Ivan Bortnik

Ivan Sergeyevich Bortnik (; 16 April 1939 – 4 January 2019 ) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. He was a People's Artist of Russia.

He made his film debut in 1961. He was an actor with the Taganka Theatre since 1967. He was a close friend of Russian singer-songwriter, poet, and actor Vladimir Vysotsky.

Selected filmography 1962 — Confessions as artist Vasily 1976 — Sentimental Romance as Stock controller café 1977 — A Declaration of Love as Kroykov 1979 — The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed as Promokashka 1981 — Family Relations as Vladimir Konovalov 1987 — Mirror for a Hero as Andrei Ivanovich Nemchinov 1990 — Death at Movie as Vasily Kuzmich Stolbov 1991 — Lost in Siberia as Faina's husband 1992 — The Murder at Zhdanovskaya as Gleb Yarin 1995 — A Moslem as godfather 1996 — The Return of the Battleship as Syrovegin 1998 — Mama Don't Cry as offender 1999 — Strastnoy Boulevard as a man by the fire 2002 — Antikiller as Bedbug 2006 — Sonya Golden Hand as staff captain Gorelov 2011 — Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman as episode