Pyotr Velyaminov

Pyotr Velyaminov
Pyotr Velyaminov
	Velyaminov in 1943
Born	Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov; December 7, 1926; Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Died	June 14, 2009 (aged 82); St. Petersburg, Russia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1955—2009
Spouse(s)	Lyudmila Nyuhalova (divorce); Galina Grishina (divorce); Tatiana Tanakova

Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov (Russian: Пётр Серге́евич Вельями́нов; 1926–2009) was a Soviet Russian film and theater actor who was awarded the title People's Artist of the RSFSR. Commander of Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd class.[1]

Life

His father, Sergey Petrovich Velyaminov (1898-1976), was from a hereditary military and ancient noble family, known from the 11th century. His mother was Tatiana Ermilovna (1893–1972).[2]

Pyotr Velyaminov was arrested at the age of sixteen in 1943 charged with anti-communist activities and sentenced to a Gulag camp. He spent nine years at prison. Here he joined an amateur theatrical group. After his release in 1953 he began performing in the Abakan Drama Theatre.[3]

He received the award People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985 and also People's Artist of the Chuvash Republic.

He had three children, including a son Sergei Velyaminov (born February 5, 1964), who became an actor like his father. He was married to the daughter of popular Soviet actor Georgy Burkov.

He was buried June 17, 2009 at Literatorskiye Jetty of Volkovo Cemetery in St. Petersburg.

Selected filmography

Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' (1972) as Aleksei Strogov
Eternal Call (1973–1983) as Polycarp Kruzhilin
Sweet Woman (1977) as Nikolai Kushakov
Pirates of the 20th Century (1979) as Ivan Ilych, Soviet Captain
Night Accident (1980) as Mitin
Bandit Petersburg (2000) as Yegor

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References

Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 6 февраля 2007 года № 142 О награждении орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» III степени Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
Всероссийское генеалогическое древо Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
Harris M. Lentz III (2010). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 541. ISBN 9780786441747.

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[1] Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 6 февраля 2007 года № 142 О награждении орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» III степени Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Всероссийское генеалогическое древо Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine

[Lentz-3] Harris M. Lentz III (2010). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 541. ISBN 9780786441747.