Vasili Lanovoy

Biography

Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, however, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. In 2000s, Lanovoy appeared primarily in the roles of Soviet-era party bosses, such as Yuri Andropov in the 2005 TV film Brezhnev. In 2013, he played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Russian movie The Three Musketeers.

Known For

War and Peace

as Anatol Kuragin

Striped Trip

as Otdykhayushiy na plyazhe

Seventeen Moments of Spring

as Karl Wolf - SS Obergruppenfuehrer

Seventeen Moments of Spring

War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky

as Anatol Kuragin

War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova

as Anatol Kuragin

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812

as Anatol Kuragin (uncredited)

Officers

as Иван Варавва

Scarlet Sails

as Arthur Grey

Anna Karenina

as Vronsky