Semyon Mikhailovich Strugachyov (russian: Семён Миха́йлович Стругачёв; born December 10, 1957) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor,

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 ...

(2008).

Biography

Semyon Strugachyov was born on December 10, 1957 in the village of

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, Smidovichsky District, Jewish Autonomous Region. Father Misha Strugashvili is half

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, half

Mountain Jew Mountain Jews or Caucasus Jews also known as Juhuro, Juvuro, Juhuri, Juwuri, Juhurim, Kavkazi Jews or Gorsky Jews ( he, יהודי קווקז ''Yehudey Kavkaz'' or ''Yehudey he-Harim''; russian: Горские евреи, translit=Gorskie Yevrei ...

. In 1979, he graduated from the acting department of the Far Eastern Pedagogical Institute of Arts in Vladivostok. He also worked in the Primorsky Regional Drama Theater (Vladivostok), Gorky Academic Theater, Kuibyshev Drama Theater. In 1988 he started acting at the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre. He made his debut in cinema in 1991. All-Russian fame to Strugachyov was brought by

Aleksandr Rogozhkin Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rogozhkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Рого́жкин; 3 October 1949 – 23 October 2021) was a Russian film director and writer. Career In 1990, Rogozhkin directed '' Karaul'', which w ...

’s comedy ''

Peculiarities of the National Hunt ''Peculiarities of the National Hunt'' (russian: Особенности национальной охоты, Osobennosti natsionalnoy okhoty) is a 1995 Russian comedy film. It focuses on a young Finnish man named Raivo who dreams to analyze a cla ...

'' (1995). Subsequently, starred in all sequels of this film.

Selected filmography

* (1991) as blind painter *

(1995) as Lev Soloveichik *

Operation Happy New Year ''Operation Happy New Year'' (russian: Операция „С новым годом!“, Operatsiya „S novym godom!“) is a 1996 Russian comedy film, a follow-up to the '' Peculiarities of National Hunt'', directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. Sta ...

(1996) as Lev Soloveichik *

Peculiarities of the National Fishing Peculiarities of the National Fishing (russian: Особенности национальной рыбалки, Osobennosti natsionalnoy rybalki) is a 1998 Russian comedy directed by Alexander Rogozhkin and Inna Gorlova. Plot Several friends (Ge ...

(1998) as Lev Soloveichik *

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) as Lev Soloveichik *

Peculiarities of National Politics ''Peculiarities of National Politics'' (russian: Особенности национальной политики, Osobennosti natsionalnoi politiki) is a 2003 comedy film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev and Yuri Konopkin. Plot General Ivolgin is re ...

(2003) as Lev Soloveichik * Deadly Force (2004-2006) as Semyon Chernyga, forensic expert *

The Fall of the Empire ''The Fall of the Empire'' (russian: Гибель империи, Gibel' imperii) is a Russian TV miniseries in ten episodes directed by Vladimir Khotinenko, broadcast in March 2005. It is set in World War I, following Russian counterintelligence ...

(2005) as Fleishman *

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 ...

(2005) as

Matthew the Apostle Matthew the Apostle,, shortened to ''Matti'' (whence ar, مَتَّى, Mattā), meaning "Gift of YHWH"; arc, , Mattai; grc-koi, Μαθθαῖος, ''Maththaîos'' or , ''Matthaîos''; cop, ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ, Mattheos; la, Matthaeus a ...

Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...

(2012) as Mikhail Levitsky *

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

(2013) as Charles Gauthier, Ambassador of France * Kidnapping, Caucasian Style! (2014) as the Coward *

Catherine the Great , en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes , house = , father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst , mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp , birth_date = , birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anhal ...

(2015) as Lestocq

Awards and honours

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

(1999) Указ Президента РФ от 22 ноября 1999 года No. 1557
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People's Artist of the Russian Federation People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Наро́дный худо́жник Росси́йской Федера́ции). The honorary title "People's Artist of the Russian Federation" is given no earlier than five years after the h ...

(2008)Указ Президента Российской Федерации No. 359
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Medal of the Order For Merit to the Fatherland A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...

II class Civilian Division (2018)Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 2 мая 2018 года No. 182 o награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации
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References

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* 1957 births Living people People from the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Russian male television actors People's Artists of Russia Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Soviet Jews Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class 20th-century Russian male actors 21st-century Russian male actors Jewish Russian actors {{Russia-actor-stub