Oleg Yefremov
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Oleg Nikolayevich Yefremov was a Soviet/Russia
n actor and Moscow Art Theatre
producer. People's Artist of the USSR
(1976), Hero of Socialist Labour (1987).
In 1949 he graduated from Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio and became an actor and later a producer of the Central Children Theater, started teaching at School-Studio by himself.
Oleg Yefremov debuted as a film actor in the melodrama The First Echelon (Pervyy eshelon) in 1955. Since then he was regularly into filming, and his every appearance on screen turned to be a real event for millions of spectators. Some of his most remarkable roles are those in the films The Quick and the Dead (Zhivye i myortvye) (1964), melodrama Three Poplars in Plyushcikha (Tri topolya na Plyushchikhe) (1967), Shine, Shine, My Star (Gori, gori, moya zvezda) (1969), comedies Aybolit-66
(1966), and Beware of the Car (Beregis avtomobilya) (1966).
In 1956, having gathered around himself students and graduates of the School-Studio, both his coevals and pupils, Oleg Yefremov organized the Studio of Young Actors (subsequently — the Moscow famous Sovremennik Theater and became its first director. Since 1970 he was an actor and a Chief Producer of the Moscow Art Theatre
named after Maxim Gorky
. In 1976 the actor became a Professor of Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio. He was also a film producer.
Oleg Yefremov was married to Sovremennik Theatre
actress Alla Pokrovskaya. Their son Mikhail
also an actor.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n actor and Moscow Art Theatre
Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright and director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, founded in 1898. It was conceived as a venue for naturalistic theatre, in contrast to the melodramas...
producer. People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
(1976), Hero of Socialist Labour (1987).
In 1949 he graduated from Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio and became an actor and later a producer of the Central Children Theater, started teaching at School-Studio by himself.
Oleg Yefremov debuted as a film actor in the melodrama The First Echelon (Pervyy eshelon) in 1955. Since then he was regularly into filming, and his every appearance on screen turned to be a real event for millions of spectators. Some of his most remarkable roles are those in the films The Quick and the Dead (Zhivye i myortvye) (1964), melodrama Three Poplars in Plyushcikha (Tri topolya na Plyushchikhe) (1967), Shine, Shine, My Star (Gori, gori, moya zvezda) (1969), comedies Aybolit-66
Aybolit-66
Aybolit-66 is a 1966 Soviet comedy film for children by Rolan Bykov. It is based on a story by Kornei Chukovsky. The film features Oleg Yefremov as the good Aibolit and Rolan Bykov as the evil Barmalei.-Cast:* Oleg Yefremov as Aibolit...
(1966), and Beware of the Car (Beregis avtomobilya) (1966).
In 1956, having gathered around himself students and graduates of the School-Studio, both his coevals and pupils, Oleg Yefremov organized the Studio of Young Actors (subsequently — the Moscow famous Sovremennik Theater and became its first director. Since 1970 he was an actor and a Chief Producer of the Moscow Art Theatre
Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright and director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, founded in 1898. It was conceived as a venue for naturalistic theatre, in contrast to the melodramas...
named after Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
. In 1976 the actor became a Professor of Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio. He was also a film producer.
Oleg Yefremov was married to Sovremennik Theatre
Sovremennik Theatre
Moscow Sovremennik Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow founded in 1956. "Sovremennik" means "Contemporary".-History:Sovremennik Theatre was founded by a group of young Soviet actors during Khrushchev Thaw...
actress Alla Pokrovskaya. Their son Mikhail
Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov
Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov is a Russian film and stage actor, Meritorious Artist of Russian Federation ....
also an actor.
Selected filmography
- The Alive and the Dead. (1964)
- Beware of the Car (1966) - Maxim Podberezovikov
- Aybolit-66Aybolit-66Aybolit-66 is a 1966 Soviet comedy film for children by Rolan Bykov. It is based on a story by Kornei Chukovsky. The film features Oleg Yefremov as the good Aibolit and Rolan Bykov as the evil Barmalei.-Cast:* Oleg Yefremov as Aibolit...
(1966) - doctor Aybolit - The FlightThe Flight (1970 film)The Flight is a 1970 Soviet film, mainly based on writer Mikhail Bulgakov's play Flight, but also on his novel The White Guard and his libretto Black Sea...
(1970) - All The King's Men (1971) - Adam Stenton
- Rudin (1976)
- Shirli-MyrliShirli-MyrliShirli-Myrli is a 1995 farce comedy film of late post-Perestroyka era directed by Vladimir Menshov based on a screenplay by Vitali Moskalenko and Andrei Samsonov. Produced by Vladimir Dostal and Aleksandr Litvinov. Music by Timur Kogan, sound by Olga Ilyina. Cinematography by Vadim Alisov...
(1995)