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Bruno Freindlich

1909 – 2002

Soviet actor

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About Bruno Freindlich

Lived 1909 – 2002 (aged 92). Bruno Freindlich was a Russian actor.

Bruno Arturovich Freindlich (10 October 19099 July 2002) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He received the title of People's Artist of the USSR. His daughter Alisa Freindlich is also a famous actress.

Biography A native of Saint Petersburg and of German ancestry, Bruno Freindlich began his career as an actor, performing for audiences of children. For two years, he worked at the Bolshoi Theatre of Drama. Since 1948, he has been a leading actor of the former Alexandrine Theatre. Among his stage works were Khlestakov in The Government Inspector and Hamlet in Grigori Kozintsev's staging of Shakespeare's play. He played the roles of Peer Gynt, père Goriot, and Gayev in The Cherry Orchard, and Baron in The Lower Depths. One of the dearest roles of Freindlich, which he played for many years, was the part of writer Ivan Turgenev in the play Elegy. For the role of Guglielmo Marconi in the propaganda film Alexander Popov, he won the Stalin Prize (1951).

Partial filmography

Alexander Popov (1949) as Guglielmo Marconi Mussorgsky (1950) as César Cui Rimsky-Korsakov (1953) as Ramensky Belinsky (1953) as Professor Shcheplovidov Dirk (1954) as Nikitskiy Heroes of Shipka (1955) as Gyula Andrássy Twelfth Night (1955) as Feste Two Captains (1956) as Ivan Pavlovich Korablyov Sofya Kovalevskaya (1956) as Klaus fon Shvedlits Don Quixote (1957) as duke October Days (1958) as Georgy Polkovnikov Fathers and Sons (1959) as Pavel Kirsanov Cain XVIII (1963) as Chief of Secret Police Two Tickets for a Daytime Picture Show (1967) as Blinov Dead Season (1968) as Valery Petrovich Thunderstorm over Belaya (1968) as Alexander Kolchak Tchaikovsky (1970) as Turgenev The Flight (1971) as baron Pyotr Vrangel Timur and His Team (1977) as Dr. Kolokolchikov A Declaration of Love (1978) as Filippok in old age Battle of Moscow (1985, TV Series) as Boris Shaposhnikov The Strange Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1986) as Pool Stalingrad (1990) as Boris Shaposhnikov (final film role)

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Annenschule
Employers
Alexandrinsky Theatre
Awards
Stalin Prize; Order of Honour; People's Artist of the USSR; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of Friendship of Peoples; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; People's Artist of the RSFSR; Honored Artist of the RSFSR; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"
Also known as
Bruno Arturovich Freindlich

Family & relationships

Child
Alisa Freindlich

People in Bruno Freindlich's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bruno Freindlich?

Soviet actor (1909-2002)

When was Bruno Freindlich born?

Bruno Freindlich was born on 27 September 1909 in Saint Petersburg.

When did Bruno Freindlich die?

Bruno Freindlich died on 7 July 2002 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Bruno Freindlich's occupation?

Bruno Freindlich was an actor.

What nationality was Bruno Freindlich?

Bruno Freindlich was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bruno Freindlich

· Wikidata: Q442973

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