Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Who Are Those Guys ~ Lev Durov

 

Lev Konstantinovich Durova was born in Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. on December 23, 1931. Lev came from the illustrious Durov family whose members included memoirist Nadezhda Durova and animal trainer Anatoly Durov. His aunt's husband Prov Sadovsky Jr. ran the Maly Theatre in 1944–1947. Lev Durov married actress Irina Kirichenko (1931–2001) in 1954. Their daughter Ekaterina is also an actress.

Durov attended the Moscow Art Theatre School, where his teachers included Sergey Gerasimov and Sergey Blinnikov. He joined the troupe of Anatoly Efros in 1954 and was a mainstay of Efros's productions until 1984. For some 30 years, he worked at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre both as an actor and as a director. He was the theatre's principal director from 2003 to 2006.

Durov was also known for his voice acting, most notably as Sharik the Dog in “Three from Prostokvashino” and its sequels. He published three books of memoirs, in 1999 and 2008. Lev Durov died on 20 August 2015, in Moscow, Russia.

DUROV, Lev (Lev Konstantinovich Durova) [12/23/1931, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. - 8/20/2015, Moscow, Russia] – stage, film, voice actor, married to actres Irina Kirichenko [1931-2011] (1954–2011), father of actress Ekaterina Durova (Yekaterina Lvovna Furova) [1959-2019].

Armed and Very Dangerous - 1977 (Lucky Charlie)

A Man from Boulevard Capucines – 1987 (coffin maker)

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