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Vasily Borisovich Livanov (Russian: Василий Борисович Ливанов; born 19 July 1935), MBE, is a Soviet and Russian film actor, animation and film director, screenwriter and writer most famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes in the Soviet TV series.
Vasiliy Livanov. Actor: Don Kikhot vozvrashchaetsya. Vasili Borisovich Livanov was born on July 19, 1935, in Moscow, into the family of famous Russian actors. His grandfather, named Nikolai Livanov, was a notable theatre actor in Moscow.
- January 1, 1
- 1.77 m
- Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- Vasiliy Livanov
Between 1979 and 1986, Soviet television produced a series of five films at the Lenfilm movie studio, split into eleven episodes, starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. Later, a cinematic adaptation was made based on the 1986 episodes.
- Mystery Period Drama
Vasiliy Livanov stars as the famous detective in this 1981 Soviet TV mini series based on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle story. The series also features Vitali Solomin as Dr. Watson, Rina Zelyonaya as Mrs. Hudson, and Nikita Mikhalkov as Sir Henry Baskerville.
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- 1981-07-25
- Adventure, Crime, Mystery
- 154
Vasily Livanov visited London in 2006 to receive his OBE from the Queen and took the opportunity to visit The Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221b Baker Street Lon...
- 11 min
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- Detective Holmes
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1981) - the best episode from the Soviet Sherlock Holmes TV-series. Vasiliy Livanov as Holmes and Vitaliy Solomin as Watson (probably, the best Watson EVER in...
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The highly-regarded Soviet adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mysteries starring Vasiliy Livanov as the famed detective and Vitali Solomin as his chronicler, confidant, and flatmate, Dr. Watson.
