Leonid Kuravlyov
Born
October 8, 1936
Died
January 30, 2022 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Soviet and Russian film actor. He became a People’s Artist of the RSFSR in 1976.
Kuravlyov was born in Moscow into a working-class family. His father Vyacheslav Yakovlevich Kuravlyov (1909–1979) worked as a locksmith at the Salyut Machine-Building Association and his mother Valentina Dmitriyevna Kuravlyova (1916–1993) was a hairdresser. In 1941 with the start of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union (known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War) his mother was arrested on false report, accused of counter-revolutionary activity (Article 58) and exiled to Karaganda, Kazakh SSR to work at the local plant. In five years she was freed without a right to live in Moscow and sent to Zasheyek, Murmansk Oblast in the Russian far north where she continued working as a hairdresser. In 1948 she managed to get a permission to see her son who spent a year with her at Zasheyek, and in 1951 she finally returned to Moscow.
In 1955 Kuravlyov entered VGIK to study acting under Boris Bibikov. He graduated in 1960 and joined the Theater Studio of Film Actors. He made his first movie appearances while still a student. In 1960 he was noted by Vasily Shukshin and took part in his diploma film Reported From Lebyazhye. In 1961 they both starred in the popular melodrama When the Trees Were Tall, and in 1964 Shukshin gave him the leading role in his comedy movie There Is Such a Lad which brought Kuravlyov true fame and which he considered to be the start of his successful movie career. He also acted in Your Son and Brother (1965) and felt so grateful for what the director did for him that he later named his son after Shukshin.
The role of Shura Balaganov in Mikhail Schweitzer’s comedy The Little Golden Calf based on the book by Ilf and Petrov was one of his first successful roles: he managed to create an image of a brash yet charming petty thief. His other notable roles of that period include Khoma Brut in one of the first Soviet horror movies Viy (1967), antagonist Sorokin in a psychological melodrama Not Under the Jurisdiction (1969), Robinson Crusoe in Stanislav Govorukhin’s Life and Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1972), a Nazi officer Kurt Eismann in Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973) and Lavr Mironovich in Pyotr Todorovsky’s The Last Victim (1975).
In the 1970s he appeared in three to four films per year. Even though Kuravlyov was adept at playing serious dramatic roles, he is still best known for his leading roles in top-grossing comedy movies such as Afonya (1975) by Georgiy Daneliya (11th highest-grossing Soviet film, highest grossing film of the year, 62.2 mln viewers), Leonid Gaidai’s Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973, 17th highest-grossing film, 60 mln viewers) and It Can’t Be! (1975, 46th highest-grossing film with 46.9 mln viewers), The Most Charming and Attractive (1985) by Gerald Bezhanov (the highest-grossing film of 1985, 44.9 mln viewers) and others.
During the late 1990s he hosted a popular TV programme The World of Books with Leonid Kuravlyov where he talked about new book releases. In two years it was closed and then relaunched with new hosts. In 2012 he was awarded the IV class Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”.
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All That Jam
father Leonty
2016
The Book of Masters
Barin
2009
The Heirs
глава администрации
2008
The Turkish Gambit
Artillery major · (4 episodes)
2006
Мастер и Маргарита
(4 episodes)
2006
The Turkish Gambit
major
2005
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
2004
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
Dobrynya
2004
Railway Romance
Petrovich
2003
Evropejskij Konvoj
генерал
2003
Brigada
Петр Чуйков · (15 episodes)
2002
Esli Nevesta Vedma
2002
The Love Arrow
2002
Memories of Sherlock Holmes
Von Bork · (13 episodes)
2000
Ultimatum
Leonid
1999
The Barber of Siberia
Vakhmistr Bukin
1998
Streets of Broken Lights
Андрей Петрович Ершов, "Дед" · (78 episodes)
1998
The Stringer
1998
Old Songs About the Main Thing 3
Жорж Милославский
1998
New Year's Story
Ded Moroz
1997
Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
1997
The Night Before Christmas
1997
A Man for a Young Girl
1996
Lady Into Lassie
Grigoriy Muromskiy
1995
What a Mess!
