Sergey Petrov Actor Country: Ukraine

1. Biography of Sergei Petrov
2. Filmography

Biography of Sergei Petrov

Sergei Petrov was a renowned actor and People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1948). He was born on September 9 (21), 1895, in Perm, Russia. Petrov started his acting career in 1911 and joined the troupe under the direction of E.A. Mosolova in Tomsk. He later worked in Petrograd and played in theaters across Omsk, Vladivostok, and Chita until 1927. From 1927 to 1941, he performed in Odessa, and from 1941 to 1944, he acted in Saratov.

From 1944 to 1960, Petrov was a prominent actor at the Kiev Russian Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka. His performances were known for their restraint, profound psychological analysis, and meticulous role preparation. Some of his notable roles in the theater included Shmaga and Schastlivtsev in Ostrovsky's "Without Guilt" and "The Forest," Khlestakov in Gogol's "The Inspector General," Golokhvasty in Staritsky's "Chasing Two Hares," Svejk in the adaptation of Hasek's "The Good Soldier Schweik," Poleyzaev in Rahmanov's "Restless Old Age," Kostya-Kapitan in Pogodin's "The Aristocrats," Plyukhov in Romashov's "The Air Pie," Motylkov in Gusev's "Glory," Panin in Simonov's "Russian People," Xin Bin-u in Vsevolod Ivanov's "Armoured Train 14-69," Chizhik in Mdivani's "New Times," and Protasov in Gorky's "Children of the Sun," among others.

Petrov also appeared in several films, including "In Distant Voyage," "The Exploit of a Scout," "In Peaceful Days," "Ships Storm the Bastions," and more. He passed away on November 2, 1965, in Kiev, Ukraine.

Filmography

1. Arsenal ("January Uprising") - 1928
2. The Great Game ("Vera Filiasa Chandlera") - 1934
3. Karmelyuk - 1938
4. Stepan Razin - 1939
5. In Distant Voyage - 1945 (as a navigator)
6. Sigismund Kolosovsky - 1945
7. The Exploit of a Scout - 1947 (as Astakhov)
8. In Peaceful Days - 1950
9. Team from Our Street - 1953
10. Ships Storm the Bastions - 1953 (as Suvorov)
11. "Bogatyr" Goes to Marto - 1954 (cameo)
12. Sailor Chizhik - 1955
13. Pedagogical Poem - 1955
14. Children of the Sun - 1956
15. Ivan Franko - 1956
16. Simple Thing - 1958
17. Milky Way - 1959
18. Far from the Homeland - 1960
19. Tale of Fiery Years - 1960
20. Roman and Francesca - 1960
21. Save Our Souls - 1960
22. Ukrainian Rhapsody - 1961
23. In the Dead Loop - 1962
24. Ballet Star - 1964