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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.

Known For

5.3

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba

2009

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Aleksandr Podzhio

One Love of My Soul

2007

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Svyatoslav / Erik, King of Sweden

Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun

2004

0.5

The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga

2004

7.0

Mozart in St. Petersburg

1997

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The Career of Arturo Ui

1996

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Religious Mercenary

Jonathan of the Bears

1995

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8.0

Zagrava

The Hetman's Regalia

1993

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1.0

Joe Alex

Murder at Sunshine-Manor

1992

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Cocktail Mirage

1991

Credits

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba

2009

5.3

One Love of My Soul

as Aleksandr Podzhio

2007

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Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun

as Svyatoslav / Erik, King of Sweden

2004

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The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga

2004

0.5

Mozart in St. Petersburg

1997

7.0

The Career of Arturo Ui

1996

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Jonathan of the Bears

as Religious Mercenary

1995

5.8

🎬

The Hetman's Regalia

as Zagrava

1993

8.0

🎬

Murder at Sunshine-Manor

as Joe Alex

1992

1.0

Cocktail Mirage

1991

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The Caravan Of Death

as Mercenary leader

1991

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The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard

as Roma

1990

2.5

Sultan Beybars

as Sultan Kutuz

1989

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Beybars

as Sultan Kutuz

1989

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Savraska

as Captain

1989

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Comedy of Lysistrata

1989

3.6

Tragedy, Rock Style

as Dmitriy Ivanovich's Friend

1989

4.4

Etudes on Vrubel

as Semyon Gayduk

1989

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Десять дней, которые потрясли мир

1987

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Interception

1986

4.2

In Search of Captain Grant

as captain Harry Grant

1985

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The Black Arrow

as Lord Shoreby

1985

3.0

The Life and Immortality of Sergei Lazo

as Попов

1985

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The Comic Lover, or The Amorous Adventures of Sir John Falstaff

as Виконт

1984

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Password "Hotel Regina"

1984

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A Person Changes Skin

as Павел Кристаллов

1982

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The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe

as Robin Hood

1982

6.3

The Black Triangle

as Ритус

1981

8.5

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

as Red (forest) Demon

1980

6.1

Antarctic Tale

1980

7.0

Savage Hunt of King Stakh

as Ales' Vorona

1979

5.5

A Certificate of Poverty

as Геннадий, "Крест"

1979

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Hatred

1978

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The Arrows of Robin Hood

as Robin Hood

1976

6.2

Defying Everybody

as Nikanor

1973

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Peterss

1973

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Sing a Song, Poet

as uncle

1973

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And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning

1971

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An Ordinary History

as Count Novinskiy

1970

4.3

The Red Tent

as Alfredo Viglieri

1969

5.9

Prince Igor

as Prince Igor

1969

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The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

as Petro

1968

6.9

Sofiya Perovskaya

as Nikolay Kibalchich

1968

6.0

Love Awaits Those Who Return

1968

5.8