Ruben Nikolayevich Simonov (, ; 2 April 1899 – 5 December 1968) was a Soviet actor, theater director and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1946).
Biography Simonov was born in Moscow, to a family of Russian Armenians. Graduating from the Moscow State University, he then became an actor, starting his career at the Armenian drama studio in the Armenian House of Culture.Yuzefovich, Victor (1985). Aram Khachaturyan, trans. Nicholas Kournokoff and Vladimir Bobrov. New York, Sphinx Press. p. 74. . In 1939, he became director of the Vakhtangov Theatre. He also led the Armenian and Uzbek theaters of Moscow.
Selected filmography Admiral Nakhimov (1946) as Osman Pasha The Fall of Berlin (1950) as Anastas Mikoyan The Golden Antelope (1954) as Raja (voice) The Gadfly (1955) as Cardi
Awards and honors
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1933) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1937) Three Orders of Lenin (1939, 1946, 1967) Two Stalin Prizes first degree (1943, 1947) Stalin Prizes second degree (1950) People's Artist of the USSR (1946) Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1946, 1959) Lenin Prize (1967) Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
References
External links
Hollywood Upclose
Simonovs bio (in Russian)