Mihai Volontir
Mihai Volontir OR | |
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Volontir in a 1960s film | |
Born | (1934-03-09)9 March 1934 Glinjeni, Kingdom of Romania |
Died | 15 September 2015(2015-09-15) (aged 81) Chișinău, Moldova |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957-2015 |
Mihai Volontir (9 March 1934 – 15 September 2015) was a Soviet and Moldovan actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).[1]
Biography
Volontir was born on 9 March 1934 in the village of Glinjeni, Moldova. He attended the Pedagogical Institution in Orhei from 1952 to 1955.
After over a decade of working in theatre, Volontir began appearing in films made at the Moldova-Film studio in 1967. He became famous in the late 1970s after his roles in In the Zone of Special Attention and The Gypsy film series. The films were so popular that he is still strongly associated with his character, Budulai, a wise lone gypsy. His performance resulted in increased tolerance towards gypsy communities in the Soviet Union. The film series was revived fifteen years later with a new production as well as a TV series.
Volontir worked at the Vasile Alecsandri Theatre in Bălţi, where he was employed as an actor from 1957 until his death in 2015.
He was also a supporter of the Romanian identity.[2]
17 September 2015, the day of his funeral, was declared a day of National Mourning in Moldova.[3]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | Se cauta un paznic | Ivan Turbinca | |
1968 | Eto mgnovenie | Mihai Adam | |
1972 | That Sweet Word: Liberty! | Carlos Caro | |
1973 | Dmitriy Kantemir | Dmitri Kantemir | |
1973 | Chetvyortyy | ||
1974 | Muzhchiny sedeyut rano | Andrey Rezlog | |
1975 | Tütak säsi | Cabrayil | |
1977 | Koren zhizni | Lukyan Batyr | |
1978 | In the Zone of Special Attention | Praporshchik Volentir | |
1978 | Agent sekretnoy sluzhby | ||
1979 | Centaurs | Evaristo | |
1979 | Bezotvetnaya lyubov | Passerby | |
1981 | Ot Buga do Visly | Vershigora, commander of guerrilla connection | |
1981 | Hit Back | Praporshchik Volentir | |
1982 | Olenya okhota | Golovin | |
1982 | Incident at Map Grid 36-80 | Skiba | |
1982 | Eta muzhskaya druzhba | Anton Greku | |
1983 | Bud schastliva, Yuliya | Radu | |
1984 | Obvineniye | ||
1985 | Ya za tebya otvechayu | ||
1986 | Vilkolakio pedsakai | ||
1989 | Vernymi ostanemsya | ||
1990 | Stuk v dver | ||
1992 | Vinovata li ya... | (final film role) |
Awards
- Order of the Republic (Moldova)
- Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1980)
- People's Artist of the USSR (1984)
See also
References
- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 741–742. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ "De Facto 12 aprilie 2016" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2016-04-14.
- ^ "17 сентября объявили днем национального траура: страна простится с Михаем Волонтиром". publika.md. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
External links
- Mihai Volontir at IMDb
- Volontir biography and photos
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- Boris Carandiuc
- Fiodor Carapunarlî
- Petru Carauș
- Vladimir Carauș
- Mihail Catcov
- Petru Caterev
- Gheorghe Cârlan
- Nadejda Cegurco
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- Vladlen Colesov
- Valentin Colun
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- Victor Constantinov
- Ion Costaș
- Nicolae Costin
- Vasile Costov
- Ilie Coșanu
- Sergiu Coșceev
- Mihai Coșcodan
- Mihai Cotorobai
- Dumitru Crețu
- Jorj Crisico
- Dumitru Croitor
- Andrei Cubasov
- Constantin Culea
- Valentin Cunev
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- Nicolae Dabija
- Valeriu Daraban
- Vladimir Darie
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- Lidia Dicusar
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- Vladimir Dobrea
- Valentin Dolganiuc
- Nicolae Domente
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- Pavel Dubălari
- Alexandru Efanov
- Gheorghe Efros
- Valeriu Egorov
- Vladimir Emilianov
- Ion Eremia
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- Fiodor Evtodiev
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- Iurie Gherasimov
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- Mihai Guslikov
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- Petru Lupașcu
- Pavel Lupăcescu
- Teodor Macrinici
- Ion Madan
- Ștefan Maimescu
- Nicolae Malachi
- Sergiu Manea
- Andrey Manoylov
- Fiodor Marinov
- Spiridon Martâniuc
- Danil Matcin
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- Iurie Maxuta
- Gheorghe Mazilu
- Emil Mazureac
- Mihai Mălai
- Ion Mărgineanu
- Valentin Mândâcanu
- Svetlana Mâslițcaia
- Ion Mereuță
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- Ion Pălăncica
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- Pantelei Pârvan
- Eugen Pâslaru
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- Stepan Plaținda
- Anatol Plugaru
- Valentina Podgornaia
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