Igor Dmitriev

Igor Dmitriev

Born May 29, 1927 (Age: 98) Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR

Biography

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (12/10/1963). People's Artist of the RSFSR (08/15/1988). Academician of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia. Member of the English Club and the World Club of Petersburgers. The future actor participated in school amateur performances, studied in the pioneer song and dance ensemble of the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers. He made his film debut at the age of 12 - the first role was a Polish high school student in V. Fainberg's film "The Voice of Taras". During the Great Patriotic War, together with his mother, he ended up in the city of Molotov (Perm), where they were evacuated along with the Mariinsky Theater and the choreographic school. In 1943 he entered the theater studio at the Perm Drama Theatre, after classes he stayed for performances, played in crowd scenes. In September 1944 he came to Moscow to enter the theater institute. He entered the V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko at the Moscow Art Theater, in the class of People's Artists of the USSR Pavel Vladimirovich Massalsky and Sergei Kapitonovich Blinnikov. In 1948 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School and was accepted into the troupe of the Leningrad Drama Theater, which now bears the name of Vera Fedorovna Komissarzhevskaya. After leaving the theater, he became an actor at the Lenfilm Film Actor Studio. The first significant film role was Yevgeny Listnitsky in the film Quiet Flows the Don (1957). In addition to the domestic actor, he worked a lot at film studios in Hungary, Poland, the GDR, the USA, Morocco, Algeria. Igor Dmitriev is the author of about 30 TV programs from the cycle "At Igor D..." on television in St. Petersburg. This cycle was awarded the Golden Horse Grand Prix at the Velvet Season international festival. In 1984, Igor Dmitriev was accepted into the troupe of the Leningrad Academic Comedy Theater named after N.P. Akimov, on the stage of which he made his debut in the role of Chinzanov in the play based on the play by Sergei Mikhalkov "Kings Can Do Everything". The return of the actor to the theater stage was a notable event in the cultural life of Leningrad in 1984. Collaborated with the St. Petersburg Theater "Russian Entreprise" named after Andrei Mironov and played in the play "Talents and Admirers" at the Bolshoi Drama Theater named after G.A. Tovstonogov. Igor Dmitriev revived the genre of melody and, having managed to achieve a true harmony of sound and word, was the only Russian actor who mastered this art. For the anniversary of the actor, the Rossiya TV channel shot a documentary film about the life and work of Igor Dmitriev "People's Marquis of the Soviet Union" (2007).
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (12/10/1963). People's Artist of the RSFSR (08/15/1988). Academician of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia. Member of the English Club and the World Club of Petersburgers. The future actor participated in school amateur performances, studied in the pioneer song and dance ensemble of the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers. He made his film debut at the age of 12 - the first role was a Polish high school student in V. Fainberg's film "The Voice of Taras". During the Great Patriotic War, together with his mother, he ended up in the city of Molotov (Perm), where they were evacuated along with the Mariinsky Theater and the choreographic school. In 1943 he entered the theater studio at the Perm Drama Theatre, after classes he stayed for performances, played in crowd scenes. In September 1944 he came to Moscow to enter the theater institute. He entered the V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko at the Moscow Art Theater, in the class of People's Artists of the USSR Pavel Vladimirovich Massalsky and Sergei Kapitonovich Blinnikov. In 1948 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School and was accepted into the troupe of the Leningrad Drama Theater, which now bears the name of Vera Fedorovna Komissarzhevskaya. After leaving the theater, he became an actor at the Lenfilm Film Actor Studio. The first significant film role was Yevgeny Listnitsky in the film Quiet Flows the Don (1957). In addition to the domestic actor, he worked a lot at film studios in Hungary, Poland, the GDR, the USA, Morocco, Algeria. Igor Dmitriev is the author of about 30 TV programs from the cycle "At Igor D..." on television in St. Petersburg. This cycle was awarded the Golden Horse Grand Prix at the Velvet Season international festival. In 1984, Igor Dmitriev was accepted into the troupe of the Leningrad Academic Comedy Theater named after N.P. Akimov, on the stage of which he made his debut in the role of Chinzanov in the play based on the play by Sergei Mikhalkov "Kings Can Do Everything". The return of the actor to the theater stage was a notable event in the cultural life of Leningrad in 1984. Collaborated with the St. Petersburg Theater "Russian Entreprise" named after Andrei Mironov and played in the play "Talents and Admirers" at the Bolshoi Drama Theater named after G.A. Tovstonogov. Igor Dmitriev revived the genre of melody and, having managed to achieve a true harmony of sound and word, was the only Russian actor who mastered this art. For the anniversary of the actor, the Rossiya TV channel shot a documentary film about the life and work of Igor Dmitriev "People's Marquis of the Soviet Union" (2007).
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Filmography

Signs of Love

Signs of Love

2006 as Age: 78
No Image

Скамейка

2004 as Рассказчик Age: 76
The Romanovs: A Crowned Family

The Romanovs: A Crowned Family

2000 as Baron Friderix Age: 73
The Children of Captain Grant

The Children of Captain Grant

1997 as Captain Grant Age: 69
Return of the "Battleship"

Return of the "Battleship"

1996 as Age: 68
To Whom Will God Send

To Whom Will God Send

1994 as Rodion Zosimovskiy Age: 66
Joy Ride

Joy Ride

1994 as Шурик Age: 66
Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

1993 as Age: 66
Goblin Sanctuary

Goblin Sanctuary

1993 as Age: 65
Detective Bureau "Felix"

Detective Bureau "Felix"

1993 as Age: 65
Shakh's Diamonds

Shakh's Diamonds

1992 as Age: 65
The Confession of a Kept Woman

The Confession of a Kept Woman

1992 as Age: 64
Tartuffe

Tartuffe

1992 as Клеант Age: 64
Fufel

Fufel

1991 as Арвид Янович Лещенко Age: 64
And to Hell with Us!

