Ivan Ivanovich Krasko (Russian: Иван Иванович Краско; born September 23, 1930) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and writer. He was named a People's Artist of Russia (1992).[1]
Ivan Krasko | |
|---|---|
 2015 | |
| Born | Ivan Ivanovich Bakhvalov 23 September 1930 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1961–2020 |
| Spouses | Yekaterina Ivanova
(m. 1951–1955)Kira Petrova (m. 1956–1997)Natalia Vyal (m. 2001–2011)Natalia Shevel (m. 2015–2020) |
| Children | 5, including Andrey Krasko |
Biography
editHe studied acting at Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, graduating in 1961.
From 1961 to 1965 he was a member of the troupe at Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in Leningrad. From 1965 to the present he has been a member of the troupe at Komissarzhevskaya Theatre under the leadership of a notable director Ruben Agamirzyan. There his stage partners were such actors as Galina Korotkevich, Georgi Korolchuk, Stanislav Landgraf, Mikhail Khrabrov, Yelena Safonova, and Petr Shelokhonov.[2][3]
His son, Andrey Krasko was also a notable Russian actor.
In 2009, Ivan Krasko co-authored a book of memoirs titled "My Вest Friend Petr Shelokhonov", where he wrote about his best friend Petr Shelokhonov and their partnership on stage, in films, and in life.[2][3]
Filmography
edit- In S. City (1966) – writer
- The Prince and the Pauper (1972) – Miles Hendon
- Squadron of Flying Hussars (1980) – colonel Ustimovich
- True of Lieutenant Klimov (1981) – staff officer
- Semyon Dezhnev (1983) – merchant Guselnikov
- The Hobbit (1985) – Gandalf
- The Last Road (1986) – captain Rakeyev
- Mister Designer (1988) – servant
- Afghan Breakdown (1991) – colonel Viktor Nikolayevich
- A Beautiful Stranger (1992) – Grigori Rasputin
- The White Horse (1993) – American
- You Exist... (1993) – traditional healer
- Marigolds in Flower (1998) – bum
- Streets of Broken Lights 2 (1999) – Pavel Levitin "Contrabass"
- Empire Under Attack (2000) – elder Kondraty
- Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season (2000) – Vladimir Lenin the rescuer
- Little Longnose (2003) – the King (voice)
- Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey (2004) – Svyatogor (voice)
- Streets of Broken Lights 6 (2004) – Ivan Ivanovich
- Brezhnev (2005) – collective farm chairman
- Female Novel (2005) – Vladislav Petrovich
- The Master and Margarita (2005) – taxi driver
- Taras Bulba (2009) – Kasyan Bovdyug
- Fortress of War (2010) – narrator
- Peter the Great: The Testament (2011) – old man
- The Admirer (2012) – Leo Tolstoy
- The White Guard (2012) – Maksim
Awards and honors
edit- Honored Artist of the RSFSR (December 20, 1976)
- People's Artist of Russia (February 21, 1992; first artist to receive that title)
- Order of Honour (2010)
- Jubilee Medal "70 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Golden Mask (2018)
Family
edit- First wife (1951–1955) — Yekaterina Ivanova. One daughter Galina
- Second wife (1956–1997) — Kira Petrova. Two children: son — actor Andrey Krasko, daughter Julia Svekrovskaya-Krasko (born 1966)
- Third wife (2001–2011) — Natalia Vyal. Two sons: Ivan and Fyodor
- Fourth wife (2015–2018) — Natalia Shevel (born 1990)[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 21 февраля 1992 года № 168
- ^ a b Book "My best friend Petr Shelokhonov" (2009, Russian) by actor Ivan I. Krasko - Saint Petersburg, Russia: SOLO Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-5-904666-09-5
- ^ a b "Petr Shelokhonov, Honorable Actor of Russia".
- ^ Russian actor Ivan Krasko, 84, marries 24-year-old former student and wants children
- ^ Иван Краско и Наталья Шевель объявили о разводе 4 сентября 2011 года
External links
edit- Ivan Krasko at IMDb
- Ivan Krasko on KinoPoisk