Vladimir Etush

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

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).

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.

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

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]