Pyotr Velyaminov
{{Short description|Soviet Russian film and theater actor (1926–2009)}}
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| name = Pyotr Velyaminov
| image = Пётр Вельяминов.jpg
| caption = Velyaminov in 1943
| birth_name = Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1926|12|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|6|14|1926|12|7|df=y}}
| death_place = St. Petersburg, Russia
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1955—2009
| spouse = Lyudmila Nyuhalova (divorce)
Galina Grishina (divorce)
Tatiana Tanakova
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Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov ({{langx|ru|Пётр Серге́евич Вельями́нов}}; 1926–2009) was a Soviet Russian film and theater actor who was awarded the title People's Artist of the RSFSR. Commander of Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd class.[http://document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=037870 Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 6 февраля 2007 года № 142 О награждении орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» III степени] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514190802/http://document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=037870 |date=2013-05-14 }}
Life
His father, Sergey Petrovich Velyaminov (1898-1976), was from a hereditary military and ancient noble family, known from the 11th century. His mother was Tatiana Ermilovna (1893–1972).[http://www.vgd.ru/V/veljamnv.htm Всероссийское генеалогическое древо] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610044414/http://www.vgd.ru/V/veljamnv.htm |date=2009-06-10 }}
Pyotr Velyaminov was arrested at the age of sixteen in 1943 charged with anti-communist activities and sentenced to a Gulag camp. He spent nine years at prison. Here he joined an amateur theatrical group. After his release in 1953 he began performing in the Abakan Drama Theatre.{{cite book|author= Harris M. Lentz III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=R3T-E7U8MW0C&q=Pyotr+Velyaminov&pg=PA541|page= 541|year=2010 |publisher= McFarland|isbn= 9780786441747}}
He received the award People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985 and also People's Artist of the Chuvash Republic.
He had three children, including a son Sergei Velyaminov (born 5 February 1964) who became an actor like his father. He was married to the daughter of popular Soviet actor Georgy Burkov.
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He was buried on 17 June 2009 at Literatorskiye Jetty of Volkovo Cemetery in St. Petersburg.
Selected filmography
- Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' (1972) as Aleksei Strogov
- Eternal Call (1973–1983) as Polycarp Kruzhilin
- Sweet Woman (1977) as Nikolai Kushakov
- Pirates of the 20th Century (1979) as Ivan Ilych, Soviet Captain
- Night Accident (1980) as Mitin
- Bandit Petersburg (2000) as Yegor
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name| id=0892762| name=Pyotr Velyaminov}}
- [http://lifeactor.ru/1592-petr-velyaminov.html Pyotr Velyaminov bio] at [http://lifeactor.ru/ Lifeactor.ru] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://www.rusactors.ru/v/velyaminov/index.shtml Velyaminov Novikov Online Actors of Soviet and Russian cinema]
- [http://www.nashekino.ru/data.persons?id=17611 Our cinema - Pyotr Velyaminov]
- [http://rian.ru/trend/actor_death_15062009/ Pyotr Velyamnov to RIA Novosti]
- [https://zwezda.ru/velyminov.html Pyotr Velyaminov on zwezda.ru]
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Category:Russian male film actors
Category:Russian male stage actors
Category:Soviet male film actors
Category:Soviet male stage actors
Category:People's Artists of the RSFSR
Category:Male actors from Moscow
Category:20th-century Russian male actors
Category:21st-century Russian male actors
Category:Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Category:Recipients of the USSR State Prize
Category:Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Category:Burials at Volkovo Cemetery
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