Mikhail Klimov

Mikhail Klimov
Mikhail Klimov in 1933
Born	Mikhail Mikhailovich Klimov (1880-11-20)November 20, 1880 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	July 9, 1942(1942-07-09) (aged 61) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1903–1942

Mikhail Mikhailovich Klimov (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Климов; November 20, 1880 – July 9, 1942) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1937).

From 1909 to 1940 he was a leading actor of the Maly theatre. During the 1920s and 1930s he was also a popular film actor, he usually played roles of the main hero's antagonists.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1926	The Three Million Trial	Banker Ornano
1927	Man from the Restaurant	Shtoss the manager
1929	The Lame Gentleman	Volkov
1930	St. Jorgen's Day	Vicar
1934	Marionettes	A, The Prime Minister
1937	Without a Dowry	Mokiy Parmyonych Knurov
1938	Treasure Island	Squire Trelawney
1942	Giorgi Saakadze	Prince Andukapar	Voice, role played by Shalva Gambashidze

Awards and honors

• Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1928)
• People's Artist of the RSFSR (1933)
• People's Artist of the USSR (1937)
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1937)

References

• Mikhail Klimov at IMDb
• (in Russian) Biography at the Maly Theatre website