Vladimir Mikhailovich Tatosov (russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Тато́сов; 10 May 1926 – 24 December 2021) was a Russian stage, television, voice and film actor. Владимир Татосов: Никогда не прячься за ширмой
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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 ...

(1991).

Biography

Tatosov was born on 10 May 1926, in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

into an Armenian family. He spent his childhood in

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. In 1946, he graduated from the drama school at the Sverdlovsk Drama Theater. In 1947, he was admitted to the troupe of the

Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre The Nikolay Akimov Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre (russian: Санкт-Петербургский академический театр комедии им. Н. П. Акимова) is a theatre at 56 Nevsky Prospect, Saint Petersburg Saint P ...

, after a while he moved to the Lenin's Komsomol Theatre. In 1963 he became an artist of the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater. In 1971 he moved to the

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film studio. He performed a lot in the variety, one year worked together with

Arkady Raikin Arkady Isaakovich Raikin (russian: Аркадий Исаакович Райкин; – 17 December 1987) was a Soviet stand-up comedian, theater and film actor, and stage director. He led the school of Soviet and Russian humorists for about hal ...

. In 2005, Tatosov published his autobiographical book ''And I Want to Fly''. A few days before his death, Tatosov was admitted to a hospital 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 ...

with cancer. Soon he was transferred to another hospital, where he contracted

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. Tatosov died from COVID-19 on 24 December 2021, at the age of 95.На 96-м году жизни скончался актёр Владимир Татосов
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Selected filmography

Actor

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A Big Family ''A Big Family'' (russian: Больша́я семья́, translit. Bolshaya semya) is a 1954 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. It was based on Vsevolod Kochetov's novel ''Zhur ...

'' (1954) as photojournalist * ''

October Days The Women's March on Versailles, also known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. The march began among women in the marketplaces ...

'' (1958) as Abram Gots * '' Road to the Stage'' (1963) as Khachyan, assistant director * ''

The Salvos of the Aurora Cruiser ''The Salvos of the Aurora Cruiser'' (russian: Залп «Авроры») is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Yuri Vyshinsky. Plot The film takes place in Petrograd in October 1917. Lenin is going to organize an armed uprising, while Zinovi ...

'' (1965) as

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Tatyana's Day ''Tatyana's Day'' (russian: Татьянин день) is a 1967 Soviet drama film directed by Isidor Annensky. Plot The film takes place in Petrograd. The film tells about the organization of the first working youth organization... Cast * Ly ...

'' (1967) as

* '' Intervention'' (1968) as Imertsaki, card-sharper * ''

The Sixth of July ''The Sixth of July'' (russian: Шестое июля) is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Yuli Karasik. The film is based on real historical events and is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Bolsheviks suppression of the Left SR Uprising, ...

'' (1968) as

* ''

Mission in Kabul ''Mission in Kabul'' (russian: Миссия в Кабуле, Missiya v Kabule) is a 1970 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. Plot The film takes place in Afghanistan in 1919. The film tells about the struggle of the mission in Kabu ...

'' (1970) as Secretary of the Embassy of Afghanistan * ''

Hail, Mary! ''Hail, Mary!'' (russian: Салют, Мария!, Salyut, Maria!) is a 1970 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where Ada Rogovtseva won the award for Best Actress. Plot ...

'' (1970) as Ignacio Mures * '' Grandmaster'' (1973) as Sergey Aleksandrovich * ''

Failure of Engineer Garin ''Failure of Engineer Garin'' (russian: Крах инженера Гарина, translit. Krakh inzhenera Garina) is a 1973 Soviet television film in four parts loosely based on a novel '' Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin'' by Alexei Tolstoy. ...

'' (1973) as Tyklinski * ''

Ksenia, Fedor's Beloved Wife ''Ksenia, Fedor's Beloved Wife'' (russian: Ксения, любимая жена Фёдора) is a 1974 Soviet drama film directed by Vitaliy Melnikov. Plot The film tells about the love, complex relationships and human generosity that everyon ...

'' (1974) as Kondratyev * ''

The Straw Hat ''The Straw Hat'' (russian: Соломенная шляпка, translit. ''Solomennaya shlyapka'') is a 1974 Soviet musical comedy television film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze based on a play by Eugène Marin Labiche and Marc-Michel. Th ...

'' (1974) as Felix, Fadinar's servant * ''

Trust Trust often refers to: * Trust (social science), confidence in or dependence on a person or quality It may also refer to: Business and law * Trust law, a body of law under which one person holds property for the benefit of another * Trust (bus ...

'' (1976) as

* ''

Love at First Sight Love at first sight is a personal experience as well as a common trope in literature: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. Described by p ...

'' (1977) as Ashot * ''

Late Meeting Late Meeting (russian: Поздняя встреча, Pozdnyaya vstrecha) is a 1979 romantic drama television film based on the novel ''Urgently Required Gray human hair'' by Yuri Nagibin. Plot The film takes place in Leningrad and Sverdlovsk, ...

'' (1979) as Vasily Mikhailovich Belyakov, painter * ''

I Shall Never Forget ''I Shall Never Forget'' (russian: Я тебя никогда не забуду) is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Pavel Kadochnikov. Plot Nurse Polina is trying to save the life of a soldier Fedor and for this, she has to sacrifice her bl ...

'' (1983) as Dr. Hakobyan * ''

The Twentieth Century Approaches ''The Twentieth Century Approaches'' (russian: link=no, italics=yes, Двадцатый век начинается) is a 1986 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about Sherlock Holmes. It is the fifth and final film in ''The Adv ...

'' (1986) as Baron von Herling * ''

Gobseck ''Gobseck'', an 1830 novella by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), appears in the ''Scènes de la vie privée'' section of his novel sequence ''La Comédie humaine''. ''Gobseck'' first appeared in outline form in '' La Mode'' in March 1 ...

'' (1986) as Gobseck * ''

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 ...

'' (2001) as Moisey Lazarevich Gutman * '' Deadly Force'' (2003) as grandfather Tarelka * ''

Streets of Broken Lights ''Streets of Broken Lights'' (russian: Улицы разбитых фонарей, Ulitsy razbitykh fonarey) is a Russian criminal drama-detective TV series anthology about police work in Saint-Petersburg. The pilot episode, known as ''Menty'' ( ...

'' (2004) as Pavel Borisov

Voice

* ''

Solaris Solaris may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** ''Solaris'' (1972 film), directed by ...

'' (1972) as Dr. Snaut (played by

Jüri Järvet Jüri Järvet (18 June 1919 – 5 July 1995) was an Estonian actor. His name sometimes appears as Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet, an incorrect back-transliteration from the Russian transliteration Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет. His birthna ...

) * ''

Heavenly Swallows ''Heavenly Swallows'' (russian: Небесные ласточки, Nebesnye lastochki) is a 1976 Soviet two-part musical-comedy television film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze, based on the vaudeville-opérette Mam'zelle Nitouche. First part. " ...

'' (1976) as director of the theater-variety show (played by Ilya Rakhlin)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tatosov, Vladimir 1926 births 2021 deaths Male actors from Moscow Soviet male voice actors Soviet male television actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet male film actors Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Russian male television actors Russian male voice actors Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Russian people of Armenian descent Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia