Evgeny Leonov

Evgeny Leonov was a Soviet and Russian theatre, film and voice actor whose work ranged from comedy to psychological drama. After graduating from the Moscow Experimental Theatre Studio in 1947, he worked at the Dzerzhinsky District, Stanislavsky and Mayakovsky theatres, joining Lenkom in 1974. His screen work included Striped Trip, Gentlemen of Fortune, Autumn Marathon and Kin-dza-dza!, while his stage roles included Tevye in Memorial Prayer. A People's Artist of the USSR (1978), he received the USSR State Prize (1976), the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1978), the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1981), the Order of Lenin (1986) and the Russian Federation State Prize (1992).