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Anatoli Papanov

Soviet actor (1922–1987)

Anatoli Papanov was a Soviet and Russian actor, drama teacher and theatre director at the Moscow Satire Theatre, where he served for almost 40 years. A prominent character actor, he is mostly remembered for comedy roles in a duo with his friend Andrei Mironov, and he voiced over one hundred cartoons. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1973.

Anatoli Papanov appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1966 to 1971. Most of that work is in comedy, crime and satire. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Lyubov Sokolova (2), Leonid Gaidai (2), Andrei Mironov (2).

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What movies and TV shows has Anatoli Papanov been in?
Anatoli Papanov appears in Gentlemen of Fortune (1971), The Diamond Arm (1969) and Beware of the Car (1966) on The Remote.
When was Anatoli Papanov born?
Anatoli Papanov was born on 31 October 1922.

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