Vasili Lanovoy

Birthday: 1/16/1934
Deathday: 1/28/2021
Place of birth: Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: Vasily Lanovoy, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Василий Лановой, В. Лановой, Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy

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.