Pyotr Velyaminov

{{Short description|Soviet Russian film and theater actor (1926–2009)}}

{{family name hatnote|Sergeevich |Velyaminov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

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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

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