with director Georgiy Daneliya
Georgiy Nikolayevich Daneliya ( ka, გიორგი ნიკოლოზის ძე დანელია; russian: Георгий Николаевич Данелия; 25 August 1930 – 4 April 2019), also known as Giya Daneliya ( ka, გ ...
in the remarkable ''Autumn Marathon
''Autumn Marathon'' (russian: Осенний марафон, Osenniy marafon) is a 1979 Soviet romantic comedy-drama, a winner of 1979 Venice Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival and 1980 Berlin Film Festival awards in the best director an ...
'' (1979). The film is a cross-genre comedy and melodrama with a bitter humor and satire of the Soviet life. In it Basilashvili plays a man in his mid-life crisis, who is torn between two nice women, his wife and his mistress, and all three of them become entangled in the game of lies and personal demands, being at the same time strangled by the stagnant Soviet reality. Basilashvili co-created a memorable acting ensemble with such actors, as Natalya Gundareva
Natalya Georgyevna Gundareva (russian: Наталья Георгиевна Гундарева, August 28, 1948 — May 15, 2005) was a Soviet Russian film and theatre actress, one of the leading figures at the Mayakovsky Theatre where she worked ...
, Yevgeny Leonov
Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (russian: link=no, Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as '' Gentlemen ...
, Marina Neyolova
Marina Mstislavovna Neyolova (russian: Мари́на Мстисла́вовна Неёлова; born 8 January 1947) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She has appeared in 37 films since 1969. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1987).
...
, and Nikolai Kryuchkov
Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov (russian: Никола́й Афана́сьевич Крючко́в; 6 January 1911 – 13 April 1994) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1932 and 1993.
Selected fi ...
. The film became a Soviet classic, and was awarded at International film festivals in Berlin
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and San Sebastián
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.
In the 1980s he appeared in eccentric films by Karen Shakhnazarov
Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov, PAR (russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the Director General of Mosfilm studios in 1998. ...
. Those were ''Kurer'' (Courier
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) (1987), ''Gorod Zero'' (Zero City) (1988), and ''Sny'' (Dreams) (1993). Dreams, a wild comedy about Perestroika
''Perestroika'' (; russian: links=no, перестройка, p=pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə, a=ru-perestroika.ogg) was a political movement for reform within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s widely associated wit ...
is especially remarkable: in it Basilashvili tried on several images, those of a noble count from the past, a pornographer and a rock star.
In 2001, Oleg Basilashvili starred in Karen Shakhnazarov's comedy ''Poisons or the World History of Poisoning
''Poisons or the World History of Poisoning'' (russian: Яды, или Всемирная история отравлений, Yady, ili vsemirnaya istoriya otravleniy) is a 2001 Russian fantastical absurdist comedy directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. ...
'' (2001). The actor performed both as pensioner Prokhorov and the Pope Alexander VI Borgia in it.
Among the actor's other works of the early 21st century one can mention the role of Prof. Fyodorov in the historical film '' The Romanovs: An Imperial Family'' (2000) and General Yepanchin in the TV series ''The Idiot'' (2003) directed by Vladimir Bortko
Vladimir Vladimirovich Bortko (russian: Владимир Владимирович Бортко; born 7 May 1946) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, producer and politician. He was a member of the State Duma between 2011 and 2021, and was aw ...
after the famous novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...
.
Political career
During the 1990s he was a visible political figure in Russia, and was elected the representative of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) in 1990. Eventually he became a member of the pro-democratic group of representatives in the Russian Parliament, and a supporter of such politicians as Anatoly Sobchak
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak ( rus, Анатолий Александрович Собчак, p=ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ sɐpˈtɕak; 10 August 1937 – 19 February 2000) was a Soviet and Russian politician, a co-author of the ...
and the first President of Russia
The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federal ...
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...
. He was a strong proponent of returning the original name to the city of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
. He quit politics after 2000, and focused on his acting career.
He condemned the annexation of Crimea in 2014, and signed a public letter condemning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
in support of Ukraine.
