Vasili Lanovoy
Birthday: 1934-01-16
Deathday: 2021-01-28
Place of birth: Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Also known as: Vasily Lanovoy, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Василий Лановой, В. Лановой, Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy
imdb_id: nm0487025
Biography:
Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, however, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. In 2000s, Lanovoy appeared primarily in the roles of Soviet-era party bosses, such as Yuri Andropov in the 2005 TV film Brezhnev. In 2013, he played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Russian movie The Three Musketeers.
