Vladimir Ivanovich Osenev (russian: Владимир Иванович Осенев; 8 September 1908 – 1 April 1977) was a Soviet stage, film and voice actor. After graduating from

Vakhtangov Theatre Yevgeny Bagrationovich Vakhtangov (also spelled Evgeny or Eugene; russian: Евге́ний Багратио́нович Вахта́нгов; 13 February 1883 – 29 May 1922) was a Russian-Armenian actor and theatre director who founded the ...

in the 1930s he had a stage career spanning four decades. Yet he was more noticed by his occasional appearances in films and animation series, such as the award-winning ''

Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The first collection of stories about the character w ...

'' trilogy. He also played in ''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (russian: Братья Карамазовы, ''Brat'ya Karamazovy'', ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing '' ...

'', which was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

in 1969. Osenev was made an

Honored Artist of Russia 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 ...

in 1956 and

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 ...

in 1969. Osenev considered himself a serious actor and first despised the "childish" text of the narrator in Winnie-the-Pooh, but changed his attitude after seeing the final result.

Filmography

* '' Boule de Suif'' (1934) as German soldier (uncredited) * ''

The Great Glinka ''The Great Glinka'' (russian: Глинка) is a 1946 Soviet biopic film directed by Lev Arnshtam. The film is about Mikhail Glinka, a Russian composer of the 19th century. The film was awarded the Stalin Prize of II degree (1947) and it was e ...

'' (1946) as episode (uncredited) * ''

Admiral Ushakov Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov ( rus, Фёдор Фёдорович Ушако́в, p=ʊʂɐˈkof; – ) was an 18th century Russian naval commander and admiral. He is notable for winning every engagement he participated in as the Admiral of t ...

'' (1953) as city dweller (uncredited) * ''

Man without a Passport ''Man without a Passport'' (russian: Человек без паспорта) is a 1966 Soviet thriller film directed by Anatoly Bobrovsky. Plot The film tells about the Soviet counterintelligence, trying to find and neutralize the spies who were ...

'' (1966) as Fyodor Katko * ''

Major Whirlwind ''Major Whirlwind'' or (russian: Майор Вихрь , Mayor Vikhr) is a 1967 television film directed by Yevgeny Tashkov and based on the novel by Yulian Semyonov. The main character, Major Whirlwind, is inspired by Aleksey Nikolayevich Botya ...

'' (1967, TV Series) as Krauch * ''

The Seventh Companion ''The Seventh Companion'' (russian: Седьмой спутник, translit=''Sed'moy sputnik'') is a 1967 Soviet drama film set in Petrograd in the years following the Russian Revolution. The film marked the directorial debut of Russian director ...

'' (1968) as Priklonsky * '' The Shield and the Sword'' (1968, TV Mini-Series) as

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* ''

'' (1969) as judge * '' Subject for a Short Story'' (1969) as Kurbatov * ''

'' (1969, Short) as Narrator (voice) * '' The Flight'' (1971) as Tikhiy * ''

Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit ''Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit'' (russian: Винни-Пух идёт в гости, Vinni-Pukh idyot v gosti ) is a 1971 animated film by Soyuzmultfilm directed by Fyodor Khitruk. The film is based on chapter two in the book series by A. A. Milne ...

'' (1971, Short) as Narrator (voice) * ''

Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day ''Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day'' (russian: Винни-Пух и день забот, Vinni-Pukh i den zabot , or ''Winnie the Pooh and a Day of Troubles'' in the English dub title) is a 1972 animated film by Soyuzmultfilm, directed by Fyodor Khi ...

'' (1972, Short) as Narrator (voice) * ''

Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat ( et, Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile) is a 1975 Soviet Estonian action film directed by Grigori Kromanov and based on the novel of the same name by Yulian Semyonov. Plot 1921. Chekist Gleb ...

'' (1975) as Stopansky * ''

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'' (1981) as Shturmer (final film role)

References

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* 1908 births Male actors from Moscow 1977 deaths Soviet male stage actors Soviet male film actors Soviet male voice actors People's Artists of the RSFSR Honored Artists of the RSFSR {{USSR-actor-stub