Comeback
After a few years of his artistic hiatus, Oleg Basilashvili made a comeback with an impressive performance as Woland
Woland (russian: Воланд) is a fictional character in the novel ''The Master and Margarita'' by the Russian (Soviet) author Mikhail Bulgakov, written between 1928 and 1940. Woland is the mysterious foreigner and professor whose visit to Mosco ...
in the TV miniseries ''The Master and Margarita'' (2005), an adaptation of the eponymous novel of Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf; – 10 March 1940) was a Soviet writer, medical doctor, and playwright active in the fir ...
by director Vladimir Bortko. In his own words, Basilashvili played the character of Woland in resemblance of an authoritarian and manipulative bureaucrat, alluding to a Soviet-era dictator. Basilashvili created a powerful interplay with a stellar ensemble of actors, such as , Kirill Lavrov
Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov (russian: link=no, Кирилл Юрьевич Лавров; 15 September 1925 – 27 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor and director.
Biography
Childhood
Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov was born on 15 ...
, Anna Kovalchuk, Aleksandr Galibin
Alexander Vladimirovich Galibin (russian: Александр Владимирович Галибин, born 27 September 1955) is a Soviet and Russian actor noted for playing the Master in the miniseries ''The Master and Margarita'' (2005).
His a ...
, Aleksandr Filippenko
Aleksandr Georgievich Filippenko (russian: links=no, Александр Георгиевич Филиппенко; born September 2, 1944) is a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of Russia (2000).
Biography
He was born in Moscow. His pare ...
, and other notable Russian actors.
Selected filmography
* '' The Foundling'' (Подкидыш) as boy on the bike (1940)
* ''The Bride'' (Невеста) as Andrey Andreevich (1956)
* ''The Hot Soul'' (Горячая Душа) as Strelnikov (1959)
* ''The Garnet Bracelet'' (Гранатовый Браслет) as Vasily Lvovich (1964)
* ''Conspiracy of Ambassadors'' (Заговор Послов) as Robert Lockhart, head of the British mission (1965)
* ''Older Sister
Older Sister (russian: Старшая сестра, Starshaya sestra ) is a Soviet feature film, shot in 1966, Georgy Natanson on the play by Alexander Volodin ''My older sister''.
Plot
Orphans Lida and Nadya have been living in the care of h ...
'' (Старшая Сестра) as Oleg Medynsky (1966)
* '' The Seventh Companion'' (Седьмой спутник) as arrested officer (1967)
* ''The Living Corpse'' (Живой Труп) as Viktor Mikhailovich Karenin (1968)
* ''Incredible Yehudiel Chlamyda'' (Невероятный Иегудиил Хламида) as Kosterin (1969)
* '' The Ballad of Bering and His Friends'' (Баллада о Беринге и Его Друзьях) as Ivan Alekseevich Dolgorukov, Prince (1970)
* ''The Return of Saint Luke
''The Return of Saint Luke'' (russian: Возвращение «Святого Луки») is a 1970 Soviet crime film directed by :ru:Бобровский, Анатолий Алексеевич, Anatoliy Bobrovsky.
Plot
A recidivist thief escap ...
'' (Возвращение «Святого Луки») as Yuri Konstantinovich Loskutov, engineer, antiques speculator (1970)
* ''Eternal Call
''Eternal Call'' (russian: Вечный зов, Vechnyy zov) was a Soviet 1973–1983 epic TV series directed by Vladimir Krasnopolsky and Valery Uskov by the eponymous novel of Anatoli Ivanov shot by Mosfilm. Plot
The series traces the fates ...
'' (Вечный зов) as Arnold Lakhnovsky (1973-1983)
* '' Day of Admittance on Personal Matters'' (День Приёма по Личным Вопросам) as Dyatlov (1974)
* ''Did You Call the Doctor?'' (Врача вызывали?) as Pyotr Ivanovich, head physician of polyclinic No. 8 (1974)
* ''Take Aim
''Take Aim'' (russian: Выбор цели, Vybor Tzeli) is a 1974 two-part Soviet biographical drama film directed by Igor Talankin.
Plot
The film depicts the nuclear arms race that took place between all sides in the World War II and the beginni ...
'' (Выбор цели) as Boris Pash
Boris Theodore Pash (born ''Boris Fedorovich Pashkovsky'', Russian: Борис Фёдорович Пашковский; 20 June 1900 – 11 May 1995) was a United States Army military intelligence officer. He commanded the Alsos Mission during Wo ...
