Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov (russian: Пётр Серге́евич Вельями́нов; 1926–2009) was a Soviet Russian film and theater actor who was awarded the title

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 ...

. Commander of

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 ...

3rd class.

Life

His father, Sergey Petrovich Velyaminov (1898-1976), was from a hereditary military and ancient noble family, known from the 11th century. His mother was Tatiana Ermilovna (1893–1972).Всероссийское генеалогическое древо
Pyotr Velyaminov was arrested at the age of sixteen in 1943 charged with anti-communist activities and sentenced to a Gulag camp. He spent nine years at prison. Here he joined an amateur theatrical group. After his release in 1953 he began performing in the Abakan Drama Theatre. He received the award

in 1985 and also People's Artist of the Chuvash Republic. He had three children, including a son Sergei Velyaminov (born February 5, 1964), who became an actor like his father. He was married to the daughter of popular Soviet actor Georgy Burkov. He was buried June 17, 2009 at Literatorskiye Jetty of

Volkovo Cemetery The Volkovo Cemetery (also Volkovskoe) (russian: Во́лковское кла́дбище or Во́лково кла́дбище) is one of the largest and oldest non- Orthodox cemeteries in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Until the early 20th century i ...

in St. Petersburg.

Selected filmography

* '' Commander of the Lucky 'Pike''' (1972) as Aleksei Strogov * '' Eternal Call'' (1973–1983) as Polycarp Kruzhilin * '' Sweet Woman'' (1977) as Nikolai Kushakov * ''

Pirates of the 20th Century ''Pirates of the 20th Century'' (russian: Пираты XX века, translit. ''Piraty XX veka'') is a 1980 Soviet action/adventure film about modern piracy. The film was directed by Boris Durov, the story was written by Boris Durov and Sta ...

'' (1979) as Ivan Ilych, Soviet Captain * '' Night Accident'' (1980) as Mitin * '' Bandit Petersburg'' (2000) as Yegor

References

External links

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Pyotr Velyaminov bio
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Lifeactor.ru

Velyaminov Novikov Online Actors of Soviet and Russian cinema

Our cinema - Pyotr Velyaminov

Pyotr Velyamnov to RIA Novosti

1926 births 2009 deaths Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors People's Artists of the RSFSR Male actors from Moscow 20th-century Russian male actors 21st-century Russian male actors Gulag detainees Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the USSR State Prize Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class {{Russia-actor-stub