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Kirill Lavrov(1925-2007)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Kirill Lavrov in Zhivye i myortvye (1964)
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Kirill Lavrov was a notable Russian actor, director and political figure who was also longtime Chairman of Theatrical Union of the USSR and the leader of Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia.

He was born Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov on September 15, 1925, in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia), into a family with deep roots in St. Petersburg society. He was baptized by the Russian Orthodox Church of St. John the Divine in Lavrushinskoe Podvorie Monastery in Leningrad.

Young Kirill Lavrov was brought up in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), in a noble family which was part of the St. Petersburg cultural milieu. His grandmother, named Olga Leonidovna Lykoshina, was related to writer Aleksandr Griboyedov and belonged to Polish Nobility. His grandfather was member of Imperial Humanitarian Society and Director of Gymnasium in St. Petersburg. His father, named Yuri Lavrov, was an actor at the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in St. Petersburg, where his stage costumes were designed by Alexandre Benois. His mother, named Olga Ivanovna Gudim-Levkovich, was an actress.

Kirill Lavrov's family was at risk during the dictatorship of Iosif Stalin, because Lavrov's grandfather, a member of Imperial Humanitarian Society in St. Petersburg, was an anti-communist who fled Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Russian intellectuals suffered badly under the dictatorship of Iosif Stalin. The murder of the popular governor of Leningrad, Sergei Kirov, triggered massive extermination of intellectuals and destruction of culture and society under repressions known as "The Great Purge." In 1938, the Lavrovs escaped repressions by moving from Leningrad to Kiev.

During the Second World War Kirill Lavrov was evacuated to Novosibirsk in Siberia. In 1943, then 17-year-old Lavrov applied to join the Red Army to fight the Nazis. He was sent to Astrakhan Aviation Technical School from which he graduated in 1945, and then served as an aircraft technician in the Air Force in the Kuril Island of Iturup until 1950. He was also an amateur actor at a local army club.

In 1950 Kirill Lavrov reunited with his parents in Kiev. There he became a professional actor of the Russian Drama Theatre named after Lesya Ukrainka, where his father was the leading actor at that time. Although Kirill Lavrov did not study acting professionally, he had a natural talent. He made his stage acting debut in Kiev, and appeared alongside with his father in several plays at the Russian Drama Theatre named after Lesya Ukrainka. In 1955, Lavrov came back to Leningrad; he was invited by director Georgi Tovstonogov and joined the troupe at BDT.

From 1955 - 2007 Kirill Lavrov was a permanent member of the legendary troupe at the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in St. Petersburg (Leningrad). Lavrov worked under directorship of Georgi Tovstonogov for 33 years. After the death of Tovstonogov, Lavrov remained the leader of outstanding ensemble of actors at BDT. There his stage partners were such stars as Oleg Basilashvili, Tatyana Doronina, Alisa Freyndlikh, Lyudmila Makarova, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Zinaida Sharko, Valentina Kovel, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Sergey Yurskiy, Nikolay Trofimov, Oleg Borisov, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Yefim Kopelyan, Evgeniy Lebedev, Georgiy Shtil, Vsevolod Kuznetsov, Pavel Luspekayev, Vadim Medvedev, Yuriy Demich, Leonid Nevedomsky, Gennadiy Bogachyov, Andrey Tolubeev, and many other remarkable Russian actors.

In 1989, Kirill Lavrov was unanimously elected the Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in St. Petersburg. He managed to preserve the artistic tradition established by the great Russian director Georgi Tovstonogov, and to rename BDT after G. A. Tovstonogov. Kirill Lavrov was awarded the State Prizes of the USSR and Russia for his works on stage and in film. He received numerous decorations and was designated People's Actor of the USSR (1972). He was elected representative to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, and later was also an active political and cultural figure in the new Russia. From 1992 - 2006 Lavrov was President of the International Confederation of Theatrical Unions.

Outside of his acting and political career, Kirill Lavrov was a dedicated football (soccer) fan, a passion he inherited from his father. Kirill Lavrov was a good sportsman since his youth; he was a member of the youth football (soccer) team at "Spartak" club in Leningrad. He also trained in skiing, gymnastics and fencing. For many years, Lavrov was a captain of the football team of actors at BDT, and also a follower of Zenit, a football club in St. Petersburg.