(1974)
* ''Balloonist'' (Воздухоплаватель) as Dmitry Timofeevich Ptashnikov (1975)
* ''A Slave of Love
''A Slave of Love'' (russian: Раба любви, Raba lyubvi) is a 1976 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov and written by Friedrich Gorenstein and Andrey Konchalovskiy. It stars Elena Solovey, Rodion Nakhapetov and A ...
'' (Раба любви) as Savva Yakovlevich Yuzhakov, film producer (1976)
* ''Always with me...'' (Всегда со мною…) as Vasily Antonovich Rubtsov (1976)
* ''The Days of the Turbins
''The Days of the Turbins'' (russian: Дни Турбиных, translit=Dni Turbinykh) is a four-act play by Mikhail Bulgakov based upon his novel ''The White Guard''.
It was written in 1925 and premiered on 5 October 1926 in Moscow Art Theatr ...
'' (Дни Турбиных) as Vladimir Talberg (1976)
* ''The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce'' (Жизнь и Смерть Фердинанда Люса) as Jürgen Kreutzman (1976)
* ''Funny People!'' (Смешные Люди!) as Fedor Akimovich, investigator (1977)
* ''Office Romance
''Office Romance'' (russian: links=no, italic=yes, Служебный роман, Sluzhebny roman) is a 1977 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film's plot is based on the stageplay ''Co-workers'' (') written by Ryazanov and Emil B ...
'' (Служебный роман) as Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, deputy director of a statistical institution (1977)
* ''Colonel Chabert'' (Полковник Шабер) as Derville, lawyer (1978)
* ''Robbery at the Midnight'' (Ограбление в Полночь) as "Chief" (1978)
* ''There are no Special Signs'' (Особых Примет Нет) as Nikolaev (1978)
* ''Autumn Marathon
''Autumn Marathon'' (russian: Осенний марафон, Osenniy marafon) is a 1979 Soviet romantic comedy-drama, a winner of 1979 Venice Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival and 1980 Berlin Film Festival awards in the best director an ...
'' (Осенний марафон) as Andrey Buzykin (1979)
* ''Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
''Say a Word for the Poor Hussar'' (russian: О бедном гусаре замолвите слово, italic=yes), translit. . Literary “Put a good word for a poor hussar”) is a 1981 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, shot in the ...
'' (...О бедном гусаре замолвите слово) as count Merzlyaev (1981)
* ''Station for Two
''Station for Two'' (russian: Вокзал для двоих, Vokzal dlya dvoikh) is a 1983 Soviet romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1983 with a total of 35.8 million ticket sales. It was ...
'' (Вокзал для двоих) as Platon Ryabinin (1982)
* ''Together with Dunaevsky'' (Вместе с Дунаевским) (1984)
* ''And then Came Bumbo...'' (И вот Пришёл Бумбо…) as Ilya Mitrofanovich, father of Sashenka (1984)
* ''Complicity in Murder'' (Соучастие в Убийстве) as Thomas Hobson, Beth Tyson's wealthy lover (1985)
* ''Confrontation
Confrontation is an element of conflict wherein parties confront one another, directly engaging one another in the course of a dispute between them. A confrontation can be at any scale, between any number of people, between entire nations or cult ...
'' (Противостояние) as police colonel, criminal investigation officer, Vladislav Nikolaevich Kostenko (1985)
* ''Uncle Vanya. Scenes From Village Life'' (Дядя Ваня. Сцены из Деревенской Жизни) as Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky (1986)
* ''Face to Face'' (Лицом к Лицу) as Gadilin (1986)
* ''Courier
A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...
'' (Курьер) as writer Semyon Kuznetsov, Katya's father (1986)
* ''End of the World Followed by Symposium'' (Конец Света с Последующим Симпозиумом) as Stanley Barrett (1987)
* ''The Great Game'' (Большая Игра) as Brenner (1988)
* ''Zerograd
''Zerograd'' (russian: Город Зеро, Gorod Zero), sometimes called ''Zero City'' or ''Zero Town'', is a 1989 Russian mystery film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. Moscow engineer Alexey Varakin visits a small town on a business trip, where ...
