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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Oleg Vidov

Role
  
Actor


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Born
  
June 11, 1943 (
1943-06-11
)
Filimonki, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union

Spouse
  
Joan Borsten (m. 1989), Natalia Fedotova (m. 1970–1976)

Children
  
Vyacheslav Vidov, Sergey Vidov

Parents
  
Boris Nikolaievich Garnevich, Varvara Vidova

Movies
  
Gentlemen of Fortune, Hagbard and Signe, The Blizzard, Battle of Neretva, Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

Similar People
  
Erast Garin, Zalman King, Georgiy Daneliya, Vladimir Basov, Gabriel Axel

Died
  
May 15, 2017 (aged 73) Westlake Village, California, U.S.

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Oleg Borisovich Vidov (Russian: Олег Борисович Видов; June 11, 1943 – May 15, 2017) was a Soviet and American actor, film director and producer. He appeared in 50 films beginning in 1961.

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Early life

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Oleg Vidov was born in either the Leninsky District, Moscow Oblast or Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast to Varvara Ivanovna Vidova, a teacher and a school principal, and Boris Nikolaievich Garnevich, an economist and a Finance Ministry deputy. According to Garnevich's fifth wife, Irina Vavilova, Garnevich was an influential man and served as an assistant of Lazar Kaganovich. Vidov was raised by his mother under her surname. He spent his childhood in Russia, Mongolia and East Germany where his mother was assigned to work. When she was sent to China, he went to live with his aunt Anuta in Kazakhstan near the Chinese border. Eventually all of them moved to Moscow.

Career

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Vidov played his first episodic role in 1960 in the teen drama My Friend, Kolka! In 1962 he entered actor's courses at VGIK led by Yakov Segel and Yuri Pobedonostsev.

As a student he acted in a number of movies, including main parts in The Blizzard and An Ordinary Miracle (both from 1964). He graduated in 1966 and continued his active movie career. He was also noticed by foreign directors and was given permission to perform in such films as Hagbard and Signe (by Denmark, Sweden and Iceland) and Battle of Neretva (by Yugoslavia, Italy, West Germany and the United States), as well as a joined Soviet-Italian-American production Waterloo.

In 1970 he met and married actress Natalia Vasilievna Fedotova. According to the most popular version, she was a daughter of the powerful KGB general Vasily Fedotov known for his friendship with Leonid Brezhnev and his daughter, Galina. Vidov denied it, claiming that his father-in-law was in fact a professor of Russian history who worked at university, although he admitted that Brezhneva was a close friend of his wife. They had a son Vyacheslav. Soon Vidov started dating a VGIK student Malvina Vishnya, which led to public scandal. He filed for divorce in 1976. Fedotova and Brezhneva then reportedly used their influence to ruin Vidov's career.

Directors stopped offering him big roles, and when in 1978 he himself finished director's courses at VGIK led by Efim Dzigan, he couldn't receive his diploma until Stanislav Rostotsky stepped in and awarded his short film Crossing with the highest mark.

In 1983 Vidov was given permission to live and work in Yugoslavia with his second wife, a Yugoslavian actress.

In May 1985, Soviet authorities unexpectedly gave him 72 hours to return to Moscow, so an Austrian actor friend helped procure an Austrian visa for him. Together they drove to the Yugoslavian-Austrian border where he escaped into Austria. Vidov was then able to emigrate to the U.S. under a refugee visa from the U.S. embassy in Rome obtained with the help of the International Rescue Committee.

In the U.S., he married Joan Borsten, daughter of Hollywood publicist, scriptwriter and studio executive Orin Borsten (1912–2005). The couple garnered the international distribution rights to the award-winning Soyuzmultfilm Studio animation library in 1992 and helped popularize Soviet animation around the world.

In 2007 Vidov co-founded Malibu Beach Recovery Center, a well-respected alcohol and drug treatment program based on the principles of neuroscience in Malibu, California. Vidov served as Chairman of the Board, and his wife Joan as CEO, until June 2014 when they sold the Center to a medical investment branch of Wells Fargo Bank. The Malibu Beach Recovery Center has been featured on television shows such as A&E's Intervention.

Death

Vidov died on May 15, 2017 from complications following a battle with cancer at his Westlake Village, California home at the age of 73. In addition to his wife, Joan Borsten Vidov, survivors include his sons, Viacheslav and Sergei, and a grandson. A memorial service was held at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Filmography