Kirill Lavrov was Honorary Citizen of St. Petersburg. He died of a heart failure, aged 81, on April 27, 2007, in St Petersburg. His burial service was held at the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) and then at the same Russian Orthodox Church where he was baptized as a child. Kirill Lavrov was laid to rest next to his late wife in Bogoslovskoe Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
BornSeptember 15, 1925
DiedApril 27, 2007(81)
BornSeptember 15, 1925
DiedApril 27, 2007(81)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination

Photos68

Kirill Lavrov and Yekaterina Vasilyeva in Tak i budet (1980)
Kirill Lavrov and Natalya Varley in Tak i budet (1980)
Kirill Lavrov in The Shooting Party (1978)
Kirill Lavrov in The Shooting Party (1978)
Kirill Lavrov and Oleg Yankovskiy in The Shooting Party (1978)
Kirill Lavrov in The Shooting Party (1978)
Kirill Lavrov in The Shooting Party (1978)
Kirill Lavrov in The Brothers Karamazov (1969)
Kirill Lavrov, Vasiliy Matov, Evgeniy Teterin, and Gennadiy Yukhtin in The Brothers Karamazov (1969)
Kirill Lavrov and Vasiliy Matov in The Brothers Karamazov (1969)
Kirill Lavrov in The Brothers Karamazov (1969)
Kirill Lavrov and Viktor Perevalov in Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn (1966)

Known for

Kirill Lavrov, Lionella Pyryeva, and Mikhail Ulyanov in The Brothers Karamazov (1969)
The Brothers Karamazov
7.7
  • Ivan
  • 1969
Kirill Lavrov and Vladimir Tatosov in Doverie (1976)
Doverie
4.5
  • Lenin
  • 1976
Master i Margarita (2005)
Master i Margarita
7.5
TV Mini Series
  • Pontius Pilate
Polonia restituta (1981)
Polonia restituta
6.2
  • Wlodziemierz Lenin
  • 1981

Credits

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Actor

  • Leningrad (2009)
    Leningrad
    • Diktor radio
    • 2009
  • Vsyo zoloto mira (2005)
    Vsyo zoloto mira
    • Pal Palych
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2005
  • Master i Margarita (2005)
    Master i Margarita
    • Pontius Pilate
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2005
  • Nezhnyy vozrast (2000)
    Nezhnyy vozrast
    • 2000
  • Banditskiy Peterburg: Baron (2000)
    Banditskiy Peterburg: Baron
    • Mikheev - 'Baron'
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2000
  • Shizofreniya (1997)
    Shizofreniya
    • 1997
  • Kirill Lavrov and Georgiy Taratorkin in Ischade ada (1991)
    Ischade ada
    • Governor
    • 1991
  • Shkura (1991)
    Shkura
    • 1991
  • Anatoliy Romashin, Vladimir Samoylov, and Mikhail Efremov in Blagorodnyy razboynik Vladimir Dubrovskiy (1990)
    Blagorodnyy razboynik Vladimir Dubrovskiy
    • Andrey Dubrovskiy
    • 1990
  • Zapretnaya zona (1988)
    Zapretnaya zona
    • Neklyosov
    • 1988
  • Khleb - imya sushchestvitelnoe (1988)
    Khleb - imya sushchestvitelnoe
    • Communist Shabatin
    • 1988
  • Oleg Basilashvili, Natalya Danilova, and Kirill Lavrov in Dyadya Vanya (1987)
    Dyadya Vanya
    • Dr. Astrov
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Kirill Lavrov and Elena Prudnikova in Krasnaya strela (1987)
    Krasnaya strela
    • CEO Valeri Petrovich Kropotov
    • 1987
  • S yubileem podozhdem (1986)
    S yubileem podozhdem
    • Viktor Tkachuk
    • 1986
  • Nani Bregvadze, Nikolay Karachentsov, Kirill Lavrov, Andrei Petrov, Edita Pekha, Evgeniya Simonova, and Elena Solovey in Golubyye goroda (1985)
    Golubyye goroda
    • Announcer
    • TV Movie
    • 1985

Director

  • Kirill Lavrov, Lionella Pyryeva, and Mikhail Ulyanov in The Brothers Karamazov (1969)
    The Brothers Karamazov
    • Director
    • 1969

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Tumannost Andromedy (1967)
    Tumannost Andromedy
    • assistant director (as K. Lavrov)
    • 1967

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Attack On Leningrad
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Attack On Leningrad

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • K. Lavrov
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • September 15, 1925
    • Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
  • Died
    • April 27, 2007
    • St. Petersburg, Russia(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Valentina Nikolaeva1952 - 2000 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Artistic director of the Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia (from 1989 to 2007).

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  • Trivia
    Daughter Mariya Lavrova is and actress with the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • Nickname
    • Kira

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