Oleg Anofriyev

Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev (sometimes spelled Anofriev, ; 20 July 193028 March 2018), PAR, was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, and poet. He was born in Gelendzhik, but spent all his life in Moscow and graduated from Moscow Art Theatre in 1954. He was widely popular in USSR (mostly due to the leading role in The Bremen Town Musicians animated film) and was honored with the title Honored Artist of the RSFSR and later, People's Artist of the Russian Federation.

He spoke positively of the activities of Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu.

In a 2014 interview with the newspaper Kultura, he stated that in Ukraine "sentimental killers suffering from an inferiority complex are operating, and their targets have become the Donetsk and Luhansk regions — Russian people who had long developed this territory and lived there by their own labor." Nevertheless, he did not share the views of Oleg Tabakov, who made critical remarks about Ukrainians in a July 2015 interview.

In 2016, he stated that he had been a Christian for more than 50 years, while also saying that he did not believe in the institution of the Church or in intermediaries between himself and God. He died on 28 March 2018 in Moscow from severe heart disease.

Selected filmography

Actor Behind Show Windows (За витриной универмага, 1955) as Slava Sidorkin A Girl with Guitar (Девушка с гитарой, 1958) as Vanya Savushkin A Simple Story (Простая история, 1960) as Agronomist Scarlet Sails (Алые паруса, 1961) as Letika the seaman Funny Stories (Весёлые истории, 1962) as Fedka Colleagues (Коллеги, 1962) as Vladka Karpov Tale About the Lost Time (Сказка о потерянном времени, 1964) as old Petya Friends and Years (Друзья и годы, 1965) as Vadim Lyalin Passing Through Moscow (В Москве проездом..., 1970) as Alik Car, Violin and Blot the Dog (Автомобиль, скрипка и собака Клякса, 1974) as Accordion and electric guitar musician Incognito from St. Petersburg (Инкогнито из Петербурга, 1977) as Bobchinsky/Singing voice for Ivan Khlestakov The Turning Point (Поворот, 1978) as Vedeneyev's lawyer Be My Husband (Будьте моим мужем, 1981) as Spa visitor-veterinarian Along Unknown Paths (Там, на неведомых дорожках..., 1982) as Nightingale the Robber After the Rain, on Thursday (После дождичка в четверг, 1985) as King Avdey One Second for a Feat (Секунда на подвиг, 1985) as Gurenko Gardes-Marines, Ahead! (Гардемарины, вперёд!, 1987) as Nolken the Swedish ambassador A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, 1987) as Ballroom pianist The Criminal Quartet (Криминальный квартет, 1989) as Matvey Iosifovich Feldman Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective (Две стрелы. Детектив каменного века, 1989) as Drummer Back in the USSR (Назад в СССР, 1992) as Taxi driver Moscow Vacation (Московские каникулы, 1995) as Plane commander

Voice 1964: The Satin Street (Sitsevaya ulitsa) 1969: The Bremen Town Musicians 1973: A Tale of a Priest and His Workman Balda 1974: A №10 Tram was coming; How a Lion-cub and a Tortoise Sang a Song; The Land of Sannikov 1975: In the Port 1979: Very Blue Beard