Boris Khmelnitsky

Biography

Boris Khmelnitsky was a popular Russian actor of film and theatre and a member of the legendary Taganka company under directorship of Yuriy Lyubimov. He was born Boris Alekseevich Khmelnitsky on June 27, 1940, in Ussuriisk, a small town near Vladivostok in the Far East of the Soviet Union. His father, Aleksei Khmelnitsky, was a ranking officer in the Soviet Red Army who was manager of several Army clubs in the USSR. Young Khmelnitsky was brought up in a rather privileged environment; since childhood, he studied literature, arts, and music, and enjoyed a special atmosphere of his father's circle. He studied music at Lvov College of Music, graduating in 1961 as orchestral conductor, then studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical school in Moscow, graduating in 1966 as an actor. In 1966, he made his film debut in 'Kto vernetsa - dolyubit' by director Leonid Osyka. Khmelnitsky shot to popularity with roles in _Sofiya Perovskaya (1967)_ by director Lev Arnshtam, and in _Krasnaya palatka (1970)_. In the USSR, he was best known as Robin Hood in Strely Robin Guda (1975), and later reprized the role in The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (1983). From 1964 to 1984 Khmelnitsky was a member…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba (2009)
2. The Red Tent (1969) — Alfredo Viglieri
3. Jonathan of the Bears (1995) — Religious Mercenary
4. The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968) — Petro
5. A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980) — Red (forest) Demon
6. The Arrows of Robin Hood (1976) — Robin Hood
7. Savage Hunt of King Stakh (1979) — Ales' Vorona
8. Interception (1986) — хулиган
9. The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (1983) — Robin Hood
10. The Black Arrow (1985) — Lord Shoreby
11. Tragedy, Rock Style (1989) — Dmitriy Ivanovich's Friend
12. Comedy of Lysistrata (1989)
13. The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard (1990) — Roma
14. Defying Everybody (1973) — Nikanor
15. Sing a Song, Poet (1973) — uncle
16. Prince Igor (1969) — Prince Igor
17. Love Awaits Those Who Return (1968)
18. The Caravan Of Death (1991) — Mercenary leader
19. Sofiya Perovskaya (1968) — Nikolay Kibalchich
20. The Black Triangle (1981) — Ритус
21. And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning (1971)
22. An Ordinary History (1970) — Count Novinskiy
23. At the Beginning of Glorious Days (1981) — Кузьма Чермный, стрелец
24. In Search of Captain Grant (1985) — captain Harry Grant
25. Murder at Sunshine-Manor (1992) — Joe Alex
26. The Hetman's Jewels (1993) — Zagrava
27. Antarctic Tale (1980)
28. A Person Changes Skin (1982) — Павел Кристаллов
29. Hatred (1978)
30. The Career of Arturo Ui (1996)
31. Mozart in St. Petersburg (1997)
32. Beybars (1990) — Sultan Kutuz
33. The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga (2004)
34. Peterss (1973)
35. The Life and Immortality of Sergei Lazo (1986) — Попов
36. Password "Hotel Regina" (1984)
37. Ten Days That Shook the World (1987)
38. Sultan Beybars (1989) — Sultan Kutuz
39. Cocktail Mirage (1991)
40. Savraska (1989) — Captain