Information AboutVasily Livanov |
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| soviet actors | |
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| peoples artists of russia | |
| 1935 births | |
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His father was Boris Livanov , a preeminent actor of the Moscow Art Theatre and probably the most acclaimed stage actor of his generation. Vasily was brought up in the artistic milieu, as many of the greatest Russian actors (such as Olga Knipper and Alla Tarasova ) worked with his father and frequented the Livanov house. Livanov graduated from the Vakhtangov Theatre school and started his film career in 1959 . His breakthrough role came in the 1963 adaptation of Vasily Aksyonov 's ''Colleagues'', in which he co-starred with Vasily Lanovoy and Oleg Anofriev . Livanov's rather erratic bohemian lifestyle all but derailed his film career. He made very few appearances in the movies produced in the late 1960s and 1970s, using his newly acquired hoarse voice to become the voice behind the famous Russian cartoon characters – Karlsson-on-the-Roof and Crocodile Gena . His other major contribution to the Soyuzmultfilm cartoon industry was writing the modernized adaptation of '' Town Musicians Of Bremen '', which went on to become a cult Soviet cartoon film of the 1970s. He also wrote a few more animated films, e.g. '' The Blue Bird ''. is said to be the largest of those gracing the walls of the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Baker Street .]] In the late 1970s and in the 1980s, Livanov returned to film stardom in what became the greatest success of his acting career: the role of Sherlock Holmes in '' The Hound Of The Baskervilles '' and Other Holmes TV Series directed by Igor Maslennikov . His other notable roles from the period included Don Quixote and Tsar Nicholas I . '', '' The Adventure Of The Speckled Band '', '' The Hound Of The Baskervilles '','' The Adventure Of Charles Augustus Milverton '', '' The Adventure Of The Final Problem '', '' The Adventure Of The Empty House '', '' A Scandal In Bohemia '', '' The Sign Of Four '', '' The Adventure Of The Engineer's Thumb '', '' The Adventure Of The Second Stain '', '' The Adventure Of The Bruce-Partington Plans '' and '' His Last Bow ''. Those movies were filmed between 1979 and 1986, and the latter four stories formed the plot of a standalone big-screen feature titled ''The 20th Century Begins''. Vasily Livanov played Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin played Doctor Watson . Livanov's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is widely regarded as one of the best, especially in the Former Soviet Union. Both Queen Elizabeth II and former PM Margaret Thatcher were reportedly fond of Livanov's portrayal, and he was awarded an OBE for his work. The Russians also believe that Livanov was the most believable and authentic Holmes to ever grace the screen. Livanov's first name Vasily is Russian translation of Basil . Coincidentally, in the West, the actor best known for portrayal of Sherlock Holmes was Basil Rathbone . Not only do the two share the same name and the same main role, but they have a similar physical appearance. New Zealand Mint Ltd. issued a four-coin set to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Sherlock Holmes ; the picture of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are easily recognizible as Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin EXTERNAL LINKS |
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