Victor Aleksandrovich Kostetskiy (; 12 April 1941 – 6 November 2014) was a

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and

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actor.

Biography

Kosteskiy was born in

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. He lived in St. Petersburg. He spent eighteen months in the graphic arts department of the Herzen Pedagogical Institute. In 1965 he graduated from

Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State ...

(Boris Sohn's course).

Stage

Between 1965 and 1972 he was actor of the Leningrad Lenin Komsomol theater, then he became actor of the Leningrad Theater of Musical Comedy (until 1989). He then joined the main cast of Drama Theater Pushkin, leaving the theater in 2008. In his last years he only played in the

combination company A combination company was a touring theater company which performed only one play. Unlike repertory companies, which performed multiple plays in rotation, combination companies used more elaborate and specialized scenery in their productions. Over ...

productions of the theater ''Comedians''.

Cinema

Some of Kostetskiy's most famous roles were in films directed by Vladimir Vorobyov: ''Wedding of Krechinsky'', ''

Truffaldino from Bergamo ''Truffaldino from Bergamo'' (russian: Труффальдино из Бергамо, Truffaldino iz Bergamo) is a 1976 Soviet two-part television musical film directed by Vladimir Vorobyov, based on the play ''Servant of Two Masters'' by Carlo Go ...

'' and ''

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''. He also often participated in the dubbing of foreign and animated films.

Other

He appeared in the 1991 teleplay of the first part of ''

The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's boo ...

'' as

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. From 1990 until his death in 2014 he was a lecturer at the Department of Musical Comedy, Head of the Department of stage movement and speech at the

St. Petersburg Conservatory The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory (russian: Санкт-Петербургская государственная консерватория имени Н. А. Римского-Корсакова) (formerly known as th ...

Awards

He was made an

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in 1978 and awarded the St. Petersburg theatrical prize ''Golden Soffit'' for the role of Dr. Dorn in the premiere performance ''Notebooks of Trigorin'' of Theatre Comedians (interpretation of

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's play ''

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''). Nominated of Best Actor.

Personal life

He was twice married, has two daughters from different marriages and three grandchildren. Kostetskiy died on 6 November 2014 at the age of 74. Большая утрата: ушел из жизни актер Виктор Костецкий
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Filmography

Film

*'' The Green Carriage'' (russian: Зелёная карета, 1967) as Perepelsky *''

Dreams of Love – Liszt ''Dreams of Love – Liszt'' ( hu, Szerelmi álmok – Liszt, also known in English as ''The Loves of Liszt'') is a Hungarian-Soviet epic musical/drama produced and directed by Márton Keleti, ba ...

'' (Ференц Лист, 1970) as canvasser (uncredited) *''Krechinsky's Wedding'' (Свадьба Кречинского, 1974) as Mikhail Vasilyevich Krechinsky *''

The Captivating Star of Happiness ''The Captivating Star of Happiness'' (russian: Звезда пленительного счастья, Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya, The Star of Fascinating Happiness) is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet historical drama. The title is an allusion to a ...

'' (Звезда пленительного счастья, 1975) as

Pyotr Kakhovsky Pyotr Grigoryevich Kakhovsky (russian: Пётр Григо́рьевич Кахо́вский, 1799 – ) was a Russian Empire officer and active participant of Decembrist revolt, known for the murder of General Mikhail Miloradovich and Colonel ...

*''

I Ask to Accuse Klava K. of My Death ''I Ask to Accuse Klava K. of My Death'' (russian: В моей смерти прошу винить Клаву К., V moey smerti proshu vinit Klavu K.) is a 1979 Soviet teen film directed by Nikolai Lebedev and Ernest Yasan based on the eponymou ...

'' (В моей смерти прошу винить Клаву К., 1980) as Pavel Lavrov *'' Moonzund'' (Моонзунд, 1988) as commander of the Russian cruiser

Rurik Rurik (also Ryurik; orv, Рюрикъ, Rjurikŭ, from Old Norse '' Hrøríkʀ''; russian: Рюрик; died 879); be, Рурык, Ruryk was a semi-legendary Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who in the year 862 was invited to reign in Novgoro ...

*''

Genius Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for future works, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabiliti ...

'' (Гений, 1991) as Ivan Vazhin *''

Khraniteli ''Khraniteli'' (russian: Хранители, lit=Guardians f the Ring}) is a Soviet television play miniseries based on Tolkien's ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. It was broadcast once in 1991 by Leningrad Television and then thought lost. It ...

'' (Хранители, 1991) as

*'' Raspoutine'' (Распутин, 2011) as

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TV

*''

'' (Труффальдино из Бергамо, 1977, TV Movie) as Florindo Aretusi *''

'' (Остров сокровищ, 1982, TV Movie) as Dr. Livesey *''

The Life of Klim Samgin ''The Life of Klim Samgin'' (russian: Жизнь Клима Самгина, translit=Zhizn' Klima Samgina) is a four-volume novel written by Maxim Gorky from 1925 up to his death in 1936. It is Gorky's most ambitious work, intended to depict "all ...

'' (Жизнь Клима Самгина, 1988) as

Georgy Gapon Georgy Apollonovich Gapon. ( –) was a Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox priest and a popular working-class leader before the 1905 Russian Revolution. After he was discovered to be a police informant, Gapon was murdered by members of the ...

*''

Bandit Petersburg ''Bandit Petersburg'' (or ''Gangster Petersburg'', russian: Бандитский Петербург) is a Russian detective television series. It was one of the most successful Russian series of the early 2000s. The series is loosely based on the ...

'' (Бандитский Петербург, 2000) as deputy of General Attorney of Russia *'' Deadly Force'' (Убойная сила, 2000-2006) as Major-General Alexander Aleksandrovich Maksimov

References

External links

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Biography rusactors.ru

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