13 Facts About Aleksandr Abdulov

Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdulov was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor, film director, screenwriter and television presenter.

Aleksandr Abdulov was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1991.

Aleksandr Abdulov went to school from 1960 to 1970, and upon graduation wanted to become a sportsman.

However, Abdulov's father encouraged his son to act, and Aleksandr Abdulov starred in About Vitya, about Masha and the Sea Force, 1974.

In 1979 Abdulov appeared in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed with Vladimir Vysotskiy.

In 1984 Aleksandr Abdulov was in The Formula of Love and, the following year, In Search for Captain Grant.

Aleksandr Abdulov then went on to play in Desyat Negrityat in 1987 and To Kill a Dragon in 1988.

Aleksandr Abdulov was in Genius, The House under the Starry Sky and "Gold".

Aleksandr Abdulov reprised the role in the sequel "Next 2".

In 2005, Aleksandr Abdulov had roles in the TV series Anna Karenina and The Master and Margarita.

Aleksandr Abdulov had an appearance in the film Attack on Leningrad.

On Man and Law, aired on Russia's Channel One, Aleksandr Abdulov said once that he owned a licensed gun and he would not hesitate to shoot any trespasser who dared to enter the territory of his dacha during his forthcoming birthday party.

Aleksandr Abdulov was last seen in public in mid-December 2007 at an awards ceremony at the Kremlin, where Vladimir Putin awarded the actor with the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class.