'' (Город Зеро) as writer Vasily Chugunov (1988)
* ''Chernov/Chernov'' (Чернов/Chernov) as Vsevolod Yarmak (1990)
* ''The Case'' (Дело) as Kandid Kastorovich Tarelkin (1991)
* ''Promised Heaven
''Promised Heaven'' (russian: Небеса обетованные, translit=Nebesa obetovannye, italic=yes) is a 1991 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film is a fantastical social tragicomedy.
Plot
The movie is set in against the dusk ...
'' (Небеса обетованные) as Fedor Stepanovich Yelistratov, Fima’s brother (1991)
* ''Ticket to the Red Theater, or Death of a Gravedigger'' (Билет в Красный Театр, или Смерть Гробокопателя) as Police Lieutenant Colonel Kuznetsov (1992)
* ''Prediction
A prediction (Latin ''præ-'', "before," and ''dicere'', "to say"), or forecast, is a statement about a future event or data. They are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge. There is no universal agreement about the exact ...
'' (Предсказание) as writer Oleg Vladimirovich Goryunov (1993)
* ''Dreams
A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, althou ...
'' (Сны) as Count Dmitry Prizorov (1993)
* '' Heads and Tails'' (Орёл и решка) as Professor Valentin Petrovich Savitsky (1995)
* ''Judge'' ''in the Trap'' (Судья в Ловушке) as Squizem (1998)
* ''What the Dead Man Said'' (Что Сказал Покойник) as mafia chief (1999)
* ''Gangster Petersburg 2'' (Бандитский Петербург 2) as Lawyer, Nikolai Stepanovich Prokhorenko, prosecutor of St. Petersburg (episodes 1, 6-8) (2000)
* '' The Romanovs: An Imperial Family'' (Романовы. Венценосная семья) as professor Sergey Fedorov (2000)
* ''Poisons or the World History of Poisoning
''Poisons or the World History of Poisoning'' (russian: Яды, или Всемирная история отравлений, Yady, ili vsemirnaya istoriya otravleniy) is a 2001 Russian fantastical absurdist comedy directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. ...
'' (Яды, или Всемирная история отравлений) as Prokhorov/Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI ( it, Alessandro VI, va, Alexandre VI, es, Alejandro VI; born Rodrigo de Borja; ca-valencia, Roderic Llançol i de Borja ; es, Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja, lang ; 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Churc ...
(2001)
* ''Under the Roofs of a Big City'' (Под Крышами Большого Города) as Dimov (2002)
* ''Azazel
In the Bible, the name Azazel (; he, עֲזָאזֵל ''ʿAzāʾzēl''; ar, عزازيل, ʿAzāzīl) appears in association with the scapegoat rite; the name represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews during Y ...
'' (Азазель) as general Lavrenty Mizinov (2003)
* ''The Idiot
''The Idiot'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Идиот, Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–69.
The title is an ...
'' (Идиот) as general Ivan Yepanchin (2003)
* ''Dear Masha Berezina'' (Дорогая Маша Березина) as Gennady Norstein (2004)
* ''The Master and Margarita
''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐf ...
'' (Мастер и Маргарита) as Woland
Woland (russian: Воланд) is a fictional character in the novel ''The Master and Margarita'' by the Russian (Soviet) author Mikhail Bulgakov, written between 1928 and 1940. Woland is the mysterious foreigner and professor whose visit to Mosco ...
(2005)
* ''Leningradets'' (Ленинградец) as Nikolai Savitsky (2005)
* ''Sonya with Golden Hands'' (Сонька — Золотая Ручка) as Levit Sandanovich (2006)
* ''Liquidation
Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end in Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and many other countries. The assets and property of the company are redistrib ...
'' (Ликвидация) as esoteric Igor Semenovich (2007)
* ''Don't Think About White Monkeys
''Don‘t Think About White Monkeys'' ("Не думай про белых обезьян") is a Russian social satirical tragicomedy film, directed by Yuri Mamin. The creators of the film define its genre as a tragic farce. The screenplay was w ...
