Viktor Stanitsyn
Viktor Yakovlevich Stanitsyn (Russian: Ви́ктор Я́ковлевич Стани́цын; 1897–1976) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor.[1] He appeared in a number of Soviet era films including portraying Winston Churchill in The Lights of Baku (1950) as well as several other films.
Viktor Stanitsyn | |
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| Born | 2 May 1897 |
| Died | 24 December 1976 (aged 79) |
| Other names | Viktor Yakovlevich Geze |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1932-1967 (film) |
Selected filmography
- The Battle of Stalingrad (1949) as Winston Churchill / General Fedor Tolbukhin
- The Fall of Berlin (1950) as Winston Churchill
- The Lights of Baku (1950) as Winston Churchill
- The Unforgettable Year 1919 (1951) as Winston Churchill
- Anna Karenina (1953) as Prince Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky
- Dead Souls (1960) as Governor
Stanitsyn's last cinematic role was of Ilya Rostov, in the four-part film series War and Peace (1966–67), directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.
References
- Riley p.73
Bibliography
- Riley, John. Dmitri Shostakovich: A Life in Film. Tauris, 2005.
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