Gennadi Bogachyov | |
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Born | Gennadi Petrovich Bogachyov 6 March 1945 |
Died | 25 April 2023 | (aged 78)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969–2023 |
Gennadi Petrovich Bogachyov (Russian: Генна́дий Петро́вич Богачёв; 6 March 1945 – 25 April 2023) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, in the troupe of the Bolshoi Drama Theater in Saint Petersburg since 1969.[1] In 1990 he was awarded the People's Artist of the RSFSR, and in 2015 Russia's Golden Mask award for best supporting male actor in a drama.[2]
Bogachyov was born on 6 March 1945, in the town of Shatsk, Ryazan Oblast.[3] In 1969 he graduated from the acting faculty of LGITMiK and was admitted to the troupe of the Leningrad Drama Theater. Since the early 1980s he was one of the leading artists of the theater.[3]
His most famous works in cinema are small but memorable, including the roles of the waiter Dima in Holidays in SeptemberSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
and Stamford in the first episode of the television film seriesBogachyov was the uncle of actress Alisa Bogart[4]
. He died on 25 April 2023, at age 78.Source:[5]