Boris Khmelnitsky

Acting

Boris Khmelnitsky

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jun 27, 1940 (85 years old)
Death date
Feb 16, 2008

Boris Khmelnitsky

Known For

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
2h 10m
DOLBY
Movie 2009

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba

Set in the 16th century, this is a story about...

One Love of My Soul
8h 40m
DOLBY
Movie 2007

One Love of My Soul

The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
2h 45m
DOLBY
Movie 2004

The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga

The first part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series;...

Mozart in St. Petersburg
DOLBY
Movie 1997

Mozart in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg banter on the topic of Mozart’s stay in...

The Career of Arturo Ui
1h 42m
DOLBY
Movie 1996

The Career of Arturo Ui

When the powerful of this world give a small scoundrel...

Jonathan of the Bears
1h 55m
DOLBY
Movie 1995

Jonathan of the Bears

A young boy witnesses his parents' murder. Later, as he...

Cocktail Mirage
1h 47m
DOLBY
Movie 1991

Cocktail Mirage

A sentimental story with a detective plot about a poor...

The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard
1h 37m
DOLBY
Movie 1990

The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard

France, XV century. The young Scot, striving to make his...

Beybars
2h 44m
DOLBY
Movie 1989

Beybars

The first part of a historical film dilogy based on...

Sultan Beybars
2h 21m
DOLBY
Movie 1989

Sultan Beybars

The second part of a historical film dilogy based on...

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 of the troupe under directorship of Yuriy Lyubimov at the Taganka Theatre company in Moscow. There his stage partners were Vladimir Vysotskiy, Leonid Filatov, Venyamin Smekhov, Alla Demidova, Zinaida Slavina, Ivan Dykhovichnyy, Boris Galkin, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov, Valeriy Zolotukhin, Natalya Sayko, Nikolay Gubenko, Zhanna Bolotova, Nina Shatskaya, Leonid Yarmolnik, and other notable Russian actors. During the 60s and 70s, Khmelnitsky played leading roles in Taganka productions, such as 'Pugachev' and 'Master i Margarita', a stage adaptation of the eponymous book by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. He also wrote music for several Taganka productions. Boris Khmelnitsky enjoyed recognition in the former Soviet Union, and was part of the intellectual milieu known as "the 60s generation." He was designated People's Actor of Russia (2000). He died of a chronic illness on February 16, 2008, and was laid to rest next to his parents in Kuntsevskoe cemetery in Moscow, Russia. He is survived by his ex-wife Marianna Vertinskaya and their daughter Darya Khmelnitskaya.