Vasili Lanovoy
Acting
Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, however, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. In 2000s, Lanovoy appeared primarily in the roles of Soviet-era party bosses, such as Yuri Andropov in the 2005 TV film Brezhnev. In 2013, he played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Russian movie The Three Musketeers.
Known for
Scarlet Sails
1961
War and Peace
1968
Defeat
1987
Striped Trip
1961
Anna Karenina
1967
Бес в ребро
1990
Collegues
1962
Pavel Korchagin
1956
Irkutsk Story
1973
A Strange Woman
1978
A Thousand Souls
1971
Brezhnev
2005
The Leader
1978