Vasiliy Livanov
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.
Acting
Movie
Waterloo
as Percy (uncredited)
1970
Movie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1
as Sherlock Holmes
1981
Movie
Letter Never Sent
as Andrey
1960
Movie
The Secret of the Third Planet
as Gromozeka (voice)
1981
Movie
Gena the Crocodile
as Gena the Crocodile (voice)
1969
Movie
Junior and Karlson
as Karlson (voice)
1968
Movie
Karlson Returns
as Karlson (voice)
1970
Movie
Cheburashka
as Gena the Crocodile (voice)
1971
Movie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: King of Blackmailers
as Sherlock Holmes
1980
Movie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Mortal Fight
as Sherlock Holmes
1980
Movie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra
as Sherlock Holmes
1983
Movie
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance
as Sherlock Holmes
1980
Movie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger
as Sherlock Holmes
1980
TV
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
as Sherlock Holmes
1980
Movie
Shapoklyak
as Crocodile Gene (voice)
1974
Movie
Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century
as Sherlock Holmes
1987
Movie
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription
as Sherlock Holmes
1980
Movie
Cheburashka Goes to School
as Gena the Crocodile (voice)
1983
Movie
The Dog in Boots
as The Dog-detective (voice) / пёс-сыщик (Шерлок Холмс)
1981
Movie
38 Parrots
as Boa (voice)
1976
Movie
Puss in Boots
as Miller's Son (voice)
1968
Movie
The Pass
as Staryy (voice)
1988
Movie
The Captivating Star of Happiness
as Император Николай I
1975
Movie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 2
as Sherlock Holmes
1988
Crew
Movie
The Bremen Town Musicians
Writer
1969
Movie
On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians
Writer
1973
Movie
Father Frost and the Summer
Writer
1969
Movie
The New Bremen Musicians
Writer
2000
Movie
Phaethon - The Son of the Sun
Director
1972
Movie
Masha and the Magic Jam
Writer
1979
Movie
My Favorite Clown
Novel
1987
Movie
The Musicians from Bremen
Writer
2000
TV
The Bremen Town Musicians
Director
1969
Movie
The Blue Bird
Director
1970
Movie
The Most, the Most, the Most
Writer
1966
Movie
The Old Toy
Writer
1971