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Aleksandr Abdulov is a Actor Russe born on 29 may 1953 at Tobolsk (Russie)

Aleksandr Abdulov

Aleksandr Abdulov
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Birth name Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdulov
Nationality Russie
Birth 29 may 1953 at Tobolsk (Russie)
Death 3 january 2008 (at 54 years) at Moscow (Russie)

Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdúlov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Гаври́лович Абду́лов - May 29, 1953 – January 3, 2008) was a Soviet/Russian actor.

Aleksandr Abdulov went to school from 1960 to 1970 and upon graduating wanted to become a sportsman. However, Abdulov's father encouraged his son to act, and, in 1974 Aleksandr Abdulov starred in About Vitya, about Masha and the Sea Force. In 1975 he graduated from the GITIS and was hired by Lenkom Theater director Mark Zakharov.

Aleksandr Abdulov appeared in several films in the 1970s. In 1977 he appeared in the TV version of the film The Twelve Chairs by Mark Zakharov. In 1978 he became a celebrity after he appeared in An Ordinary Miracle and in 1979 Abdulov appeared in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed with Vladimir Vysotskiy. That year he also appeared in Do not part with the Loved Ones and in The Very Same Munchhausen.

During the early 1980s he was considered a sex symbol and in 1982 he appeared in Look for a Woman, Magicians and The Woman in White. In 1983 he appeared in the film The House that Swift Built (about Jonathan Swift) as Dr. Simpson. In 1984 Abdulov appeared in The Formula of Love. The following year he appeared in Searching for Captain Grant. He also appeared in The Most Charming and Attractive and Naval Cadets, Charge!.

Aleksandr Abdulov then went on to appear in Desyat Negrityat (based on Agatha Christie's mystery novel Ten Little Indians) in 1987 and To Kill a Dragon in 1988. The next year he appeared in Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love.

In 1991 Abdulov appeared in Genius and The House under the Starry Sky. In 1992 he appeared in the film Gold. During the 1990s he mostly worked in the Lenkom Theatre. In 2000 he appeared in Still Waters, and in The Christmas Miracle with Chulpan Khamatova. In 2002 he appeared in the TV series Next (the title being the actual English word) playing a Russian oligarch. In 2003 he appeared in the sequel Next 2; the following year he was in About Love.

In 2005 Abdulov appeared in the TV series Anna Karenina and The Master and Margarita. In 2006 he directed the play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Lenkom and played the lead character of Randall P. McMurphy (played by Jack Nicholson in the American film). Abdulov has also appeared in the film Leningrad.

In 1991 Abdulov was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.

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Filmography of Aleksandr Abdulov (19 films)

