Vladimir Etush

Vladimir Abramovich Etush (Влади́мир Абра́мович Э́туш; 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.

Partial filmography

 * 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

Honours and awards

 * Medal of Zhukov
 * 1943 — Order of the Red Star
 * 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'
 * 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