Zinovy Gerdt | |
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Born | Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich 21 September 1916 |
Died | 18 November 1996 | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Actor, puppeteer, television presenter |
Years active | 1938–1996 |
Zinovy Yefimovich Gerdt (Russian: Зино́вий Ефи́мович Гердт, which is a pseudonym, his real name being Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich (За́лман Афро́имович Храпино́вич); 21 September 1916 in Sebezh, Russian Empire – 18 November 1996) was a Soviet and Russian actor.[2][3] He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.[4]