Anatoli Papanov
Anatoli Papanov
30.10.1922 - 07.08.1987 (64 years) (Vyazma, Smolensk Governorate, RSFSR [now Smolensk Oblast, Russia])
Anatoli Dmitrievich Papanov (Russian: Анатолий Дмитриевич Папанов, romanized: Anatoliy Dmitriyevich Papanov; 31 October 1922 — 5 August 1987) was a Soviet stage, film and voice actor, drama teacher, and theatre director at the Moscow Satire Theatre where he served for almost 40 years. A prominent character actor, Papanov is mostly remembered for his comedy roles in a duo with his friend Andrei Mironov, although he had many dramatic roles as well. As a voice actor he contributed to over hundred cartoons. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1973 and awarded the USSR State Prize posthumously.