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Vasiliy Livanov Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1935-07-19

Birthplace:
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Credits:
122 Total Roles

Vasiliy Livanov

Acting

The MovieWise Take

"Vasiliy Livanov didn’t just play Sherlock Holmes; he distilled the character into an iconic, gravel-voiced essence that remains the gold standard for global audiences. From his haunting vocal performance in *The Secret of the Third Planet* to his impeccable period presence in *Waterloo*, he leaves behind a legacy of transformative craft that transcends language and borders."

Biography

Born in Moscow in an acting family. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11/27/1981). People's Artist of the RSFSR (04/18/1988). His grandfather, Nikolai Livanov (stage name Izvolsky), was an actor at first in provincial, then metropolitan theaters. Father, Boris Nikolaevich Livanov (1904-1972), is an outstanding actor who played about 40 roles in the Art Theater and 30 in the cinema. Frequent guests in the house of the Livanovs were Kachalov, Pasternak, Dovzhenko, Cherkasov, Tarkhanov, Konchalovsky. He studied at the men's school number 170, then, from 1950 to 1954 - at the Moscow secondary art school. After graduating from art school, he entered the B.V.Schukin Theater School. In addition to mastering the intricacies of acting, he tried his hand at directing - he put Yuri Olesha (thesis) on the studio stage of “Three Fat Men” and designed the performance himself. The music for the play was written by Gennady Gladkov, a classmate and schoolmate, and in the future, a wonderful composer, co-author of V. B. Livanov for many works in film, theater and animation.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2008 Cinderella 4x4. Everything Starts with Desires MOVIE Self
2008 Bear Hunting MOVIE Self
2005 Law of Corruption MOVIE Shuvalov
2002 Золотая коллекция. Весь Шерлок Холмс. Бонус 1 MOVIE self
2002 Золотая коллекция. Весь Шерлок Холмс. Бонус 2 MOVIE self
2000 Memories of Sherlock Holmes TV Sherlock Holmes
1998 Fort Boyard Russia TV Fouras the Pirate
1997 Don Quixote Returns MOVIE Self
1997 The Ship of Look-Alikes MOVIE Self
1993 Gingerbread MOVIE The Wolf (voice)

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