Actor
Born in 1928, USSR (Russia)
 
Died in 2013
Yuri YAKOVLEV
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Юрий Васильевич ЯКОВЛЕВ
Youri YAKOVLEV
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Actor
2007 - Ironya sudby. Prodolzhenie (Ирония судьбы. Продолжение) from Timur BEKMAMBETOV [fiction, 125 mn]
1986 - Kin-dza-dza! (Кин-дза-дза!) from Georgi DANELIYA [fiction, 135 mn]
1986 - Levsha (Левша) from Sergey OVCHAROV [fiction, 89 mn]
1981 - My, nizhepodpisavshiecya (Мы, нижеподписавшиеся) from Tatyana LIOZNOVA [fiction, 145 mn]
1981 - Karnaval (Карнавал) from Tatyana LIOZNOVA [fiction, 141 mn]
1980 - Poema o krylyakh (Поэма о крыльях) from Daniil KHRABROVITSKY [fiction, 153 mn]
1975 - Ironya sudby, ili s legkim parem (Ирония судьбы или с легким паром) from Eldar RIAZANOV [fiction, 192 mn]
1973 - Ivan Vassilyevich menyayet profesiyu (Иван Васильевич меняет профессию) from Leonid GAIDAI [fiction, 93 mn]
1971 - Stariki-razboyniki (Старики-разбойники) from Eldar RIAZANOV [fiction, 91 mn]
1970 - Chayka (Чайка) from Yuli KARASIK [fiction, 100 mn]
1969 - Syuzhet dlya nebolshovo raskaza (Сюжет для небольшого рассказа) from Sergey YUTKEVICH [fiction, 86 mn]
1969 - Korol-olen (Король-олень) from Pavel ARSENOV [fiction, 77 mn]
1967 - Anna Karenina (Анна Каренина) from Aleksandr ZARKHY [fiction, 144 mn]
1966 - Vystrel (Выстрел) from Naum TRAKHTENBERG [fiction, 77 mn]
1965 - Druzya i gody (Друзья и годы) from Viktor SOKOLOV [fiction, 130 mn]
1962 - Gusarskaya ballada (Гусарская баллада) from Eldar RIAZANOV [fiction, 96 mn]
1962 - Bolshaya doroga (Большая дорога) from Yuri OZEROV [fiction, 102 mn]
1959 - Zare navstrechu (Заре навстречу) from Tatyana LUKASHEVICH [fiction, 98 mn]
1958 - Idiot (Идиот « Настасья Филипповна») from Ivan PYRIEV [fiction, 124 mn]
1958 - Veter (Ветер) from Aleksandr ALOV , Vladimir NAUMOV [fiction, 100 mn]
 
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Biography
Yuri Yakovlev is a popular Russian actor best known for his roles in Soviet comedies 'Ironiya sydby', ‘Ivan Vasilevich', and ‘Kin-dza-dza!’ (1986).
He was born Yuri Vasilevich Yakovlev on April 25, 1928, in Moscow, Soviet Union. His father, Vasili Vasilevich Yakovlev, was a layer, and his mother, Olga Mikhailovna Ivanova, was a homemaker. Young Yakovlev was fond of acting and theatre. From 1948 - 1952 he studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow.
Since 1952 Yuri Yakovlev has been member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Varvara Popova, Irina Kupchenko, Natalya Tenyakova, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Nikolai Plotnikov, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Gritsenko, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Sergey Makovetskiy, and Ruben Simonov, among others. His most memorable stage performances were such roles as Triletsky in 'Play without a title', a play by Anton Chekhov (1968), as Karenin in 'Anna Karenina' (1983) by director Roman Viktyuk, and the title role in 'Kasanova' (1985). Since taking the role as Pantalone in 1963, Yakovlev has been delivering acclaimed performances in the legendary Vakhtangov's production of Carlo Gozzi's comedy 'Princess Turandot'.
He shot to fame with the leading role as Prince Myshkin in _The Idiot (1958)_ by director Ivan Pyrev. During the 1960s - 1980s Yakovlev was among the most popular actors in the Soviet Union. He was best known for such roles as Ivan Vasilyevich Bunsha in Ivan Vassilievitch change de profession (1973) by director Leonid Gaidai, and as Ippolit in Ironiya sudby, ili S legkim parom! (1976) by director Eldar Ryazanov.
Yuri Yakovlev was designated People's Actor of the USSR, was awarded the State Prizes of the USSR and Russia. He received the Order of Lenin (1988), the Order of the Red Banne of Labour (1978), and numerous awards and decorations for his works on stage and in film. He is married to Irina Leonidovna Sergeeva, and the couple has two sons and a daughter. Outside of his acting profession Yakovlev is fond of reading classical Russian literature and listening to classical music together with his friends and family.
In 1997 Yakovlev published his book titled 'Albom sudby moyey' (aka.. The album of my destiny). He is living with his family in Moscow, Russia.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov