1966Winner
Best Performance
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
Vasili Lanovoy
Actor
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
January 16, 1934
Biography
Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, however, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. In 2000s, Lanovoy appeared primarily in the roles of Soviet-era party bosses, such as Yuri Andropov in the 2005 TV film Brezhnev. In 2013, he played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Russian movie The Three Musketeers.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1968Winner
Best Performance
War and Peace
1967Winner
Best Performance
No Password Necessary
Career Highlights
1987Highlight
Best Performance
Defeat
1967Highlight
Best Performance
Anna Karenina
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War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
Anna Karenina