Vladimir Terentyevich Kashpur (; October 26, 1926 – October 17, 2009) was a Russian and

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actor. A native of Severka,

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, Kashpur appeared in '' Ballad of a Soldier'' and about 115 other films, with roles ranging from

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. Kashpur was also active in the

Moscow Art Theatre The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...

Selected filmography

* '' Ballad of a Soldier'' (1959) * ''

Time, Forward! ''Time, Forward!'' (russian: Время, вперёд!, ''Vremya, vperyod!'') is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Sofiya Milkina and Mikhail Schweitzer based on a novel with the same name and a screenplay by Valentin Kataev. The film was ...

'' (1965) * ''

No Path Through Fire ''No Path Through Fire'' (russian: В огне брода нет, V ogne broda net) is a 1968 Soviet war film directed by Gleb Panfilov. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. Plot The film is set during th ...

'' (1968) * ''

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) * '' Commander of the Happy "Pike"'' (1972) * ''

Planet Parade ''Planet Parade'' (russian: Парад планет, Parad planet) is a 1984 drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov. The film's script was written by Aleksandr Mindadze and was based on the final part of the trilogy by Ukrainian writer Yevgeny G ...

'' (1984) * ''

Lev 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 ...

'' (1984) * ''

New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Fantasy over Mark Twain's theme'' (russian: Новые приключения янки при дворе короля Артура. Фантазии на тему Марка Твена) is a 1 ...

'' (1988) * ''

Cold Summer of 1953 ''The Cold Summer of 1953'' (russian: Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего…, Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego) is a 1988 Soviet crime film directed by Aleksandr Proshkin. It was the last film of the Soviet actor Anatoly ...

'' (1988) * ''

Taxi Blues ''Taxi Blues'' (russian: Такси-блюз, translit. Taksi-Blyuz) is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Pavel Lungin. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival where Lungin won the award for Best Director. The film was selecte ...

'' (1990) * ''

Don't Play the Fool ''Don't Play the Fool ... '' (russian: Не валяй дурака...) is a Russian comedy film by Valeri Chikov. It shows unlight relations between the USSR and the United States after the Cold War, with a tragicomic side. Plot Americans have ...

'' (1997) * ''

Composition for Victory Day Composition for Victory Day (russian: link=no, Сочинение ко Дню Победы) is a Russian film in 1998. The director is Sergei Ursuliak. Oleg Yefremov's the last role. Plot They had not seen for twenty-five years the crew of he ...

'' (1998) * '' The Wedding'' (2000) * '' Bastards'' (2006)

Awards

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(1976) *

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 ...

(1986) *

State Prize of the Russian Federation The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...

(2000) * Order of Honour

Personal life

Wife Lyudmila Grigorievna Kashpur, died in 2009. The couple had a son, Aleksei.Владимир Кашпур. «Дорогая моя Людмила Григорьевна»
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References

External sources

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Obituary (in Russian)
1926 births 2009 deaths People from Klyuchevsky District Russian male film actors Soviet male film actors People's Artists of the RSFSR Honored Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Russian male stage actors Soviet male stage actors Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Soviet World War II pilots Moscow Art Theatre School alumni {{Russia-actor-stub