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Vladimir Basov was born in the Urazovo village, Belgorod Oblast to Pavel Basov (Basultainen) and Alexandra Basova. His father was a Tartu alumnus of Finnish ethnicity who joined Bolsheviks during the revolution. «Basov» was his party alias later adopted as a family name. He served as an officer and political commissar up till his death in 1931. Vladimir's mother Alexandra Ivanovna was a daughter of Russian Orthodox priest from Pokrovsk. She met Pavel during the Civil war; he was on a runaway and asked for shelter. During the 1920s she taught peasant children Russian language and literature. According to Vladimir Basov Jr., his father had Russian, Finnish and Georgian roots.
In 1941 Vladimir Basov joined the Great Patriotic War. He served in the Red Army as an artillery officer, mortarbattery commander, then staff officer in the 28th Special Artillery Division in the rank of Kapitan. He was awarded the Medal for Battle Merit in 1943 and the Order of the Red Star in 1945 for displaying outstanding heroism during the capture of a Nazi military base. He was wounded in action, but continued serving until the war ended.
In 1947 Basov entered VGIK. He studied direction under Sergei Yutkevich and Mikhail Romm and graduated in 1952 to work on the Mosfilm studio. As a director Basov made 18 films and one teleplay. Among his most acclaimed pictures is the TV adaption of Mikhail Bulgakov's play The Days of the Turbins and a big-screen spy thriller The Shield and the Sword (1968) which he also co-wrote. He is credited with writing screenplays to most of his movies.
In 1963 his friend Georgiy Daneliya offered a small part in the upcoming film Walking the Streets of Moscow. Basov quickly turned into one of the most beloved Soviet comedy actors. He usually portrayed episodic, but distinguishing characters running some shady businesses, such as the lonely official in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears. Among his bigger roles is Viktor Myshlaevski in The Days of the Turbins (1976), Huck Finn's father in Hopelessly Lost (1973), Duremar in The Adventures of Buratino (1975), Pyotr Luzhin in Crime and Punishment (1969), Artur Arturovich in The Flight (1970), Stump in The Adventures of Elektronic (1979). He also voiced a number of popular animated toons.
His busy schedule mixed with heavy drinking resulted in serious health problems during the 1980s. In 1983 he survived a stroke that led to complete paralysis of half of his body, yet he continued working. Basov died after the second stroke in 1987. He was buried on the Kuntsevo Cemetery.
Vladimir Basov was married three times to three Soviet actresses. His first wife was Roza Makagonova (1927-1995). They met while studying at VGIK. They had no children.
His second marriage was to Natalya Fateyeva. They had one son - Vladmir Basov Jr. (born 1959), also a prominent Soviet/Russian actor and film director.
His last wife was Valentina Titova. Their son Alexandr Basov (born 1965) is a Russian film director as well, while their daughter Elizaveta (born 1971) finished dance courses.
Filmography
Actor
1988
Subbota i voskreseniye (TV Short) as
Art Teacher
1985
The Boatswain and The Parrot (TV Series)
- Vypusk 3 (1985) - (voice)
1985
Cherez vse gody
1984
Vremya i semya Konvey
1984
Pervaya konnaya as
Krasnoarmerets (as V. Basov)
1984
Kometa
1983
The Story of the Voyages as
Barrister (as V.Basov)
1983
Trest, kotoryy lopnul (TV Mini Series) as
Pseudo Morgan
- Supruzhestvo kak tochnaya nauka (1983) - Pseudo Morgan (as V. Basov)
- Koridory vlasti (1983) - Pseudo Morgan (as V. Basov)
- Porosyachya etika (1983) - Pseudo Morgan (as V. Basov)
1983
Ishchite zhenshchinu (TV Movie) as
Jacque-Pierre Antoine
1982
New Year's Song of Father Frost (TV Short) as
Ded Moroz (voice)
1982
Ne zhdali, ne gadali (TV Movie) as
Desinfectionist
1982
Printsessa tsirka (TV Movie) as
Pelikan
1982
The Imp N13 (TV Short) as
The Teacher (voice)
1982
Predchuvstviye lyubvi as
dyadya Vasya
1982
Srochno... sekretno... Gubcheka as
Bleykin
1982
Otpusk za svoy schyot (TV Movie) as
Yevdokimov
1981
Silva (TV Movie) as
General
1981
Topsy-Turvy (Short) as
The Teacher (voice)
1981
Budte moim muzhem as
Plyazhnik
1981
Fakty minuvshego dnya as
Pyotr Vereshchagin
1981
Assassination Attempt as
Interrogator (uncredited)
1981
Vecherniy labirint as
Shef
1981
Zhenshchina v belom as
Louis - Sir Fairley's footman (as V. Basov)
1980
Pani Mariya as
Fotograf
1980
Probivnoy chelovek as
Izobretatel
1980
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears as
Anton Kruglov (as V. Basov)
1980
Otkrytaya kniga (TV Series)
1979
Babushki nadvoe skazali... (TV Movie) as
Mikhail
1979
Muzhchiny i zhenshchiny (Short)
1979
Poyezdka cherez gorod (TV Movie) as
Gavrilov (segment "Poyezdka cherez gorod")
1979
Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya (TV Movie) as
Detective
1979
The Adventures of the Electronic (TV Mini Series) as
Stamp
- Tayna 6 «B» (1979) - Stamp
- Malchik s sobakoy (1979) - Stamp
- Pobeg (1979) - Stamp
1979
Pena as
Kochevryazhnev
1979
Novye priklyucheniya kapitana Vrungelya as
Block Silent
1979
Shla sobaka po royalyu as
Pavel Gromov
1979
Raspisaniye na poslezavtra as
otets Kati Shumeyko
1979
Zhivite v radosti as
Vitaliy 'Diplomat' Martsipanov
1978
Poka bezumstvuyet mechta as
Teodor Otsebyatnikov
1978
Po ulitsam komod vodili... as
Kontrolyor
1978
The Last Bride of Zmey Gorynych (Short) as
Zmey Gorynych (voice, as V.P. Basov)
1978
The Legends of the Peruvian Indians (TV Short)(voice)