USA ambassador
1995
Russian Account
Иван Сидоров, майор
1994
Simple - Minded
1994
The Master and Margarita
Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy
1994
A Show for a Single Man
1994
Russian Miracle
Сеня
1994
Sentence
Лео Харман
1994
The Ghost of My House
1994
The Codex of Disgrace
1993
Chuffyk
(voice)
1993
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
Mikhail Gorbachev
1993
Queen's Personal Life
1993
The Devil's Puppets
1993
Provincial Benefit
1993
Destroy the Thirtieth!
1992
In Search of the Golden Phallus
руководитель круиза
1992
Gangsters in the Ocean
Sobakin
1992
Detonator
1992
KGB Agents Also Fall in Love
1991
Traces of Rain
1991
Made in USSR
Ivan Moiseyevich
1991
Across Red Nights
1991
Meet Me in Tahiti
Шнайдер
1991
How Is It Going, Crucians?
высокий начальник
1991
Несрочная весна
хозяин
1990
Pretty Face
1990
Entrance to Labyrinth
Oleg Khlebnikov
1990
Entrance to the Maze
Oleg Khlebnikov - doktor neyrofiziolog · (2 episodes)
1990
It
Vasilisk Borodavkin
1990
The Charming Traveller
Priest
1990
Spanish Actress for Russian Minister
Игорь Иванович Степанов
1990
The Suicide
заведующий тиром Александр Лукьянович Калабушкин
1990
The Stairway
дядя Миша
1989
Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation
Editor
1989
Presumption of Innocence
Bondarev - nachalnik poezda
1988
Hope
Stepan
1988
Энергичные люди
Аристарх Петрович Кузькин
1988
Life of Don Quixote and Sancho
Nicolás · (9 episodes)
1988
Three on the Red Carpet
Михаил Иванович Сошкин
1988
May I Die, Lord...
1988
Karpusha
Karpusha (voice)
1988
Enclosure
1988
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 2
Von Bork
1988
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins
von Bork · (1 episode)
1988
Blackmailer
Федор Семенович
1988
Restricted Area
1988
Holy Moly!
1988
First Encounter - Last Encounter
Count
1987
Defeat
1987
Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century
Von Bork
1987
One Time Deal
Fedor Romanov
1987
Martinko
Martinko (voice)
1987
Sitting on the Golden Porch
Kороль Амфибрахий
1986
The Left-Hander
император Александр Павлович
1986
Snake Catcher
Konstantin
1986
Five Minutes of Fear
Леонид Каретников (свидетель)
1986
The Most Charming and Attractive
Pasha Dyatlov
1985
Sincerely Yours...
Emtsov
1985
Dangerous for Your Life!
Spartak Molodtsov
1985
The Invisible Man
Marvel
1985
Through All the Years
1985
TASS Is Authorized to Declare...
Андрей Андреевич Зотов, инженер-корабел · (10 episodes)
1984
Copper Angel
Ларсен
1984
Before We Part
Badarin
1984
Chekhov's Vaudevilles
1984
Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches
Arkady
1983
Demidovy
Menshikov
1983
We're from Jazz
Samsonov
1983
Не было печали
Vadim Petrovich Potapov
1983
The Trust That Has Burst
Ezra Plunkett
1983
The Trust That Has Burst
(3 episodes)
1983
The Wedding Gift
1983
Mirgorod and Its Inhabitants
Ivan Shponka
1983
Ищите женщину
Henri Granden · (2 episodes)
1983
Look for a Woman
Henri Granden
1982
It's Just Awful!
Ruslan Ivanovich
1982
Take Care of the Men!
Vladimir Rodionov
1982
Crazy Money
Vasiliy
1981
Facts of the Past Day
Grinin
1981
Ladies Invite Gentlemen
Sanya
1981
We, the Undersigned
Lyonya Shindin
1981
For the Matches
Peasant
1980
Don't Leave Your Lovers
Валера
1980
Little Tragedies
(3 episodes)
1980
Little Tragedies
Адриан Прохоров/Лепорелло
1980
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Von Bork · (1 episode)
1980
Next of Kin
Толик
1980
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
"Smoked"
1979
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
«Копчёный» (вор-чердачник Валентин Бисяев) · (5 episodes)
1979
Fuss of the Fusses
Volodya
1979
Pena
Валерий Солома, аферист
1979
Tailcoat for an Idler
1979
You to Me, Me to You
Ivan Kashkin / Sergei Kashkin
1979
Unanswered Love
Pavlov
1979
Funny People!
