Biography
Born in Moscow in an acting family. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11/27/1981). People's Artist of the RSFSR (04/18/1988). His grandfather, Nikolai Livanov (stage name Izvolsky), was an actor at first in provincial, then metropolitan theaters. Father, Boris Nikolaevich Livanov (1904-1972), is an outstanding actor who played about 40 roles in the Art Theater and 30 in the cinema. Frequent guests in the house of the Livanovs were Kachalov, Pasternak, Dovzhenko, Cherkasov, Tarkhanov, Konchalovsky. He studied at the men's school number 170, then, from 1950 to 1954 - at the Moscow secondary art school. After graduating from art school, he entered the B.V.Schukin Theater School. In addition to mastering the intricacies of acting, he tried his hand at directing - he put Yuri Olesha (thesis) on the studio stage of “Three Fat Men” and designed the performance himself. The music for the play was written by Gennady Gladkov, a classmate and schoolmate, and in the future, a wonderful composer, co-author of V. B. Livanov for many works in film, theater and animation.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Cinderella 4x4. Everything Starts with Desires
Character:
MOVIE • 2008
Bear Hunting
Character:
MOVIE • 2008
Law of Corruption
Character: Shuvalov
MOVIE • 2005
Золотая коллекция. Весь Шерлок Холмс. Бонус 1
Character: self
MOVIE • 2002
Золотая коллекция. Весь Шерлок Холмс. Бонус 2
Character: self
MOVIE • 2002
Memories of Sherlock Holmes
Character: Sherlock Holmes
TV • 2000
Fort Boyard Russia
Character: Fouras the Pirate
TV • 1998
Don Quixote Returns
Character:
MOVIE • 1997
The Ship of Look-Alikes
Character:
MOVIE • 1997
Gingerbread
Character: The Wolf (voice)
MOVIE • 1993
He Will Receive
Character: Ben Delaney
MOVIE • 1992
Unobvious Textbook
Character:
MOVIE • 1991
In the Arms of Russian Intelligence
Character: (voice)
MOVIE • 1991
Underwater Berets
Character: Colonel Yellow / commander Morzhov (voice)
MOVIE • 1991
Mikko, Pavlova's Son
Character:
MOVIE • 1989
The Pass
Character: Staryy (voice)
MOVIE • 1988
Love For Your Neighbor
Character: Некто
MOVIE • 1988
Friend
Character: пёс Друг, озвучка
MOVIE • 1988
We Are Going to Search
Character: (voice)
MOVIE • 1988
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 2
Character: Sherlock Holmes
MOVIE • 1988
Crew
Crew Credits
The Bronze Horseman Of Russia
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2019
The Bronze Horseman Of Russia
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
The Bronze Horseman Of Russia
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2019
The Musicians from Bremen
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2000
The New Bremen Musicians
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2000
Don Quixote Returns
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1997
Don Quixote Returns
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1997
Don Quixote Returns
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1997
My Favorite Clown
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1986
Masha and the Magic Jam
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1979
Талант и поклонники
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1978
A Mirror of Time
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1976
On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1973
On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1973
Anansi Spider and the Magic Wand
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1973
Phaethon - The Son of the Sun
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1972
Phaethon - The Son of the Sun
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1972
The Old Toy
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1971
The Blue Bird
Role: Screenstory
MOVIE • 1970
The Blue Bird
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970