Actor

Aleksey Batalov

1928 – 2017

Who they are

Born: 20 November 1928, Vladimir, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Died: 15 June 2017
Known for: The Cranes Are Flying, Lady with the Dog, Nine Days of One Year

Aleksey Batalov (1928–2017) was a Soviet and Russian actor and occasional director, born in Vladimir. He became a defining face of the Thaw-era cinema of the late 1950s and 1960s, often playing decent, thoughtful men. He is best remembered for The Cranes Are Flying and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.

Where to start

The Cranes Are Flying (1957)Log in to add it to the library
His breakout role in the Palme d'Or-winning wartime drama, which made him a star in the USSR and abroad.
Lady with the Dog (1960)Log in to add it to the library
He played Gurov in this celebrated adaptation of Chekhov's story, a landmark of Soviet literary cinema.
Nine Days of One Year (1962)Log in to add it to the library
A leading role in Mikhail Romm's thoughtful drama about nuclear physicists, typical of Thaw-era cinema.
The Overcoat (1959)Log in to add it to the library
His directorial debut, adapting Gogol's story and showing his work behind the camera.
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)Full guide
His late-career role in the hit romance that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Their films in the library

Awards

1976: People's Artist of the USSR
1989: Hero of Socialist Labour

The full list · 61

1944ZoyaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Alyosha Batalov, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
1954A Big FamilyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Aleksei
1955Mikhail LomonosovLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956The Rumyantsev CaseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Rumyantsev
1956MotherLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957The Cranes Are FlyingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Boris
1958My Dear FellowLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Vladimir Ustimenko
1959The OvercoatLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1960Lady with the DogLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Дмитрий Дмитриевич Гуров
1962Nine Days of One YearLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dmitri Gusev
1964A Day of HappinessLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1965Light of a Distant StarLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1966Three Fat MenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tibul · Director
1967The Seventh CompanionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Commissar
1967In the Town of S.Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Shergov
1968Pages From The AutobiographyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1969The Living CorpseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Fyodor Protasov (Fedya)
1970Attention, Turtle!Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Samokhin
1971The FlightLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Сергей Павлович Голубков, приват-доцент Петроградского университета
1971The Red DiplomatLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1972The GamblerLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1974A Very English MurderLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Доктор Ботвинк
1974No ReturnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yegorov
1974Mysterious PlanetLog in to add it to the libraryActor as (voice)
1975Hedgehog in the FogLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator (voice)
1975For Better and for WorseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Князь Трубецкой
1975Slono-dilo-syonokLog in to add it to the libraryActor as (voice)
1976Rikki-Tikki-TaviLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Robert Louson
1976Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great LifeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
1979Late MeetingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sergey Ivanovich Gushchin
1979VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the ProfessionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1980Moscow Does Not Believe in TearsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Gosha
1980Profession: Film ActorLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1982Of People and AtomsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator
1983SpeedLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1983The Girl and the DragonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator / Текст читает
1984Rest Time from Saturday Until MondayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pavel
1984The FirLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator (voice)
1985CrococatLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1985Mikhail Romm. Confessions Of A Film DirectorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
1986An Umbrella for LoversLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1986The Mercedes Man FileLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Сергей Григорьев
1986The Music LessonLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1986Snowfall from the FridgeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1987The Adventures of Scamper the PenguinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator (voice)
1987Vrednyuga - The MischievousLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1989Voices...Log in to add it to the libraryActor as (voice)
1990Stalin's FuneralLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1991Poltergeist-90Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1992Faithful Ruslan: History of the Guard DogLog in to add it to the libraryActor as рассказчик
1992Cinematographer Andrey MoskvinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1994The Iron CurtainLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator (voice)
1995The Fatal EggsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as narrator (voice)
1995The First LoveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as (Voice)
1996Frog the TravellerLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1997The Little PrincessLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator
2006A Film About Mikhail KalatozovLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2007Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years LaterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as камео
2009Yuri Olesha, nicknamed "The Writer"Log in to add it to the libraryActor
2011A Hedgehog Came Out of the FogLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2017The Films of Yuri NorsteinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator (voice)

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.