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Mikhail Pugovkin

Mikhail Pugovkin

8 movies on Netflix

Biography

Mikhail Pugovkin was a Russian actor and comedian who was born in the village of Rameshki in Kostroma province and moved to Moscow at thirteen. He first worked as a metal worker, but in the 1938-39 season his amateur performances had drawn professional notice, and in 1940 he joined the Moscow Drama troupe. His film debut came in 1941 with Delo Artamonovykh. After graduating from the Moscow Art Theatre's acting studio in 1947, he performed on stage in Murmansk and Vilnius before joining Lenkom in Moscow. He worked as a staff actor at Mosfilm Studio between 1960 and 1978, and then at the Gorky Film Studio until 1991. He appeared in over 100 films and television productions, becoming known for roles in Wedding in Malinovka and Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973). In 1988 he was named People's Actor of the USSR. He died in 2008.

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 26 years1954 to 1980

Genres

Comedy63%, 5 films
Adventure50%, 4 films
Romance38%, 3 films
Crime13%, 1 film
Drama13%, 1 film

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Mikhail Pugovkin movies on Netflix

For the Matches1980IMDb rating 6.7as Police Chief
Finest, the Brave Falcon1975IMDb rating 6.7as Voyevoda
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future1973IMDb rating 8.2as Karp Savelyevich Yakin
We Called Him Robert1967IMDb rating 6.6as Knopkin
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965IMDb rating 8.4as Construction director (segment "Naparnik")
The Girls1962IMDb rating 7.8as commandant
May Stars1959IMDb rating 6.7as Sergeant-major Ivanov
True Friends1954IMDb rating 7.3

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965 Comedy, Crime, Romanceas Construction director (segment "Naparnik")
IMDb rating 8.417K votes
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future1973 Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fias Karp Savelyevich Yakin
IMDb rating 8.221K votes
The Girls1962as commandant
IMDb rating 7.85.3K votes
Finest, the Brave Falcon1975as Voyevoda
IMDb rating 6.7474 votes
We Called Him Robert1967as Knopkin
IMDb rating 6.6208 votes
True Friends1954
IMDb rating 7.3833 votes
For the Matches1980as Police Chief
IMDb rating 6.71.4K votes
May Stars1959as Sergeant-major Ivanov
IMDb rating 6.790 votes

Most often with

Leonid Gaidai directed three of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Georgiy Vitsin

Sergei Filippov

Aleksei Smirnov

Aleksandr Demyanenko

Georgiy Georgiu

Natalya SeleznyovaLeonid GaidaiDirector, 3 films

Films together

Georgiy Vitsin2 films together, 1975 to 1980
Georgiy Vitsin's page
- For the Matches1980IMDb rating 6.7Pugovkin as Police ChiefVitsin as Tahvo Kenonen
- Finest, the Brave Falcon1975IMDb rating 6.7Pugovkin as VoyevodaVitsin as Agafon
Sergei Filippov2 films together, 1973 to 1980
Sergei Filippov's page
- For the Matches1980IMDb rating 6.7Pugovkin as Police ChiefFilippov as Hyvärinen
- Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future1973IMDb rating 8.2Pugovkin as Karp Savelyevich YakinFilippov as swedish ambassador
Aleksei Smirnov2 films together, 1965 to 1975
Aleksei Smirnov's page
- Finest, the Brave Falcon1975IMDb rating 6.7Pugovkin as VoyevodaSmirnov as Bath-attendant
- Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965IMDb rating 8.4Pugovkin as Construction director (segment "Naparnik")Smirnov as Fedya (segment "Naparnik")
Aleksandr Demyanenko2 films together, 1965 to 1973
Aleksandr Demyanenko's page
- Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future1973IMDb rating 8.2Pugovkin as Karp Savelyevich YakinDemyanenko as Shurik
- Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965IMDb rating 8.4Pugovkin as Construction director (segment "Naparnik")Demyanenko as Shurik
Georgiy Georgiu2 films together, 1954 to 1965
Georgiy Georgiu's page
- Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965IMDb rating 8.4Pugovkin as Construction director (segment "Naparnik")Georgiu as Neighbour (segment "Navazhdeniye")
- True Friends1954IMDb rating 7.3Georgiu as referent Nestratova(G. Georgeu)
Natalya Seleznyova2 films together, 1965 to 1973
Natalya Seleznyova's page
- Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future1973IMDb rating 8.2Pugovkin as Karp Savelyevich YakinSeleznyova as Zinaida Mikhaylovna Timofeyeva
- Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965IMDb rating 8.4Pugovkin as Construction director (segment "Naparnik")Seleznyova as Lida (segment "Déjà vu")
Leonid GaidaiDirector, 3 films, 1965 to 1980
- For the Matches1980IMDb rating 6.7Pugovkin as Police Chief
- Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future1973IMDb rating 8.2Pugovkin as Karp Savelyevich Yakin
- Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965IMDb rating 8.4Pugovkin as Construction director (segment "Naparnik")
Also two films together1 more actor
- Natalya SeleznyovaIvan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973) and Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
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