Денис Григорьев
1978
Incognito from St.Petersburg
Shpekin
1978
While the Dream is Mad
1978
Live in Joy
Митяй Пряжкин (Дмитрий Петрович)
1978
Счет человеческий
Чаплыгин (зооинспектор)
1978
The Rain
Trenka, apprentice (voice)
1978
Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street...
Михаил (новелла «Мы едем, едем, едем...»)
1978
A Dog Was Walking on the Piano
1978
The Most Beautiful Horse
1977
Mimino
Professor Khachikyan
1977
Timur and His Team
1977
Fun for Old People
Yefremov
1977
Эти невероятные музыканты, или Новые сновидения Шурика
1977
The Last Sacrifice
Lavr Mironych
1976
The Adventures of Travka
1976
Ау-у! (Киноальманах)
Пташук Геннадий Иванович («Что наша жизнь?! Или что наша жизнь?!»)
1976
Circus in the Circus
Grisha
1976
Without Father
1976
Afonya
Афанасий Николаевич Борщов (Афоня), слесарь-сантехник
1976
Escape of Mr. McKinley
мистер Дроот
1975
It Can't Be!
Vladimir Zavitushkin
1975
Repeated Wedding
Михайлов
1975
Lev Gurych Sinichkin
князь Ветренский
1974
Kysh and TwoBriefcases
папа Алёши, Дмитрий Эдуардович
1974
Северная рапсодия
1974
Homeboy
Fedor
1974
My Friends
1974
To Dream and to Live
Иван Григорьевич, механизатор-тракторист, режиссёр
1974
This Merry Planet
Игрек - член экипажа летающей тарелки
1973
Nylon 100%
работник скупки Веня Гурьянов
1973
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Жорж Милославский / князь Милославский
1973
Life and Amazing Aventures of Robinson Crusoe
Робинзон (озв. А. Консовский)
1973
Seventeen Moments of Spring
Kurt Eismann - SS Obersturmbannfuehrer · (5 episodes)
1973
Pyotr Ryabinkin
1973
The Twelve Months
Old soldier
1973
Aibolit and Barmaley
Толстый
1973
The Twelve Months
Старый солдат · (2 episodes)
1973
Boys
Viktor Viktorovich
1972
White Queen's Move
Тюликов, тренер Бабуриной
1972
Seventh Skies
1972
Liberation: The Last Assault
Chuikov's signaler
1971
The Seven Brides of Lance-Corporal Zbruyev
Priest
1971
Young People
new settler
1971
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
Иван Малахов - кладовщик · (1 episode)
1971
Late Child
1971
The Roundabout
Nikolai Timofeyevich
1971
The Beginning
Arkadiy
1970
About Friends and Comrades
1970
The Ballad of Bering and His Friends
1970
A Day and the Whole Life
1970
Two Days of Wonders
зав. терапевическим отделением Мурашев Вадим Леонидович
1970
I Am His Bride
1969
Not Under the Jurisdiction
Sorokin
1969
Love of Serafim Frolov
Serafim Frolov
1969
Shine, Shine, My Star
Red comissar
1969
Crash
Сыроежкин
1969
Men's Talk
Alexey
1969
The Golden Calf
Shura Balaganov
1968
Literature Lesson
Савелий Сидоров
1968
Viy
Khoma Brut
1967
Such a Big Boy
Vasiliy
1967
Elder Sister
Volodya
1967
Без свидетелей
Валька Бурмакин
1966
Your Son and Brother
Степан Воеводин, средний сын
1966
There Is Such a Lad
Пашка Колокольников, шофёр
1966
Time, Forward!
Korneyev
1965
Everything for You
1965
An Unrealistic Story
Kostya Remizov
1964
Third Time
Lyonya Fokin
1963
Крыса на подносе
1963
Fuse
(1 episode)
1962
When the Trees Were Tall
Lenka
1961
Lyubushka
1961
Machinist Drove the Train
Yasha
1961
Midshipman Panin
Pyotr Kamushkin
1960
Reports from Lebyazhye
Сеня Громов
1960
There Will Be No Leave Today
Morozov
1959