Pavel Pavlenko

Pavel Pavlovich Pavlenko (20 September 1902 – 9 March 1993) was a Soviet stage and film actor.

Life Born in Kiev, he later moved to Moscow and graduated in 1919 from the Moscow City Theatrical School named for Anatoly Lunacharsky. He tried to join the Moscow Operetta, but was rejected by Grigory Yaron, who said, "We do not need a second Yaron!"

He debuted on the stage in 1920. He worked in the Moscow Ukrainian Theater, in the Children's Theater, and elsewhere. During the Great Patriotic War, he played in the Mossovet Theatre.

After the war, he appeared more frequently in films, and was a favorite of Aleksandr Rou. His film career came to an end in the late seventies. He died in obscurity in Moscow in 1993.

Filmography 1946 – The Great Glinka (Глинка) as Faddey Bulgarin 1952 – Composer Glinka (Композитор Глинка) as Faddey Bulgarin 1952 – The Inspector (Ревизор) as Superintendent of Schools 1953 – Attack from the Sea (Корабли штурмуют бастионы) as Paul I of Russia 1957 – The Height (Высота) as Old installer 1957 – The Duel (Поединок) as Svetlovidov 1958 – The Captain's Daughter (Капитанская дочка) as Solomin 1958 – Our Correspondent (Наш корреспондент) as Fedotov 1960 – Summer Vacation (Время летних отпусков) as Boroday 1960 – Fishers of Sponges (Ловцы губок) as Baburis 1963 – Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (Королевство Кривых Зеркал) as Master of ceremonies 1963 – Lost Summer (Пропало лето) as Grandfather Yevgeny 1963 – The Big Fuse (Большой фитиль) as Assistant to the Chairman 1964 – Jack Frost as Nastya's father 1966 – The Ugly Story (Скверный анекдот) as Akim Petrovich Zubikov 1967 – Fire, Water, and Brass Pipes (Огонь, вода и… медные трубы) as Vodyanoy 1968 – The Little Golden Calf (Золотой телёнок) as Funt 1968 – The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы) as Zosima 1969 – Adam and Heva (Адам и Хева) as Old Dagestani 1970 – You Are Taimyr (Вас вызывает Таймыр) as Grandfather Babourine 1970 – Carousel (Карусель) as Ivan 1973 – Much Ado About Nothing (Много шума из ничего) as Dogberry 1976 – Twelve Chairs (12 стульев) as Club guard