Image: Wikimedia CommonsMikhail Pugovkin
Soviet and Russian actor (1923–2008)
- Born July 13, 1923
- 3 movies
Mikhail Pugovkin was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film comic actor, named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1988. He trained at the Moscow Art Theatre school under Ivan Moskvin and appeared in more than 100 films. His roles in Leonid Gaidai's comedies, including Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures (1965), Twelve Chairs (1971) and Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973), made him one of the most popular comedians of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Pugovkin appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1953 to 1965. Most of that work is in comedy, adventure and fantasy.
Known for
- Operation Y and Shurik’s Other Adventures (1965). One of the Leonid Gaidai comedies that made him a popular Soviet comedian.
- Twelve Chairs (1971), Father Fyodor. His Father Fyodor was later honoured with a statue in Kharkiv.
- Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973). Another Gaidai comedy behind his popularity.
- Wedding in Malinovka (1967). A comedy that marked another step towards stardom.
- Ilya Muromets (1956). Pugovkin was part of the cast of this 1956 Soviet feature.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Mikhail Pugovkin been in?
- Mikhail Pugovkin appears in Operation Y and Shurik’s Other Adventures (1965), Ilya Muromets (1956) and Admiral Ushakov (1953) on The Remote.
- When was Mikhail Pugovkin born?
- Mikhail Pugovkin was born on 13 July 1923.
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