Leonid Sergeevich Knyazev (1917–1983) - Soviet theater and film actor. Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR ( 1978 ). Winner of the Stalin Prize of the first degree ( 1947 ).
| Leonid Sergeevich Knyazev | |||
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| Date of Birth | September 2, 1917 | ||
| Place of Birth | Moscow , Russia | ||
| Date of death | September 9, 1983 (66 years old) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow , USSR | ||
| Citizenship |  the USSR | ||
| Profession | actor , assistant filmmaker | ||
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Biography
L. S. Knyazev was born on August 20 ( September 2 ), 1917 in Moscow into a family of employees. The family had seven children: Andrei, Sergey, Leonid, Elena, Irina, Tatiana and Evgenia. Lived on the Big Yakimanka. His father, Sergey V. Knyazev, a lawyer by training, was a Trade Deputy in the Moscow State Administration, which is recorded in the state archives of the city of Moscow. He graduated from the school of the FZS, entered the theatrical college, after which he became an artist of the Moscow Art Theater . After 5 years, he moved to the ensemble of the NKVD , then became an artist of the spoken genre of the USSR Tour Bureau. In 1952-1959 - the leading actor MTDC . Since 1966 - an actor, since 1968 - the director of the CKDYUF named after M. Gorky . As a second director, he worked on the films “When I Will Be a Giant, ” “Hope , ” “Silver Pipes , ” “Old House , ” “Screen Star , ” “Peasant's Son , ” “Almanzora Rings,” and others.
Children and grandchildren L.S. Knyazev live in Moscow.
L. S. Knyazev died on September 9, 1983 . He was buried in Moscow at the Vagankovsky cemetery . Plot number 39.
Theater Roles
Moscow Art Theater
- "Enemies" M. Gorky - Ryabtsev
- "Platon Krechet" A. E. Korneychuk - driver Vasya
- "Wonderful rafting" V. M. Kirshona - Kostya
- "Marriage Belugina" A. N. Ostrovsky - Syromyatov
MTDK
- “ Under the Golden Eagle ” by Ya. A. Galan - Andrei Makarov
- "Haiti Dubois" - General Toussaint Laverture
- "Russian people" K. M. Simonov - Kozlovsky
- “The Power of Love” - Andrey
- "Dear gift" - Terpovoy
- "Son of a Fisherman" by V. T. Latsis - Oscar
Movie Roles
- 1936 - Last night - Shura Leontiev
- 1945 - In long voyage - midshipman Lopatin
- 1946 - Admiral Nakhimov - sailor P.M. Cat
- 1948 - Michurin - Worker
- 1948 - 1949 - Battle of Stalingrad - Sergeant Ya. F. Pavlov
- 1957 - Cranes fly - Sachkov
- 1958 - Oleko Dundich - Bolshevik
- 1961 - Clear Sky - Ivan Ilyich
- 1963 - Optimistic tragedy - Sailor
- 1963 - Cheka employee - Soldier on a steamer
- 1965 - Your son and brother - Ivan Egorov
- 1967 - Tatiana's Day - Red Commander
- 1967 - No Password Required - Merkulov Sr.
- 1967 - Blasted Hell - episode
- 1968 - Neutral Waters - episode
- 1970 - The Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase - Episode
- 1970 - Silver Trumpets - episode
- 1971 - We have no time to wait - Egor
- 1972 - Hope - Erofey
- 1975 - Finist - The Clear Falcon - episode
- 1981 - The Abduction of the Century - The Thief
Awards and prizes
- Stalin Prize of the first degree (1947) - for the performance of the role of the sailor Cat in the film "Admiral Nakhimov" (1946)
- Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR (1978)