Viktor Stanitsyn


Viktor Yakovlevich Stanitsyn was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He appeared in a number of Soviet era films including portraying Winston Churchill in The Lights of Baku as well as several other films.

Biography

Viktor was born on May 2, 1897, in Yekaterinoslav.
He rarely acted in movies. He played in the films: "The Guilty Without Guilt", "Dead Souls", "War and Peace", in the Ukrainian film "The Third Strike", etc.
The actor and director V. Stanytsyn's great contribution to cinema and theater was recognized by state awards.
He died on December 23, 1976, in Moscow. He was buried at the Vvedenskoye (German) Cemetery.

Selected filmography

The Battle of Stalingrad as Winston Churchill / General Fedor TolbukhinThe Fall of Berlin as Winston ChurchillThe Lights of Baku as Winston ChurchillThe Unforgettable Year 1919 as Winston ChurchillAnna Karenina as Prince Stepan Arkadyevich OblonskyDead Souls as Governor
Stanitsyn's last cinematic role was of Ilya Rostov, in the four-part film series War and Peace, directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.

Awards