Russian actor (1941-2002)
Vitaly Solomin
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Born
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1941-12-12
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12 December 1941
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Died
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(2002-05-27)
(aged 60)
Moscow, Russia
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Occupation(s)
| Actor
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theatre director
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Years active
| 1960?2002
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Vitaly Mefodievich Solomin
(Russian:
Виталий Мефодьевич Соломин
; 12 December 1941 – 27 May 2002)
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was a Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter, best remembered for playing
Dr. Watson
in a series of
Sherlock Holmes
adaptations
for Soviet television
.
[3]
He was the younger brother of
Yury Solomin
.
Biography
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Vitaly Solomin was born in 1941 in
Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai
, Soviet Union, to a family of professional musicians.
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From childhood he was fascinated by music and learned to play the piano. On leaving school he went to Moscow and in 1959 he entered
Shchepkin
's drama school. He studied in the class of
Nikolay Annenkov
.
While a student, Vitaly rehearsed and performed at the
Maly Theatre
. After finishing the school he became an actor at this theater.
In the 1960s Vitaly Solomin began to appear in films. He debuted in 1963 in
1 Newton street
. His first big role was as Kirill in the 1966 film
Elder sister
.
Vitaly Solomin shot to fame after playing the leading role as Cossack Roman in the epic film
Dauria
(1971) where he worked with his brother
Yury Solomin
and other Russian stars, such as
Yefim Kopelyan
,
Viktor Pavlov
and
Vasily Shukshin
.
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During the 1980s his performances in films directed by
Igor Maslennikov
were especially successful. Most famous of these was his role as
Dr. Watson
in
a series of films about Sherlock Holmes
(1979?1986). In 1982 Maslennikov invited him to play the role of Count Tomsky in
The Queen of Spades
, an adaptation of
Alexander Pushkin
's
story
. His work in the film series
Winter Cherry
was very successful.
From 1 September 1986 to September 1989 Solomin worked in the
Mossovet Theatre
. There he acted in a play based on
Viktor Astafyev
's
Sad Detective
. In 1991 he returned to the Maly Theatre and staged
Alexander Ostrovsky
's
Savage
, playing the role of Ashmetiev.
Solomin wrote the screenplay for and directed the 1994 film
The Hunt
.
On 4 November 1974, he received the title of
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
, and on 3 February 1992 of
People's Artist of the RSFSR
. In April 2002, Vitaly Solomin suffered a stroke which proved to be fatal; he died on 27 May 2002 and is interred in
Vagankovo Cemetery
.
Private life
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Vitaly Solomin's first wife was the actress Natalia Rudnaya. The marriage soon fell apart. On 28 October 1970, he married the actress Maria Solomina (nee Leonidova). In 1974 they had a daughter Anastasia, and in May 1984 a daughter Yelizaveta.
Filmography
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