Pyotr Petrovich Glebov (russian: Пётр Петрович Глебов; 14 April 1915 – 17 April 2000), was a

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film actor from the aristocratic Glebov family, whose early generations are listed in the 17th-century

Velvet Book The Velvet Book (russian: Бархатная книга, Barkhatnaya kniga) was an official register of genealogy, genealogies of Russia's most noble families (Russian nobility). The book is bound in red velvet, hence the name.Vasily Orlov, Prince Nicholas Troubetzkoy, and Prince

Peter Wittgenstein , title = 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg , image = Pjotr-christianowitsch-wittgenstein.jpg , image_size = , caption = Portrait by George Dawe , birth_date = , birth_place = Pereias ...

. His aunts were married to Prince Alexander

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, Count Yury Olsufieff, and to one 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 ...

's sons.

Sergey Mikhalkov Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (russian: link=no, Серге́й Влади́мирович Михалко́в; 27 August 2009) was a Soviet and Russian author of children's books and satirical fables. He wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russ ...

was a first cousin, and

Svyatoslav Belza Svyatoslav Igorevich Belza (russian: Святосла́в И́горевич Бэ́лза; 26 April 1942 – 3 June 2014) was a Soviet Russian literary and musical scholar, critic and essay An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that ...

was his son-in-law. In 1940, Glebov graduated from the Stanislavsky School where his teachers included Mikhail Kedrov. When

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broke out, the young actor volunteered to fight for the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

. He took part in the

Battle of Moscow The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a sector of the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front during World War II. It took place between September 1941 and January ...

as an anti-aircraft gunner. Despite a noble background, Glebov made a spectacular career in the Soviet cinema. He is best known for portraying the Cossack protagonist in the 1958 epic ''And Quiet Flows the Don'', a trilogy directed by Sergei Gerasimov. In 1981, Glebov was named a

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 ...

and was awarded the

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

. He is buried in the

Vagankovo Cemetery Vagankovo Cemetery (russian: Ваганьковское кладбище, Vagan'kovskoye kladbishche), established in 1771, is located in the Presnya district of Moscow. It started in the aftermath of the Moscow plague riot of 1771 outside the cit ...

Partial filmography

*''Lyubimaya devushka'' (1940) - Spectator in the stands (uncredited) *''Mechta'' (1943) *''

The Train Goes East ''The Train Goes East'' (russian: Поезд идёт на восток) is a 1947 Soviet comedy film directed by Yuli Raizman. Plot On Victory Day, on the Moscow-Vladivostok train, Captain Lavrentiev meets with agronomist Zinaida Sokolova. At ...

'' (1948) - Military on the station in Moscow (uncredited) *''

And Quiet Flows the Don ''And Quiet Flows the Don'' (''Quiet Flows the Don'' or ''The Silent Don'', russian: Тихий Дон, literally ''The Quiet Don'') is a novel in four volumes by Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov. The first three volumes were written from 192 ...

'' (1957-1958, part 2, 3) - Grigori Melekhov *'' Virgin Soil Upturned'' (1960, part 1, 2) - Aleksandr Polovtsev *''

Baltic Skies ''Baltic Skies'' (russian: Балтийское небо) is a 1960 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Vengerov. Plot The film tells about military pilots defending Leningrad during World War II. Cast * Pyotr Glebov as Lunin (as P. Glebo ...

'' (1961, part 1, 2) - Lunin *'' Mozart and Salieri'' (1962) - Salieri *''Iolanta'' (1963) - Eon-Hakkia *''Tsarskaya nevesta'' (1965) - Tsar Ivan *''

The Tsar's Bride ''The Tsar's Bride'' (russian: Царская невеста, translit=Tsarskaja nevesta) is an historical verse drama in four acts by Lev Mei from 1849.Golub (1998, 951). Fifty years later Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov used the play as the basis for ...

'' (1965) - Tsar Ivan *''Odinochestvo'' (1965) - Pyotr Storozhev *''A teper sudi...'' (1967) - Illarion Groza *''Oni zhivut ryadom'' (1968) - Korablyov *''Vozmezdie'' (1969) *''

Not Under the Jurisdiction ''Not Under the Jurisdiction'' (russian: Неподсуден, Nepodsuden) is a 1969 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Krasnopolskiy and Valery Uskov. Plot Yegorov was slandered by his friend Sorokin and abandoned by a girl who later marr ...

'' (1969) - Pyotr Samoylov *''

Liberation Liberation or liberate may refer to: Film and television * ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War * "Liberation" (''The Flash''), a TV episode * "Liberation" (''K-9''), an episode Gaming * '' Liberati ...

'' (1970, part 1, 3) - Pavel Rotmistrov *''Morskoy kharakter'' (1970) - Yakov Ivanovich Arkhipov *''Kochuyushchiy front'' (1971) - Petr Zhtzhinkin *''Smertnyy vrag'' (1972) - Vlas *''Sluchaynyy adres'' (1973) - Ivan Kupriyanovich *''Zarevo nad Drava'' (1974) *''Smotret v glaza...'' (1975) - Ivan Davidenko *''Na kray sveta'' (1975) - dyadya Vasya *''Na yasnyy ogon'' (1976) - Predsedatel gubkoma *''

Pugachev Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachev (russian: Емельян Иванович Пугачёв; c. 1742) was an ataman of the Yaik Cossacks who led a great popular insurrection during the reign of Catherine the Great. Pugachev claimed to be Catherine ...

'' (1979) - Stepan Fedulov *''Yunost Petra'' (1980) *''Vsadnik na zolotom kone'' (1981) - Katil-Badtscha *''

Muzhiki! ''Muzhiki!'' (russian: Мужики!) is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Iskra Babich. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention. Plot Pavel Zubov (Aleksandr Mikhajlov) lives and wo ...

'' (1981) - otets Pavla *''Formula sveta'' (1982) *''Polyn - trava gorkaya'' (1983) *''Uragan prikhodit neozhidanno'' (1984) *''Nasledstvo'' (1984) *''Idushchiy sledom'' (1984) *''Postaraysya ostatsya zhivym'' (1986) - General Arhipov *''Skakal kazak cherez dolinu'' (1986) - Lukich- militsioner *''Premyera v Sosnovke'' (1986) - Aleksey Nikiforovich *''Bez sroka davnosti'' (1987) *''Dedushka khoroshiy, no... ne govorit, kuda spryatal den'gi'' (1993) *''Bravye parni'' (1993) - Maj. Konstantin Cherednichenko (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glebov, Pyotr 1915 births 2000 deaths Russian male film actors People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Lenin 20th-century Russian male actors