Vladimir Etush

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Abramovich and the family name is Etush.

Vladimir Abramovich Etush^[a] (6 May 1922 – 9 March 2019) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor of Jewish descent. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).

Vladimir Etush
Владимир Этуш
Etush in 2008
Born	(1922-05-06)May 6, 1922 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	March 9, 2019(2019-03-09) (aged 96) Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)	Actor, theater pedagogue
Years active	1944–2019
Spouse	Yelena Gorbunova
Honours	People's Artist of the USSR (1984)

Biography

He was born on 6 May 1922 in Moscow into a Jewish family. Father - Abram Shakhnovich Etush (1888-1967). Mother - Raisa Godievna Etush (1900-1954), until the first arrest of her husband (Abram Shakhnovich was arrested twice) was a housewife, then worked as a cashier in a photo studio. Sister - Lydia (born in 1929), music teacher.

Personal life

Etush was married four times.

• Ninel Myshkova (born 1926; died 2003) — actress, the only daughter of General Konstantin Myshkov
• Yelena Izmaylova (born 1920; died 2005) — actress, civil marriage
• Nina Craynova (born 1927; died 2000) — English language teacher
• Yelena Gorbunova (born 1965) — English language teacher

He had a daughter, actress Raisa Etush (born 1955), from his marriage with Craynova.

Career

Partial filmography

• Admiral Ushakov (1953) as Capt. Said-Ali
• The Gadfly (1955) as Martini
• The Chairman (1964) as Colonel Kaloyev
• Stewardess (1967) as Caucasian passenger
• Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967) as comrade Saakhov
• An Old, Old Tale (1968) as the king / innkeeper
• Solaris (1968, TV Movie) as Dr. Snaut
• The Twelve Chairs (1971) as Andrei Bruns
• Shadow (1971) as Piestro, Annuanciata's father, hotel keeper, man eater
• Mission in Kabul (1971) as Abdulla-Khan
• Incorrigible Liar (1973) as Prince of Burukhtania Emir Burokhtan Second Second
• Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973) as Anton Semyonovich Shpak, dentist
• The Adventures of Buratino (1976, TV Movie) as Karabas Barabas
• How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder (1977) as Fakir
• 31 June (1978, TV Movie) as Malgrim, Master of black and white magic
• The Donkey's Hide (1982) as King Gaston IX
• Classic (1998) as Monarch
• The Three Musketeers (2013) as Gerbier

Honours and awards

Etush on a 2022 stamp of Russia

• Medal of Zhukov
• 1943 — Order of the Red Star^[1]
• 1964 — Honored Artist of the RSFSR
• 1971 — People's Artist of the RSFSR
• 1984 — People's Artist of the USSR
• 1985 — Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland":
  • 1985 — 4th class for services to the state, the progress made in labor, science, culture, art, and a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between nations
  • 2003 — 3rd class for his great contribution to the development of national culture and theater education'^[2]
  • 2008 — 2nd class for his outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art and many years of teaching activity
  • 2018 — 1st class for his outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art and many years of creative activity
• 2001 — State Prize of the Russian Federation in Literature and Art for his role in the play Uncle's Dream (10 June 2002)
• 2005 — Commander of the Order For Contribution to Victory
• 2007 — Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky for Fatherland and writings
• 2008 — Order of Honorary Citizen of Russia
• 2008 — Order of Diaghilev for the benefit of Russian culture
• Order of Peter the Great, 1st class
• 2017 — Golden Mask^[3]

Notes

1. Russian: Владимир Абрамович Этуш, romanized: Vladimir Abramovich Etush