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Leningrad
Leningrad (2009)
, 1h50
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino, Vladimir Ilyin, Evgueni Sidikhine, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Aleksandr Abdulov
Roles Chigasov
Rating59% 2.996772.996772.996772.996772.99677
In 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union and their troops besieged the city of Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davis (Mira Sorvino), is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetkova (Olga Sutulova) a young and idealist police officer and together they fight for their own and other people's survival.
The Actress, 1h40
Directed by Stanislav Govoroukhine
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Dmitry Pevtsov, Aleksandr Abdulov, Yuri Stepanov, Fiodor Bondartchouk, Mikhail Yefremov, Irina Skobtseva
Roles Саша Босякин
Rating68% 3.425933.425933.425933.425933.42593
A no longer young divorced woman is not lucky in life. Anna is a theater actress, but is offered only minor roles. In her personal life she is lonely. Anna meets an interesting man and between them there is love. She is offered a good role and must choose between her career and love.
The Siege of Venice, 1h23
Directed by Giorgio Ferrara
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Isabella Rossellini, Tom Conti, James Wilby, Michel Duchaussoy, Zouc, Alexandre Schirwindt
Roles le prince Badritzky
Rating59% 2.9544452.9544452.9544452.9544452.954445
Durant l'hiver 1768 à Venise, Rosanna hérite d'une fortune de son mari. Pour les inquisiteurs de la République de Venise, cette fortune doit rester vénitienne.
Save and Protect, 2h47
Directed by Alexandre Sokourov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama
Themes Madame Bovary
Actors Aleksandr Abdulov
Rating65% 3.2622953.2622953.2622953.2622953.262295
Emma vit à Tachkent, en Ouzbékistan, où exerce son époux, le Docteur Bovary. Elle s'y ennuie et s'y endette.
To Kill a Dragon, 1h56
Directed by Mark Zakharov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Théâtre, Films about dragons, Films based on plays, Dystopian films
Actors Aleksandr Abdulov, Oleg Yankovsky, Evgueni Leonov, Viatcheslav Tikhonov, Alexandre Zbrouïev, Semion Farada
Roles Ланцелот
Rating77% 3.885223.885223.885223.885223.88522
Le bon chevalier Lancelot arrive dans une ville pour la délivrer du dragon qui l'opprime depuis 400 ans. Cependant, presque tout le monde en commençant par le burgrave s'attellent à l'en dissuader, car ils ignorent ce que c'est qu'une liberté et au fond la redoutent. Il fait connaissance du dragon. Lors de leur rencontre Lancelot peut mesurer par lui-même le degré d'acceptation de son sort par un commun et mortel qui à l'instar de Friedrichsen, un scientiste corrigé, ne se révolte pas à l'idée de sa propre castration.
Ten Little Indians, 2h17
Directed by Stanislav Govoroukhine
Origin Russie
Genres Crime
Actors Vladimir Zeldin, Tatiaana Dorubitch, Aleksandr Abdulov, Lyudmila Maksakova, Alexandre Kaïdanovski, Anatoli Romashin
Roles Anthony Marston
Rating77% 3.8926753.8926753.8926753.8926753.892675
Ten complete strangers are invited to spend the weekend in a lonely mansion on an island off the English coast. Once there, they realize that none of them know their unseen host, who has identified himself only as "A. N. Owen." Using a prerecorded gramophone, Mr. Owen accuses them each of past murders that the law was unable to punish, and promises swift retribution. Soon thereafter the first guest dies, the victim of poisoning. The remaining guests come to realize that the killer is murdering them according to the old Ten Little Niggers nursery rhyme. When their attempt to locate Mr. Owen by searching the island proves fruitless, they realize that the unknown assailant is in fact one of them.
In Search for Captain Grant, 7h28
Directed by Stanislav Govoroukhine
Genres Adventure
Actors Marina Vlady, Boris Khmelnitsky, Kosta Tsonev, Aleksandr Abdulov
Roles Bob the Tar
Rating82% 4.124614.124614.124614.124614.12461
The film consists of two subplots. The first tells about the life of the writer Jules Verne and the history of creation and publication of the novel In Search of the Castaways. The second actually narrates the novel.
The Most Charming and Attractive, 1h29
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Irina Muravyova, Tatyana Vasilyeva, Aleksandr Abdulov, Leonid Kouravliov, Lyudmila Ivanova, Alexandre Schirwindt
Roles Volodya Smirnov
Rating73% 3.691473.691473.691473.691473.69147
Nadya Klyueva, a very nice employee of one research institute, cannot arrange her personal life. She is more than thirty years old, but still unmarried. She occasionally meet in a bus her former schoolmate Susanna. After that Nadya's life begins to change. Susanna is a professional sociologist, and gives Nadya practical advice on how to change her behavior and clothing to ger married successfully. The object of Nadya's courtship is her colleague Volodya, frivolous "Don Juan". But soon Nadya realizes that her happiness and love, that she sought through a variety of tricks and efforts, is just nearby ...
Magicians
Magicians (1982)
, 2h40
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Musical films
Actors Aleksandra Yakovleva, Aleksandr Abdulov, Valentin Gaft, Ekaterina Vassilieva, Evgueni Iakovlevitch Vesnik, Valery Zolotoukhine
Roles Ivan Sergeevich Puhov
Rating70% 3.544783.544783.544783.544783.54478
Ivan Puhov (A. Abdulov) is in love with a very kind and friendly girl, Alyona (A. Yakovleva). Alyona works as a witch in a research institution that researches magic called NUINU (Scientific Universal Institute of Extraordinary Services, a NIICHAVO subsidiary in Kitezhgrad; for NIICHAVO see Monday Begins on Saturday). The couple are about to get married when Alyona's jealous and scheming co-worker, Sataneev (V. Gaft), tricks Alyona's boss, Kira Shemahanskaya (Ye. Vasilyeva), the institute director, into putting a spell on Alyona. The spell makes Alyona undergo a severe personality change, become unable to control her actions, and forget about Ivan. Ivan and Alyona's friends must figure out a way to break the curse while simultaneously protecting the institution's latest research development, a magic wand.
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, 6h
Directed by Stanislav Govoroukhine
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Vladimir Konkine, Vladimir Vysotsky, Zinovi Gerdt, Leonid Kouravliov, Armen Djigarkhanian, Alexander Belyavsky
Roles "Loshak"
Rating86% 4.3419154.3419154.3419154.3419154.341915
The film is set in post-WWII Moscow. Lieutenant Vladimir Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin) is a young reconnaissance officer and a decorated war hero who has just returned from the war and is assigned to peacetime service with the famous MUR (Moscow Department of Criminal Investigations). There he becomes part of an elite detective team led by the brilliant, tough, no-nonsense Captain Gleb Zheglov (Vysotsky). The duo becomes embroiled in two seemingly separate investigations: that of the murder of young aspiring actress Larisa Gruzdeva, and the hunt for a vicious gang of armed robbers that calls itself "Black Cat" and constantly manages to evade capture.