Boris Sichkin
Boris Mikhailovich Sichkin (Ukrainian: Бори́с Миха́йлович Сі́чкін; Russian: Бори́с Миха́йлович Си́чкин; 1922–2002) was a Soviet film actor, dancer, choreographer, master conversational genre, composer.[1]
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| Born | Boris Mikhailovich Sichkin August 15, 1922 |
| Died | March 21, 2002 (aged 79) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1937–2002 |
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Biography
Sichkin born in Kyiv in the family of a Jewish shoemaker, who died when he was 4 years old. The elder brother taught Boris dances and performances, according to the memoirs, his first performances took place at the Jewish market in front of some criminals who used to assemble there. After escaping from the house he was expelled from school. In 1937–1941 he studied at the Kiev Ballet School, and danced in the P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble.[2]
He participated in the Great Patriotic War (WorldWar II) in 1941–1946 in the front ensemble.[3]
He participated in the work of the theater of Arts, bandleader Eddie Rosner.[2] Staging many rooms and variety programs. Glory his role kupletistov Buba Kastorsky in films about the elusive avengers.
In 1973, in Tambov, he was arrested on suspicion of theft of state property in a large scale. A year later was released. The investigation lasted several years. In the end, Boris Sichkin was finally acquitted.
In 1979 he went to the United States. Member of the editorial board of the New York City newspaper in Russian Russian Bazaar. In 1994, for the first time after emigrating arrived in Russia. He acted in several films.
In recent years he spent in the house for families with low incomes in the New York borough of Queens.
Death
He died on March 21, 2002, of a heart attack in his apartment in New York. Soon, at the request of his wife, Sichkin's remains were recovered from the grave and cremated, and the urn with the ashes moved to Moscow.[2]
Selected filmography
- 1954: Anna on the Neck
- 1962: Kapitany goluboy laguny as Italyanets-kontrabandit
- 1964: Do svidaniya, malchiki!
- 1966: Posledniy zhulik as Inquiry desk employee
- 1967: The Elusive Avengers as Buba Kastorsky [4]
- 1968: The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers as Buba Kastorsky
- 1968: Intervention as Artist
- 1969: Na voyne, kak na voyne as Selivanov – starshiy leytenant
- 1969: Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair as bridegroom
- 1971: The Path Of Selfless Love as guest
- 1972: Tropoy beskorystoy lyubvi as Circus Actor
- 1972: Train Stop — Two Minutes (TV Movie) as gorodki player
- 1972: Poslednie dni Pompey
- 1972: Lielais dzintars as music critic, jury member
- 1973: Zolotye roga
- 1973: Incorrigible Liar as translator
- 1975: Bolshoy attraktsion as Massovik-zateinik (uncredited)
- 1976: The Twelve Chairs (TV Mini-Series) as correspondent
- 1977: Povar i pevitsa
- 1987: Sweet Lorraine as Ivan
- 1989: The Final Days (TV Movie) as Leonid Brezhnev
- 1991: The Super as Electrician
- 1996: Nixon as Brezhnev [5]
- 1997: Poor Sasha as Aristarch Rastopchin
- 1998: World War III (TV Movie) as Gen. Vladimir Soshkin
- 2001: CoML (TV Movie) as Nathan
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