Boris Klyuyev facts for kids
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Boris Klyuyev
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Boris Klyuyev in 2018
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Boris Vladimirovich Klyuyev
13 July 1944 |
| Died | 1 September 2020 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | USSR Russia |
| Education | Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School |
| Alma mater | Maly Theatre |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, theatre teacher |
| Years active | 1967—2020 |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Boris Vladimirovich Klyuyev (Russian: Бори́с Влади́мирович Клю́ев) was a well-known Soviet and Russian actor and a teacher of acting. He was born on July 13, 1944, and passed away on September 1, 2020. For many years, from 1969 to 2020, he was one of the main actors at the famous Maly Theatre. He also taught acting at the Shchepkin Higher Theatre School. In 2002, he received the high honor of being named a People's Artist of Russia. He died at the age of 76.
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A Look at His Life
Boris Klyuyev was born in Moscow, a big city in Russia. He grew up near a famous area called the Patriarch Ponds. When Boris was just four years old, his father, Vladimir Klyuyev, sadly passed away from a heart attack. This made things financially tough for his family. Because of this, Boris started working at a young age. By 13, he was helping to unload wagons, and at 16, he began working at a construction site.
After finishing school, Klyuyev decided to study acting. He joined the Shchepkin Higher Theatre School. After a year, he joined the Soviet Army and served for three years. While in the army, he even got a chance to be an extra in a big movie called War and Peace, directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. After his army service, Klyuyev went back to theatre school and finished his studies in 1969. Soon after, he was invited to join the acting group at the Maly Theatre.
Boris Klyuyev started his film career during his fourth year at theatre school. One of his first important roles was playing Vasily Shulgin in the movie The Fall of the Empire (1971). He became very famous across the country for two special roles: Comte de Rochefort in D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers (1978) and Mycroft Holmes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980).
In the 1990s, Klyuyev also started doing voice acting. He often lent his voice to characters played by famous actors like Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee, and Geoffrey Rush in Russian versions of foreign movies. In the 2010s, one of his most popular roles was playing Nikolai Petrovich Voronin. This was a grumpy but funny old man in the TV show Voronin's Family.
Boris Klyuyev was diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2018. He passed away on September 1, 2020, in Moscow. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.
Famous Roles in Films and TV Shows
Here are some of the well-known films and TV shows Boris Klyuyev appeared in:
- 1967: War and Peace (as a French soldier)
- 1978: D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers (as Comte de Rochefort)
- 1980: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (as Mycroft Holmes)
- 1986: The Twentieth Century Approaches (as Mycroft Holmes)
- 1991: Genius (as Aleksandr Arkhipov)
- 2009 / 2019: Voronin's Family (as Nikolai Petrovich Voronin)
- 2018: Godunov (as Dionysius, Metropolitan of Moscow)
Voice Acting (Dubbing)
Boris Klyuyev was also a talented voice actor. He helped bring many foreign films to Russian audiences by dubbing (lending his voice to) characters. Here are a few examples:
- 1989: The Little Mermaid (as King Triton)
- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (as Saruman, originally played by Christopher Lee)
- 2006: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (as Antoine Richis, originally played by Alan Rickman)
- 2010: The King's Speech (as Lionel Logue, originally played by Geoffrey Rush)
- 2015: Minions (as the narrator, originally voiced by Geoffrey Rush)
Awards and Honors
Boris Klyuyev received many awards and honors for his acting and contributions to art:
- Merited Artist of RSFSR (1989)
- Order of Friendship (1999)
- People's Artist of Russia (2002)
- Order of Honour (2008)
- TEFI (2012)
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2015)
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", IV class (2019)
See also
In Spanish: Boris Kliúyev para niños
