Aleksandr Grave
{{Short description|Russian actor (1920–2010)}}
{{family name hatnote|Konstantinovich |Grave|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Grave ({{langx|ru|Александр Константинович Граве}}; September 8, 1920 – March 5, 2010)[https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/257016/ Aleksandr Grave] at the KinoPoisk was a Russian actor with a long and distinguished career who played over 150 roles at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. He played in the films Barrier of the Unknown (1961) and Chronicles of a Dive Bomber (1967).[http://chernenko.org/042.shtml И лично Отечеству нужен] (in Russian)
Early life
Grave was born on September 8, 1920, in Moscow. From 1938 to 1942 he studied acting at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute of the Vakhtangov Theatre and later graduated in 1942. He served in the Red Army entertainment unit in World War II, Berlin, Germany, and was decorated for his artistry and lifting the spirits of soldiers at the time when they were fighting the Nazis.
Career
After fighting in the war, Grave began his career as a Russian actor, playing in 31 movies. His first film was A Noisy Household in 1946. Grave was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1971.
Death
Aleksandr Grave died on March 5, 2010, aged 89, of undisclosed causes.[http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=107709 Russian actor Aleksandr Grave dies at 89] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120713194323/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=107709 |date=2012-07-13 }};
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External links
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Category:Male actors from Moscow
Category:Russian male film actors
Category:Russian male stage actors
Category:People's Artists of the RSFSR
Category:Soviet male film actors
Category:Soviet male stage actors
Category:Honored Artists of the RSFSR
Category:Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Category:Russian male voice actors