Rudolf Davydovich Furmanov (russian: Рудольф Давыдович Фурманов; 22 October 1938 – 9 April 2021) was a Russian actor and stage director. He was born 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 ...

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on 22 October 1938, the son of a worker at the Goznak factory.

Biography

Furmanov's career began in 1948, eventually appearing in more than 80 film roles, and further appearances in television. Among them was Artyom in ''

The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone ''The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone'' ( ''Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis'') is a 1998 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Bortko and starring Nikolai Karachentsov. It tells the story of a successful film director who is about ...

'' (1998) and as Igor in ''

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'' (1998). In 1988 Furmanov founded the in Leningrad, and in 2008 he was awarded the title of

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 ...

. Furmanov died on 9 April 2021 in

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 ...

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at the age of 82 from COVID-19.

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Alexander Beglov was among those offering tributes, stating that "Saint Petersburg culture has suffered a heavy loss."

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1938 births 2021 deaths Russian film actors Russian stage actors Russian television actors Theatre directors from Saint Petersburg Male actors from Saint Petersburg Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Honored Workers of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation People's Artists of Russia Russian theatre managers and producers Russian drama teachers Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia {{Russia-actor-stub