Mikhail Ulyanov (actor)

Mikhail Ulyanov
Михаил Ульянов
Ulyanov in 1998
Born
Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov

(1927-11-20)20 November 1927
Died26 March 2007(2007-03-26) (aged 79)
OccupationsActor, filmmaker, theatre director
Years active1950–2007
SpouseAlla Parfanyak
Children1
AwardsHero of Socialist Labour
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
Order of Lenin
Order of the October Revolution
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
Meritorious Activist of Culture
Lenin Prize
USSR State Prize
Golden Mask
Letter of Gratitude from the President of Russia
Crystal Turandot Award
Nika Award

Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Ульянов; 20 November 1927 – 26 March 2007) was a Soviet and Russian actor who was one of the most recognized persons of the post-World War II Soviet theatre and cinema. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1969, a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1986, and received a special prize from the Venice Film Festival in 1982.