Vasili Lanovoy - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Vasili Lanovoy

★ Acting🎥 69 films📺 11 TV shows📅 1954–2019🔥 1

Also known as: Vasily Lanovoy, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Василий Лановой, В. Лановой...

Born in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

1934-01-16 (age 87 at death)

Died 2021-01-28

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.