Vasily Livanov
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Vasily Livanov MBE |
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This photograph of Livanov as Sherlock Holmes is displayed at the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Baker Street.
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Vasily Borisovich Livanov 19 July 1935 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Moscow, Russian Federation) |
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse(s) | Elena Livanova (1973–present) |
| Parent(s) | Boris Livanov |
| Website | http://www.221b.ru/ |
Vasily Borisovich Livanov MBE,FMF, PAR (Russian: Васи́лий Бори́сович Лива́нов; born 19 July 1935) is a Russian film actor, screenwriter and animator. He was named People’s Artist of the RSFSR in 1988.
Livanov's father, Boris Livanov, was a prominent actor of the Moscow Art Theatre. Vasily was brought up in the artistic milieu, as many Soviet/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 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 multiple popular Soviet cartoon characters – Gena the Crocodile, Udav (the snake) from 38 Parrots (Russian: 38 попугаев). His other contribution to the Soyuzmultfilm cartoon industry was co-writing the screenplay for the animated film Town Musicians of Bremen, a modernised adaptation of the homonymous folktale. He also directed a few animated films, e.g. The Blue Bird.
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