Soviet actor (1925–1975)
Viktor Avdyushko |
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Born | (1925-01-11)January 11, 1925
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Died | November 19, 1975(1975-11-19) (aged 50)
Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Occupation | Actor. |
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Years active | 1948–1975 |
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Spouse | Liina Orlova |
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Viktor Antonovich Avdyushko (
Russian: Виктор Антонович Авдюшко; January 11, 1925 – November 19, 1975) was a Soviet actor and a
People's Artist of the
Russian SFSR.
Biography
Early life
Avdyushko was born to a father who worked as a weight inspector in the
Kiyevsky Rail Terminal and to a housewife mother, who also raised one older daughter. Initially a student in the
Moscow Aviation Institute, he left it and was admitted into the
All-Union State Institute of Cinematography, where he studied under
Yuli Raizman. He graduated from the academy in 1949, and joined the regular cast of the
Mosfilm studio.
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Breakthrough
He made his debut on screen with a minor role in
Sergei Gerasimov's 1948 film
The Young Guard. Avdyushko continued to play supporting characters during the following years, in pictures such as
Cossacks of the Kuban and
Hostile Whirlwinds. He was given his first major appearance in the 1955
Heroes of Shipka, when he depicted the Russian soldier Osnobishin.
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In 1957, Avdyushko was cast for the leading role in
Mikhail Schweitzer's
Tight Knot, adapted from a story by
Vladimir Tendryakov. He portrayed Pavel Mansurov, an idealist
Kolkhoz general secretary who is corrupted by the power of his office. The film had to be heavily censured in order to be released, and its title was changed to Sasha Comes to Life. The full version was only released in 1988.
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Summit
The actor starred in many films during the 1960s and early 1970s, and performed in fifty until the end of his career, including the 1961
Biennale
Jury Prize winning
Peace to Him Who Enters and the 1964
The Alive and the Dead, based on
Konstantin Simonov's novel. He also worked with foreign studios, mainly
East Germany's
DEFA: He played in
Konrad Wolf's 1958
Sun Seekers and in
Frank Beyer's 1963
Naked among Wolves. In 1972, he appeared in
The Dawns Here Are Quiet, which was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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On 26 November 1965, Avdyushko was awarded the title
Meritorious Artist of the Russian SFSR. On 28 March 1974, he was granted the title of a
People's Artist of the RSFSR
[5] He was married to
Estonian actress Liina Orlova, with whom he had one daughter, future actress Marija Avdyushko-Taska.
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In early 1975, as he was working on a picture in
Vladivostok during winter, Avdyushko entered the cold ocean water for a scene. He developed severe
Pleural empyema, of which he died seven months later.
[7] He is buried in the
Vagankovo Cemetery.
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Selected filmography
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The Young Guard (1948) as worker
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Cossacks of the Kuban (1950) as stableman
- V mirnye dni (1951) as Stepn Matveyev - vodolaz
- Admiral Ushakov (1953)
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Hostile Whirlwinds (1953) as Kovalyov
- Bogatyr idyot v Marto (1954) as inzhener Aleksey Kolos
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Heroes of Shipka (1955) as Osnobishin
- Urok zhizni (1955) as Vasya
- Doroga (1955) as Vasya
- Solovyov in Prolog (1956) as Fyodor - bolshevik
- Oni vstretilis v puti (1957) as Makar Semyonov
- Sasha vstupayet v zhizn (1957) as Pavel Mansurov
- Vosemnadtsatyy god (1958) as Ivan Gora
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Hard Happiness (1958) as Seryoga Gvozdenko
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Sun Seekers (1958) as Sergei Melnikow
- Khmuroe utro (1959) as Ivan Gora
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Fathers and Sons (1959) as Yevgeniy Bazarov
- Vsyo nachinayetsya s dorogi (1960) as Stepan Bokov
- Russkiy suvenir (1960) as Spikhnulin
- Chudotvornaya (1960) as Kushchin - sekretar raykoma
- V nachale veka (1961) as Prokhor Baskakov
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Peace to Him Who Enters (1961) as Ivan Yamshchikov
- Nash obshchiy drug as Prokhor Korniyets
- Gde-to est syn as Matros
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Naked among Wolves (1963) as Leonid Bogorski
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Introduction to Life (1963) as Bobrov
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The Alive and the Dead (1964) as Sergeant Shestakov
- Gorod - odna ulitsa (1964) as Demidov
- Strogaya igra (1964)
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Thirty Three (1965) as Misha
- Poka front v oborone (1965) as kapitan Shaternikov
- Gde ty teper, Maksim? (1965) as Grigorich
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An Ordinary Miracle (1965) as innkeeper
- Rabochiy posyolok (1966) as Grisha
- Puteshestvennik s bagazhom (1966) as Nikolay Chistov
- Proshchay (1967) as Matvey Podymakhin
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The Red and the White (1967) as sailor
- Zhitiye i vozneseniye Yurasya Bratchika (1967)
- V den svadby (1969) as Nikolay SAlov - brat Nyury
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Subject for a Short Story (1969) as Krestyanin
- Zasada (1969) as Pirozhenko (narrator)
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Liberation I: The Fire Bulge (1970) as Major Maksimov
- Den i vsya zhizn (1970) as Fedor
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Strange People (1970) as predsedatel kolkhoza (segment "Rokovoj vystrel")
- Pesn o Manshuk (1970) as Sukov
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Liberation III: Direction of the Main Blow (1971) as Maksimov
- Konets atamana (1971) as Nikolay Suvorov
- Serdtse Rossii (1971) as Aleksey Vedernikov
- Kogda raskhoditsya tuman (1972) as Pyotr Dyakonov
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The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972) as assistant platoon commander
- U nas na zavode (1972) as Anikov
- Januskopf (1972) as Slatkow
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A Man at His Place (1973) as Vasiliy Serov
- Nam nekogda zhdat (1973) as Fyodor
- The Great Battle (1973) as Major Maksimov
- I na Tikhom Okeane... (1974) as Nikita Yegorovich Vershinin
- The Rider with Lightning in His Hand (1975) as Andrey Dmitrievich
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Jarosław Dąbrowski (1976) as Wladislaw Ozierow
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When September Comes (1976) as Yevgeniy Viktorovich
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Soldiers of Freedom (1977, TV Mini-Series) as Marshal Ivan Konev (final appearance)
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