Boris Khmelnitsky was a popular Russian actor of film and theatre and a member of the legendary Taganka company under directorship of Yuriy Lyubimov.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
Character:
Release Date:02/04/2009
One Love of My Soul
Character:Aleksandr Podzhio
Release Date:01/01/2007
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
Character:
Release Date:31/12/2004
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
Character:Svyatoslav / Erik, King of Sweden
Release Date:31/12/2004
Mozart in St. Petersburg
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Release Date:01/01/1997
The Career of Arturo Ui
Character:
Release Date:07/06/1996
Jonathan of the Bears
Character:Religious Mercenary
Release Date:21/04/1995
The Hetman's Jewels
Character:Zagrava
Release Date:01/01/1993
Murder at Sunshine-Manor
Character:Joe Alex
Release Date:06/06/1992
Cocktail Mirage
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Release Date:01/12/1991
The Caravan Of Death
Character:Mercenary leader
Release Date:24/08/1991
The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard
Character:Roma
Release Date:01/09/1990
Beybars
Character:Sultan Kutuz
Release Date:19/08/1989
Sultan Beybars
Character:Sultan Kutuz
Release Date:19/08/1989
Savraska
Character:Captain
Release Date:10/08/1989
Comedy of Lysistrata
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Release Date:09/06/1989
Tragedy, Rock Style
Character:Dmitriy Ivanovich's Friend
Release Date:01/04/1989
Etudes on Vrubel
Character:Semyon Gayduk
Release Date:01/04/1989
Ten Days That Shook the World
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Release Date:24/10/1987
The Trial in Ershovka
Character:
Release Date:19/05/1987
The Life and Immortality of Sergei Lazo
Character:Попов
Release Date:10/11/1986
Interception
Character:хулиган
Release Date:06/06/1986
The Black Arrow
Character:Lord Shoreby
Release Date:12/05/1985
The Comic Lover, or The Amorous Adventures of Sir John Falstaff
Character:Виконт
Release Date:14/06/1984
Password "Hotel Regina"
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Release Date:11/06/1984
The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe
Character:Robin Hood
Release Date:01/01/1982
The Black Triangle
Character:Ритус
Release Date:13/10/1981
At the Beginning of Glorious Days
Character:Кузьма Чермный, стрелец
Release Date:13/04/1981
A Story of the Forest: Mavka
Character:Red (forest) Demon
Release Date:23/07/1980
Antarctic Tale
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Release Date:19/03/1980
Savage Hunt of King Stakh
Character:Ales' Vorona
Release Date:02/12/1979
A Certificate of Poverty
Character:Геннадий, "Крест"
Release Date:06/02/1979
Hatred
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Release Date:01/02/1978
The Arrows of Robin Hood
Character:Robin Hood
Release Date:04/10/1976
Defying Everybody
Character:Nikanor
Release Date:01/06/1973
Peterss
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Release Date:21/05/1973
Sing a Song, Poet
Character:uncle
Release Date:22/03/1973
Poems About the Beautiful Lady
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Release Date:10/02/1972
And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning
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Release Date:02/03/1971
The Retribution
Character:
Release Date:30/01/1971
An Ordinary History
Character:Count Novinskiy
Release Date:31/12/1970
The Red Tent
Character:Alfredo Viglieri
Release Date:23/12/1969
Prince Igor
Character:Prince Igor
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
Character:Petro
Release Date:25/12/1968
Sofiya Perovskaya
Character:Nikolay Kibalchich
Release Date:16/03/1968
Love Awaits Those Who Return
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Release Date:11/03/1968
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