Anatoli Romashin

Anatoli Vladimirovich Romashin (Russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Рома́шин; 1931–2000) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, director. He won the USSR State Prize (1977) and was a People's Artist of the RSFSR (1982).

Anatoli Romashin
Born	Anatoli Vladimirovich Romashin (1931-01-01)January 1, 1931 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Died	August 8, 2000(2000-08-08) (aged 69) Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Years active	1955–2000

Biography

Anatoli Romashin was born in Leningrad on 1 January 1931. His father was a Russian, mother was an Estonian. His brother Vladimir (1932-2012) was an opera singer. He graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School (course of Victor Stanitsyn) in 1959.[1] Since 1959 - an actor Mayakovsky Theatre.

The actor became widely recognized after the release of the 1974 Elem Klimov's film Agony, where Romashin played the role of Nicholas II.[2]

In recent years, he played in the Moscow Luna Theater under the directorship of Sergei Prokhanov.

According to critics, Romashin was the perfect actor for the role of a Russian intelligent. His artistic career included a lot of such roles.[2]

Death

He was killed in an accident on the evening of August 8, 2000 near the town of Pushkino, Moscow Oblast actor was impaled by a huge old pine, that he was trying to chainsaw on his dacha. He was buried on the Vagankovo Cemetery.[3] Six months later the dacha was destroyed by fire.[4][5]

Selected filmography

• The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (Russian: Гиперболоид инженера Гарина, 1965) as Dr. Wolf
• The Seventh Companion (Седьмой спутник, 1967) as white officer
• Strong with Spirit (Сильные духом, 1967) as Oberleutnant
• Hit Back (Ответный ход, 1971) as Major General Nefedov
• Agony (Агония, 1974) as emperor Nicholas II
• An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano (Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино, 1977) as Gerasim Kuzmich Petrin
• Where were you, Odysseus? (Где ты был, Одиссей?, 1978) as SS Sturmbannführer Karl Ehrlich
• Anna Pavlova (Анна Павлова, 1983) as Alexandre Benois
• Ten Little Niggers (Десять негритят, 1987) as Doctor Armstrong
• Friend (Друг, 1987) as Friend's owner

References

1. Школа-студия МХАТ: 1950—1959 Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
2. Погиб Анатолий Ромашин
3. "Могила А. В. Ромашина на Ваганьковском кладбище". Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
4. Вдова Анатолия Ромашина Юлия : «Толя мечтал о чуде — увидеть нас с сыном через 20 лет» // KP.RU
5. Вдова Анатолия Ромашина вновь осталась одна // Экспресс газета

External links

• Anatoliy Romashin on IMDb
• Anatoli Romashin at Find a Grave