Boris Filchikov


Boris Pavlovich Filchikov was a Soviet and Russian sound operator. He participated in the creation of about 500 Soviet and Russian cartoons and in the dubbing of foreign cartoons and feature films. Honoured Cultural Worker of the RSFSR.

Biography

Filchikov was born on 3 August 1918.
At the age of 20, he graduated from the Rostov technical school.
At the age of 32, he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Film Engineers with a degree in electrical engineering.
In 1938–1940, he worked as a laboratory technician at the Research Institute of Cinematography.
He participated in the Great Patriotic War.
In 1946–1948, he was the head of the sound department of the Stereokino studio.
He became one of the most notable sound operators in Soyuzmultfilm, where he began to work in 1948 and retired in 1997.
He died on 15 January 2006 and was buried in the 13th section of the Babushkinskoye cemetery.

Filmography (partial)

The Wild Swans Left-Hander Go There, Don't Know Where Junior and Karlsson Umka Umka is Looking for a Friend Karlsson has Returned Losharik The Battle of Kerzhenets The Nutcracker The Heron and the Crane The Humpbacked Horse Hedgehog in the Fog Happy Merry-Go-Round The Steadfast Tin Soldier 38 Parrots Three from Prostokvashino

Awards