Actor
2014
Tango Changes Everything (Short) as
Uncle Oleg
2014
6 Days Dark as
Sergej Nikolajevich
2013
Hollywood Seagull as
Nina's Grandfather
2011
Der Fisch (Short) as
Yuri Gochnauer
2011
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Driver
- The Thirteenth Step (2011) - Driver
2008
Player 5150 as
Russian Dignitary (as Oleg Vidor)
2007
Say It in Russian as
Drunk Russian Man
2005
Alias (TV Series) as
Laborer
- S.O.S. (2006) - Laborer
- Bob (2005) - Laborer
2006
Zakoldovannyy uchastok (TV Series) as
Fraser (2006)
2005
The West Wing (TV Series) as
Lipecki
- The Wake Up Call (2005) - Lipecki
2002
Monkey Love as
Professor Dworkin
2000
Thirteen Days as
Valerian Zorin
2000
A Christmas Tree and a Wedding as
Man
1999
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (Video) as
Osip
1998
Stories from My Childhood (TV Series) as
Captain Yuri
- When Wishes Come True (1998) - (voice)
- The Last Petal (1998) - (voice)
- Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet (1998) - Captain Yuri (voice)
1996
2090 as
Tony
1996
First Strike as
Russian Group #7
1995
The Immortals as
Junkyard Owner
1994
Love Affair as
Russian Businessman
1993
Prisoner of Time as
Alexander Jadov
1992
Three Days in August as
Gen. Vlasov
1989
The Legend of the Emerald Princess (Short) as
Prince
1989
Wild Orchid as
Otto Munch
1988
Red Heat as
Yuri Ogarkov
1987
Vuk Karadzic (TV Series) as
Knez Prozorovski
- Praviteljstvujusci sovjet (1987) - Knez Prozorovski
1985
Crvena baraka (TV Movie) as
Zhenya
1985
U zatvoru as
Slobodan
1985
Orkestar jedne mladosti as
Brauske
1985
Jenseits der Morgenröte (TV Mini Series) as
Iwan
- Der Drache speit Feuer (1985) - Iwan
- Gold und Tod (1985) - Iwan
- Nadja (1985) - Iwan
- Tödliche Taiga (1985) - Iwan
- Spur der Leiden (1985) - Iwan
- Adler der Steppe (1985) - Iwan
1983
Demidovy as
Nefyodov
1982
Srochno... sekretno... Gubcheka as
shtabs-kapitan Petrov
1982
Krik tishiny as
Mikhail Kolchin
1980
Blagochestivaya Marta (TV Movie) as
Lieutenant
1980
Ekipazh as
Terrorist
1979
Krov i pot as
poruchik Roshal. (as O. Vidov)
1979
Letuchaya mysh (TV Movie) as
Alfred
1978
Artyom (TV Movie) as
Viktor Danilovich Kholmyanskiy
1977
Trans-Siberian Express (TV Movie) as
Andrey (as O. Vidov)
1977
Rudin as
Sergey Volyntsev
1977
Legenda o Tile as
Admiral de Lume
1977
A tizenhetedik nap (TV Movie) as
Blinyickij városparancsnok
1975
Semya Ivanovykh as
Nikolay Osintsev (as A. Vidov)
1975
Misery
1974
Moscow, My Love as
Volodya
1973
The Adventures of Mowgli (voice, uncredited)
1973
Vsadnik bez golovy as
Morris Gerald
1973
Za vsyo v otvete as
Vedushchiy vechera vypusknikov (as O. Vidov)
1972
Stoyanka poyezda - 2 minuty (TV Movie) as
Igor - doctor
1972
Mogila lva as
bogatir Masheka
1972
Lützower as
Major Margent (as Oleg Widow)
1972
Tecumseh as
Elliot (as Oleg Widow)
1971
Gentlemen of Fortune as
Vladimir Slavin - starshiy leytenant militsii
1971
Missiya v Kabule as
Skazkin
1970
Waterloo as
Tomlinson
1969
The Battle of Neretva as
Nikola
1968
Ima ljubavi, nema ljubavi
1968
Do Not Mention the Cause of Death as
Nemacki pukovnik
1967
Zarechenskiy zhenikhi (Short)
1967
The Red Mantle as
Hagbard
1967
The Tale of Tsar Saltan as
Tsarevich Gvidon
1965
Obyknovennoe chudo as
Medved (as O. Vidov)
1965
Metel as
Vladimir
1965
I Am Twenty (uncredited)
1964
Lyogkaya zhizn as
Student buying ice cream
1964
Ya shagayu po Moskve as
Chap on a Bicycle (uncredited)
1964
Esli ty prav... as
brat Alyoshi (as O. Vidov)
1963
Pri ispolnenii sluzhebnykh obyazannostey as
Polyarnik (uncredited)
1962
Konets sveta as
Vanya
1961
My Friend Kolka (uncredited)
Producer
2015
Tarkovsky: Time Within Time (Documentary) (executive producer)
2007
The Adventures of Cheburashka and Friends (producer)
1998
Stories from My Childhood (TV Series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)
- When Wishes Come True (1998) - (executive producer)
- The Wild Swans (1998) - (executive producer)
- The Twelve Months & The Snow Girl (1998) - (executive producer)
- The Snow Queen (1998) - (executive producer)
- The Prince and the Swan (1998) - (executive producer)
- The Nutcracker (1998) - (executive producer)
- The Last Petal (1998) - (executive producer)
- Ivan and His Magic Pony (1998) - (executive producer)
- Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet (1998) - (executive producer)
1997
Animated Soviet Propaganda (Video documentary) (executive producer)
1993
Animated Classic Showcase (producer)
1977
The Last Petal (Short) (producer)
Director
1998
Stories from My Childhood (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Snow Queen (1998) - (restored version)
1989
The Legend of the Emerald Princess (Short)
1978
Crossing (Short)
Writer
2021
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (Documentary) (autobiography by)
1978
Crossing (Short)
Miscellaneous
1998
Stories from My Childhood (TV Series) (celebrity voice director - 1 episode)
- The Nutcracker (1998) - (celebrity voice director)
Thanks
2021
1025 (special thanks)
2017
Vedro (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
- Family Tree (2017) - (in memory of)
2007
Life as a Dream (Video documentary short) (special thanks: Films by Jove)
1991
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (special thanks)
Self
2015
Tarkovsky: Time Within Time (Documentary) as
Self
2005
An Animated Life: The Phil Roman Story (Documentary) as
Self
2004
Savely Kramarov. A Gentleman of Fortune (Documentary) as
Self
2001
The Endless Story of Hollywood (TV Mini Series documentary) as
The host
1997
Animated Soviet Propaganda (Video documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
1994
This Elusive Kramarov (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1989
On the Move with Beata Pozniak and Oleg Vidov (TV Special) as
Self
Archive Footage
2004
Legends of World Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Oleg Vidov - Self

References

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