Leonid Filatov | |
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 Filatov in 1985 | |
| Born | 24 December 1946 |
| Died | 26 October 2003 (aged 56) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, actor, poet |
| Years active | 1969-2003 |
Leonid Alekseyevich Filatov (Russian: Леонид Алексеевич Филатов; 24 December 1946 – 26 October 2003) was a Soviet and Russian actor, director, poet, pamphleteer, who shot to fame while a member of the troupe of the Taganka Theatre under director Yury Lyubimov. Despite severe illness that haunted him in the 1990s, he received many awards, including the Russian Federation State Prize and People's Artist of Russia in 1996.