Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Vladimir Basov

 [These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Vladimir Pavlovich Basov was born in Urazovo, Kursk Governorate, Russia, U.S.S.R. on July 28, 1923. He was a director, writer, film and TV actor and voice actor. His father was a Red commander, so the family often moved from city to city.

In the summer of 1941, Basov came to VGIK to find out the rules for admission to this educational institution. It was explained to him what documents are required for this, what exams he will have to take. He left, firmly convinced that he would definitely enroll. But his rosy plans were suddenly interrupted by World War II.

Basov went to the front in July 1941. At first, Lieutenant of the Quartermaster Service Basov served as the head of the club of the 4th Separate Rifle Brigade, for the excellent organization of amateur performances in combat conditions he was awarded the medal "For Military Merit". And then his military fate takes a sharp turn and Vladimir Basov became a mortarman. Many feats were performed by the mortar battery of Senior Lieutenant Basov, he himself was wounded on February 23, 1945, returned to the ranks after being wounded. He finished the war with the rank of captain and as deputy head of the operational department of the 28th Separate Artillery Division of the breakthrough reserve of the Main Command. He had every chance to stay in the military and make a brilliant career, but he preferred to retire to civilian life.

In 1947 he entered the directing faculty (workshop of S.I. Yutkevich and M.I. Romm). In 1952, after graduating from VGIK, as an assistant director, he participated in the filming of the film "Przhevalsky" (the director of the film was his teacher Sergei Yutkevich). His first directorial work was an adaptation of the play "The Hangover" (1953, together with Mstislav Korchagin).

He made his film debut in his film a war/adventure film “Shkola Muzhestva” (The School of Courage) (1954). He went on to appear in more than 95 films where Vladimir wass a brilliant character and comedy actor.

Vladimir Pavlovich was married three times. His first wife was actress Roza Makagonova.

His second wife was actress Natalia Fateeva, and in 1959 they had a son, Vladimir Basov, who became a director, like his father. His third wife is actress Valentina Titova. In this marriage, two children were born: a son, Alexander (director) and daughter Elizabeth (dancer).

Vladimir Basov died on the morning of September 17, 1987, from a second stroke in his Moscow apartment.

Basov appeared in only one Euro-western and that was as Pap Finn in 1973’s “Sovsem propashchiy” (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) directed by Georgiy Daneliya and starring Roman Madyanov as Huck and Felix Imoukhuede as Jim.

BASOV, Vladimir (Vladimir Pavlovich Basov) [7/28/1923, Urazovo, Kursk Governorate, Russia, U.S.S.R. – 9/17/1987, Moscow, Russia (stroke)] – director, writer, film, TV, voice actor married to actress Roza Makagonova (Roza Ivanovna Makagonova) [1927-1995] (1949-1957), married to actress Natalya Fateeva (Natalya Nikolayevna Fateyeva) [1934-    ] (1957-1962) father of director actor Vladimir Basov Jr. [1959-    ], married to actress Valentina Titova (Valentina Antipovna Titova) [1942-    ] (1964-1978) father of producer, director, writer Alexander Basov [1965-    ], dancer Yelizaveta Basova [1971-    ].

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – 1973 (Pap Finn)