Boris Khmelnitsky
Acting
Народився 27 червня 1940, Voroshilov, Primorskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR
Boris Khmelnitsky was a popular Russian actor of film and theatre and a member of the legendary Taganka company under directorship of Yuriy Lyubimov. He was born Boris Alekseevich Khmelnitsky on June 27, 1940, in Ussuriisk, a small town near Vladivostok in the Far East of the Soviet Union. His father, Aleksei Khmelnitsky, was a ranking officer in the Soviet Red Army who was manager of several Army clubs in the USSR. Young Khmelnitsky was brought up in a rather privileged environment; since childhood, he studied literature, arts, and music, and enjoyed a special atmosphere of his father's circle. He studied music at Lvov College of Music, graduating in 1961 as orchestral conductor, then studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical school in Moscow, graduating in 1966 as an actor. In 1966, he made his film debut in 'Kto vernetsa - dolyubit' by director Leonid Osyka. Khmelnitsky shot to popularity with roles in _Sofiya Perovskaya (1967)_ by director Lev Arnshtam, and in _Krasnaya palatka (1970)_. In the USSR, he was best known as Robin Hood in Strely Robin Guda (1975), and later reprized the role in The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (1983). From 1964 to 1984 Khmelnitsky was a member of the troupe under directorship of Yuriy Lyubimov at the Taganka Theatre company in Moscow. There his stage partners were Vladimir Vysotskiy, Leonid Filatov, Venyamin Smekhov, Alla Demidova, Zinaida Slavina, Ivan Dykhovichnyy, Boris Galkin, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov, Valeriy Zolotukhin, Natalya Sayko, Nikolay Gubenko, Zhanna Bolotova, Nina Shatskaya, Leonid Yarmolnik, and other notable Russian actors. During the 60s and 70s, Khmelnitsky played leading roles in Taganka productions, such as 'Pugachev' and 'Master i Margarita', a stage adaptation of the eponymous book by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. He also wrote music for several Taganka productions. Boris Khmelnitsky enjoyed recognition in the former Soviet Union, and was part of the intellectual milieu known as "the 60s generation." He was designated People's Actor of Russia (2000). He died of a chronic illness on February 16, 2008, and was laid to rest next to his parents in Kuntsevskoe cemetery in Moscow, Russia. He is survived by his ex-wife Marianna Vertinskaya and their daughter Darya Khmelnitskaya.
Фільмографія
- 2009Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
- 2007One Love of My Soul — Aleksandr Podzhio
- Тюрьма особого назначения — Коля Архангельский криминальный авторитет
- 2004Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun — Svyatoslav / Erik, King of Sweden
- 2004The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
- 1997Mozart in St. Petersburg
- 1996The Career of Arturo Ui
- 1995Jonathan of the Bears — Religious Mercenary
- 1993The Hetman's Jewels — Zagrava
- 1992Murder at Sunshine-Manor — Joe Alex
- 1991Cocktail Mirage
- 1991The Caravan Of Death — Mercenary leader
- 1990Beybars — Sultan Kutuz
- 1990The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard — Roma
- 1989Comedy of Lysistrata
- 1989Etudes on Vrubel — Semyon Gayduk
- 1989Savraska — Captain
- 1989Sultan Beybars — Sultan Kutuz
- 1989Tragedy, Rock Style — Dmitriy Ivanovich's Friend
- 1987Ten Days That Shook the World
- 1987The Trial in Ershovka
- 1986Interception — хулиган
- 1986The Life and Immortality of Sergei Lazo — Попов
- In Search of Captain Grant — captain Harry Grant
- 1985The Black Arrow — Lord Shoreby
- 1984Password "Hotel Regina"
- 1984The Comic Lover, or The Amorous Adventures of Sir John Falstaff — Виконт
- 1983The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe — Robin Hood
- A Person Changes Skin — Павел Кристаллов
- 1981At the Beginning of Glorious Days — Кузьма Чермный, стрелец
- 1981The Black Triangle — Ритус
- 1980A Story of the Forest: Mavka — Red (forest) Demon
- 1980Antarctic Tale
- 1979A Certificate of Poverty — Геннадий, "Крест"
- 1979Savage Hunt of King Stakh — Ales' Vorona
- 1978Hatred
- 1976The Arrows of Robin Hood — Robin Hood
- 1973Defying Everybody — Nikanor
- 1973Peterss
- 1973Sing a Song, Poet — uncle
- 1972Poems About the Beautiful Lady
- 1971And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning
- 1971The Retribution
- 1970An Ordinary History — Count Novinskiy
- 1969Prince Igor — Prince Igor
- 1969The Red Tent — Alfredo Viglieri
- 1968Love Awaits Those Who Return
- 1968Sofiya Perovskaya — Nikolay Kibalchich
- 1968The Eve of Ivan Kupalo — Petro