And to Hell with Us!

1991 as Age: 63
Drums of Fire

Drums of Fire

1990 as Age: 63
Was There Karotin?

Was There Karotin?

1990 as Грюневальд Age: 62
When the Saints March

When the Saints March

1990 as Age: 62
Pants

Pants

1989 as Age: 62
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1989 as Age: 62
Bright Personality

Bright Personality

1989 as Бернардов Age: 62
The Watchmaker and the Chicken

The Watchmaker and the Chicken

1989 as Age: 62
Don Cesar de Bazan

Don Cesar de Bazan

1989 as Don Jose Age: 62
The Gypsy Baron

The Gypsy Baron

1988 as Omonay Age: 60
Snitch

Snitch

1988 as Age: 60
The Tale About the Enamored Painter

The Tale About the Enamored Painter

1987 as придворный лекарь Age: 60
White curse

White curse

1987 as Age: 60
Intervention

Intervention

1987 as озвучание - полковник Несвицкий (роль Анатолия Шведерского) Age: 59
Happy Birthday, or Incognito

Happy Birthday, or Incognito

1987 as Age: 59
Disc Jockey

Disc Jockey

1987 as (uncredited) Age: 59
Цирк приехал

Цирк приехал

1987 as владелец цирка Age: 59
The Hobbit: The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins

The Hobbit: The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins

1985 as Gollum Age: 58
Wonder Season

Wonder Season

1985 as Игорь Борисович Age: 58
No Image

Men Are Men

1985 as Age: 57
The Trustees

The Trustees

1982 as Age: 54
Silva

Silva

1981 as князь Леопольд Веллергейм, отец Эдвина Age: 54
Sold Laughter

Sold Laughter

1981 as Подручный барона Age: 54
Only in the Music Hall

Only in the Music Hall

1981 as Age: 53
My Father Is an Idealist

My Father Is an Idealist

1981 as Age: 53
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1980 as Vicomte de Nanjac Age: 53
Journey to Another Town

Journey to Another Town

1980 as Age: 53
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger

1980 as Inspector Gregson Age: 53
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription

1980 as Inspector Gregson Age: 52
The Blue Carbuncle

The Blue Carbuncle

1980 as Maldeley Age: 52
The Piggy Bank

The Piggy Bank

1980 as Бешю Age: 52
A Declaration of Love

A Declaration of Love

1978 as passenger of steamship Age: 51
Feedback

Feedback

1978 as Age: 50
Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street...

Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street...

1978 as Гарунский (мечтающий пассажир электрички, новелла «На волоске») Age: 50
No Image

Младший научный сотрудник

1978 as Age: 50
Yaroslavna, Queen of France

Yaroslavna, Queen of France

1978 as Age: 50
Unfinished Conversation

Unfinished Conversation

1977 as Age: 50
That Was in Kokand

That Was in Kokand

1977 as полковник Чернышев Age: 49
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1976 as Pleasure to being beautiful Age: 48
Eastward, Beyond the Ganges

Eastward, Beyond the Ganges

1975 as Age: 47
Open Book

Open Book

1974 as Age: 47
Who Was Nothing...

Who Was Nothing...

1974 as Age: 46
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1973 as Age: 46
A Long Path on a Short Day

A Long Path on a Short Day

1972 as Dolgin Age: 45
Where are you, Knights?

Where are you, Knights?

1971 as Kim Yermilov Age: 44
Farewell to Sankt Petersburg

Farewell to Sankt Petersburg

1971 as Age: 44
Lyubov Yarovaya

Lyubov Yarovaya

1970 as Yelisatov Age: 43
The Old House

The Old House

1970 as Vasiliy Petrovich Age: 42
Honore de Balzac's Mistake

Honore de Balzac's Mistake

1969 as Davydov Age: 41
Crazy Money

Crazy Money

1968 as Глумов Age: 41
Prince Napoleon

Prince Napoleon

1968 as Age: 41
No Image

The Last Days

1968 as prince Peter Age: 40
Little Hare

Little Hare

1964 as актёр Игорь Борисович Age: 37
Hamlet

Hamlet

1964 as Rosencrantz Age: 37
Kyukhlya

Kyukhlya

1963 as Alexander I Age: 36
Cain the XVIII-th

Cain the XVIII-th

1963 as Age: 35
Black Gull

Black Gull

1962 as Wounded Man Age: 35
Virgin Soil Upturned

Virgin Soil Upturned

1959 as Age: 32
Clattering Wheels

Clattering Wheels

1959 as Василий Ковальский Age: 31
She Loves You

She Loves You

1956 as Age: 29