'' (Не Думай про Белых Обезьян) as one of the Authors (2008)
* Marevo (Марево) as Afanasy Ivanovich Tovstogub (2008)
* ''Off the Hook'' (Взятки Гладки) as Mr. Vyshnevsky (2008)
* ''Palm'' ''Sunday'' (Вербное Воскресенье) as Gennady Matveyevich Nikitin, Arthur's grandfather, member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (2009)
* ''The New Adventures of Aladdin'' (Новые Приключения Аладдина) as Narrator (2011)
* ''The Farmer'' (Хуторянин) as Pavel Ignatievich Sukhomlinov, owner (2013)
* ''Without Borders
''Without Borders'' (russian: Без границ) is a 2015 Russian comedy film directed by Karen Oganesyan, Rezo Gigineishvili and Roman Prygunov. The premiere took place on October 22, 2015.
Plot
The film tells about a group of people who tra ...
'' (Без границ) (2015) as George
* ''Didn't Expect'' (Не Ждали) as Innokenty Mikhailovich, musician (2019)
Awards and honors
* Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...
(1979)
* Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...
:
**2nd class (28 October 2019)
**3rd class (5 February 2009) - for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical art and many years of fruitful activity[Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 5 февраля 2009 года № 117 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации работников Федерального государственного учреждения культуры "Российский государственный академический большой драматический театр имени Г. А. Товстоногова", город Санкт-Петербург»](_blank)
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**4th class (13 February 2004) - for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical art'[Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 13 февраля 2004 года № 190 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации работников Российского государственного академического большого драматического театра имени Г. А. Товстоногова, город Санкт-Петербург»](_blank)
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* Order of Friendship
The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds a ...
(17 December 1994) - for services to the people associated with the development of Russian statehood, the achievements in labor, science, culture, arts, strengthening friendship and cooperation between nations
* 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 ...
(1969)
* People's Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...
(1977)
* People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union.
Nomenclature and significan ...
(1984)[Новая Российская энциклопедия: в 12 т. / Редкол.: А. Д. Некипелов, В. И. Данилов-Данильян, В. М. Карев и др. — М.: ООО «Издательство "Энциклопедия"» Т. 2 А — Баяр, 2005. — 960 с.: ил.][Русский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андреева, Н. Э. Звенигородской, А. В. Мартыновой и др. — М.: Большая Российская энциклопедия, 2001. — 568 с.: ил. ]
* 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 ( ...
(1979) - for his role as Samokhvalov in the movie ''Office Romance
''Office Romance'' (russian: links=no, italic=yes, Служебный роман, Sluzhebny roman) is a 1977 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film's plot is based on the stageplay ''Co-workers'' (') written by Ryazanov and Emil B ...
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* Prize of the Government of St. Petersburg in the field of literature, art and architecture
* Gold Soffit Award for Best Actor (1997)
* Golden Mask Award for Best Actor (2009) - the role of Prince K. in the play "Uncle's Dream"
* International Theatre Prize in 2009 in the category "for his contribution to Russian theatre"
* Honorary Member of Russian Academy of Arts
Russian Academy of Arts (RAKh / rus. РАХ, Росси́йская акаде́мия худо́жеств) is the State scientific Institution of Russian Federation, eligible heir to the USSR Academy of Arts. RAKh is the public cultural Insti ...
* Presidential Order of Light
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...
(2010, Georgia)
* Order of Honour (2014)Дмитрий Медведев вручил ордена Почета Алисе Фрейндлих и Олегу Басилашвили
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References
External links
*
Biography of Oleg Basilashvili
*
Biography and filmography of Oleg Basilashvili
on Peoples.ru
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1934 births
20th-century Russian male actors
21st-century Russian male actors
Living people
Male actors from Moscow
Academicians of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia
Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika"
Honorary Members of the Russian Academy of Arts
Moscow Art Theatre School alumni
Honored Artists of the RSFSR
People's Artists of the RSFSR
People's Artists of the USSR
Recipients of the Nika Award
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence
Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR
Russian people of Georgian descent
Russian actor-politicians
Russian male film actors
Russian male stage actors
Russian male television actors
Russian male voice actors
Soviet male film actors
Soviet male stage actors
Soviet male television actors
Soviet male voice actors
Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Union of Right Forces politicians