Vladimir Kashpur

Vladimir Terentyevich Kashpur (Владимир Терентьевич Кашпур; October 26, 1926 – October 17, 2009) was a Russian and Soviet actor. A native of Severka, Altai Krai, Kashpur appeared in Ballad of a Soldier and about 115 other films, with roles ranging from Vladimir Lenin to Baba Yaga. Kashpur was also active in the Moscow Art Theatre.

Selected filmography

 * Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
 * Time, Forward! (1965)
 * No Path Through Fire (1968)
 * Liberation (1970)
 * Commander of the Happy "Pike" (1972)
 * Planet Parade (1984)
 * Lev Tolstoy (1984)
 * New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1988)
 * Cold Summer of 1953 (1988)
 * It (1989)
 * Taxi Blues (1990)
 * Don't Play the Fool (1997)
 * Composition for Victory Day (1998)
 * The Wedding (2000)
 * Bastards (2006)

Awards

 * Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976)
 * People's Artist of the RSFSR (1986)
 * State Prize of the Russian Federation (2000)
 * Order of Honour

Personal life
Wife Lyudmila Grigorievna Kashpur, died in 2009. The couple had a son, Aleksei.

External sources

 * Obituary (in Russian)