Leonid Parfyonov
Born
January 26, 1960 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Cherepovets, USSR [now Russia]
Russian veteran journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many popular documentary TV shows. Parfyonov is best known for his studio work and productions for the NTV (of which he was Producer General between 1997 and 1999) until that TV channel was subdued by the government-owned Gazprom Media. From December 3, 2004 until December 20, 2007 he was an Editor-in-Chief of Russky Newsweek, Russian edition of Newsweek. Parfyonov is currently a member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.
As the author and narrator of the daily culture news TV show Namedni on NTV, Parfyonov produced the line of popular history TV documentaries which he narrated and hosted on-site of almost each event portrayed. The series achieved great success and were repeatedly broadcast for years after premiere.
Russian Georgians. Part 2
himself (presentor)
2022
Karamora
Emperor · (8 episodes)
2022
Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison
self
2021
In Qvevri Veritas
2021
Namedni-2020-1. Covid. Remote. Resetting. Traffic accident with Efremov. Screenlife
2021
Namedni-1921 Capablanca. Hunger in the Volga region. March 8. Youth Theater. Homeless children
2021
Leaves. A New Look
himself
2020
Russian Georgians. Part 1
himself (presentor)
2020
Без души
Гость · (1 episode)
2019
Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
Himself (Presenter)
2017
Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.
Himself (Presenter)
2017
vDud
Guest · (2 episodes)
2017
Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.
Himself (Presenter)
2016
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Self (uncredited)
2014
Russia in Bloom
Himself (Host and Narrator)
2013
Eye of God
Himself (Presenter)
2012
Evening Urgant
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных
2012
Boris Godunov
Schelkalov
2011
Generation P
TV Journalist
2011
He Came to Give Us Freedom
2011
Zvorykin-Muromets
Narrator
2010
Gogol the Bird
Himself (host)
2009
And Personally Leonid Ilyich
Narrator
2006
Bashlachev. The Flight of Death
himself
2005
Russian Empire
Presenter · (16 episodes)
2000
Still Waters
Himself
2000
The Age of Nabokov
1999
Fort Boyard Russia
Self - Host · (4 episodes)
1998
Namedni
Self · (102 episodes)
1997
Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
1997
Children of the 20th Congress
Host
1988
KVN
Judge · (7 episodes)
1961