Boryslav Mykolayovych Brondukov (; ; 1 March 1938 â 10 March 2004) was a Ukrainian film character actor, People's Artist of Ukraine.
Life and career
He was born in the village of Dubova in Poliske Raion of Kiev oblast, Ukrainian SSR in a Russian-Polish family. After graduating a construction vocational school he started to work at the Kiev Arsenal factory which after World War II was once again established in the city.
At this time Brondukov began to perform in theater as well. His work was seen by the rector of Karpenko-Karyi Institute of Theatrical Arts in Kiev and at an age of 23 Borislav became a student there.
Since 1965 Brondukov has been an actor of the Dovzhenko Film Studios (Kiev), though he has worked at many other film studios in the Soviet Union as well.
Brondukov became a People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1988) and the first winner of the Olexander Dovzhenko Ukrainian State Prize (1995).
He was featured in over 100 movies among which are Zakhar Berkut, Vavilon XX, Mimino, the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson TV series (as Inspector Lestrade), and others.
Selected filmography
- Flower on the Stone (, 1962) as Kovalyov
- Viy (ÃÂøù, 1967) as divinity student (uncredited)
- Annychka (ÃÂýýÃÂÃÂúð, 1968) as Krupyak
- The Stone Cross (ÃÂðüÃÂýýøù ÃÂ
ÃÂõÃÂÃÂ, 1968)
- Dangerous Tour (ÃÂÿðÃÂýÃÂõ óðÃÂÃÂÃÂþûø, 1969) as Antip, the watchman
- Olesya (ÃÂûõÃÂÃÂ, 1971) as Yarmola
- Bonus (ÃÂÃÂõüøÃÂ, 1975) as Aleksandr Zyubin
- Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven (âðñþàÃÂÃÂ
þôøàò ýõñþ, 1975) as Bucha
- Afonya (ÃÂÃÂþýÃÂ, 1975) as Fedulov
- The Captivating Star of Happiness (ÃÂòõ÷ôð ÿûõýøÃÂõûÃÂýþóþ ÃÂÃÂðÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ, 1975) as soldier
- The Days of the Turbins (ÃÂýø âÃÂÃÂñøýÃÂÃÂ
, 1976) as bolshevik agitator
- The Troubled Month of Veresen (âÃÂõòþöýÃÂù üõÃÂÃÂàòõÃÂõÃÂõýÃÂ, 1977) as Popelenko
- Mimino (ÃÂøüøýþ, 1977) as helicopter passenger
- The Nose (ÃÂþÃÂ, 1977) as Ivan
- Autumn Marathon (ÃÂÃÂõýýøù üðÃÂðÃÂþý, 1979) as casual passer
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (ÃÂÃÂøúûÃÂÃÂõýøàèõÃÂûþúð Ã¥þûüÃÂð ø ôþúÃÂþÃÂð ÃÂðÃÂÃÂþýð. ÃÂýðúþüÃÂÃÂòþ, 1979) as Inspector Lestrade
- The Garage (ÃÂðÃÂðö, 1981) as The Groom
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (ÃÂÃÂøúûÃÂÃÂõýøàèõÃÂûþúð Ã¥þûüÃÂð ø ôþúÃÂþÃÂð ÃÂðÃÂÃÂþýð. áüõÃÂÃÂõûÃÂýðàÃÂÃÂ
òðÃÂúð, 1980) as Inspector Lestrade
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (ÃÂÃÂøúûÃÂÃÂõýøàèõÃÂûþúð Ã¥þûüÃÂð ø ôþúÃÂþÃÂð ÃÂðÃÂÃÂþýð. áþñðúð ÃÂðÃÂúõÃÂòøûõù, 1981) as Inspector Lestrade
- Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (àñõôýþü óÃÂÃÂðÃÂõ ÷ðüþûòøÃÂõ ÃÂûþòþ, 1981) as 2nd jailer
- Tears Were Falling (áûÃÂ÷àúðÿðûø, 1982) as Fyodor
- Sportloto-82 (áÿþÃÂÃÂûþÃÂþ-82, 1982) as director of the tourist camp
- The Treasures of Agra (ÃÂÃÂøúûÃÂÃÂõýøàèõÃÂûþúð Ã¥þûüÃÂð ø ôþúÃÂþÃÂð ÃÂðÃÂÃÂþýð. áþúÃÂþòøÃÂð ÃÂóÃÂÃÂ, 1983) as Inspector Lestrade
- We Are from Jazz (ÃÂàø÷ ôöð÷ð, 1983) as fake of Captain Kolbasyev
- If to Believe Lopotukhin... (ÃÂÃÂûø òõÃÂøÃÂàÃÂþÿþÃÂÃÂÃÂ
øýÃÂ, 1983) as Uncle Kolya
- A Cruel Romance (ÃÂõÃÂÃÂþúøù ÃÂþüðýÃÂ, 1984) as servant
- Dangerous for Your Life! (ÃÂÿðÃÂýþ ôûàöø÷ýø, 1985) as Andrey Pavlovich Peredelkin
- The Twentieth Century Approaches (ÃÂÃÂøúûÃÂÃÂõýøàèõÃÂûþúð Ã¥þûüÃÂð ø ôþúÃÂþÃÂð ÃÂðÃÂÃÂþýð. ÃÂòðôÃÂðÃÂÃÂù òõú ýðÃÂøýðõÃÂÃÂÃÂ, 1986) as Inspector Lestrade
- A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (çõûþòõú àñÃÂûÃÂòðÃÂð ÃÂðÿÃÂÃÂøýþò, 1987) as stray cowboy
- Bright Personality (áòõÃÂûðàûøÃÂýþÃÂÃÂÃÂ, 1988) as head of personnel
- The Master and Margarita (ÃÂðÃÂÃÂõàø ÃÂðÃÂóðÃÂøÃÂð, 1994) as Ivan Savilievich Varenukha
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