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Boris Khmelnitsky

Russian actor (1940–2008)

Boris Khmelnitsky

Born	Boris Alexandrovich Khmelnitsky (1940-06-27)27 June 1940 Voroshilov, Soviet Union
Died	16 February 2008(2008-02-16) (aged 67) Moscow, Russia
Occupation	actor
Years active	1967–2005

Boris Alexandrovich Khmelnitsky (Russian: Борис Александрович Хмельницкий;^[1] born on 27 June 1940 in Ussuriysk, died on 16 February 2008 in Moscow) was a Russian theatre and movie actor.

Biography

He worked many years in the Taganka Theatre in Moscow. In cinema, he was known for many of his roles in Soviet adventure films. He played Robin Hood, Prince Igor, Captain Grant and many other characters. The last film he participated in was the 2008 film about Taras Bulba by Vladimir Bortko.^[1]

Played Robin Hood in 1976 film Robin Hood's Arrows (Russian: Стрелы Робин Гуда) and 1983 film The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (Russian: Баллада о доблестном рыцаре Айвенго).

He married actress Marianna Vertinskaya in 1975.^[2] They were divorced in 1981; they had one child from this marriage Darya Khmelnitskaya. He died on 16 February 2008 of cancer.^[2]

Partial filmography

War and Peace (1966) as episode (uncredited)
Whoever Returns Will Love (1968) as poet
Sofiya Perovskaya (1968) as Nikolai Kibalchich
The Eve of Ivan Kupala (1968) as Piotr
The Red Tent (1969) as Viglieri
Prince Igor (1969) as Prince Igor
Robin Good's Arrows (1975) as Robin Good
The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (1983) as Robin Good
Black Arrow (1985) as Lord Shoreby
In Search for Captain Grant (1985, TV Mini-Series) as Captain Grant
The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard (1988) as Khairuddin
Comedy of Lisistrate (1989) as Spartan ambassador
Tragedy, Rock Style (1990) as Dmitriy Ivanovich's Friend
Caravan of Death (1992) as Pin
Murder at Sunshine Manor (1992) as Joe Alex
Jonathan of the Bears (1994) as Religious Mercenary
War is Over. Please Forget... (1997) as cameo
The Black Prince (2004) as card player
Taras Bulba (2009) as Borodaty (final film role)

Awards

People's Artist of Russia (2001)^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Борис Хмельницкий на сайте rusactors.ru
^ ^a ^b Краткая биография Бориса Хмельницкого
^ Почётное звание присвоено указом президента России № 1106 от 6 сентября 2001 года Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine