Roman Sergeevich Madyanov (; 22 July 1962 – 25 September 2024) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in Hopelessly Lost (1973). He was best known in the West for portraying the corrupt mayor Vadim in the 2014 film Leviathan.
Biography Madyanov was born in the city of Dedovsk, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast on 22 July 1962. His father, Sergei Veniaminovich Madyanov, worked as a television editor, and his mother Antonina Mikhailovna as a librarian.
Roman Madyanov's father worked as a director on television and often took Roman and his elder brother Vadim to work. There he was noticed by assistants of directors, which led him to have his cinematic debut in 1971 in an episodic role in the film "Translation from English".
In 1973, he starred in the leading role of Huckleberry Finn in the picture by Georgiy Daneliya Hopelessly Lost. In his school years, Madyanov also starred in the films "Aniskin and Fantomas", "Spring Turners" and "Everything is Brother's Fault".
Madyanov graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (course of O. Remez), playing in the theatrical performance of director Kama Ginkas. As a student, he began to play at the Moscow Mayakovsky Theater. He was drafted in the army and served in the forces of rocket and space defense. After serving in the army in 1987, he returned to the theater. In the state of the theater, Madyanov was about twenty years old, having played about thirty roles.
In 1989, Madyanov appeared in the Leonid Gaidai film Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation.
He also took part in the filming of the Yeralash magazine and in a number of commercials.
In 1995, Madyanov was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation".
Madyanov died from lung cancer on 25 September 2024, at the age of 62.
Selected filmography Roman Madyanov starred in over 145 films.
1973 – Hopelessly Lost () as Huckleberry Finn 1989 – Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation (Частный детектив или операция "Кооперация") as Victor 1990 – Passport (Паспорт) as the man in the airport 1993 – Nastya (Настя) as Morgunin 1995 – Small Demon (Мелкий бес) as Tcherepnin 1995 – Heads and Tails as Klimova's husband 1997 – Poor Sasha (Бедная Саша) as the prison guard 1998 – Composition for Victory Day (Сочинение ко Дню Победы) as Chubais 1999 – Mother (Мама) as the sergeant 2001 – Life Is Full of Fun (Жизнь забавами полна) as Edik 2002 – The Kopeck (Копейка) as the former KGB officer / Militiaman / Visa and Registration for Foreigners Office employee 2005 – The Case of Dead Souls (Дело о Мёртвых душах) as Ivan Shpekin 2005 – Yesenin (Есенин) as Sergey Kirov 2006 – The First Circle (В круге первом) as Viktor Abakumov 2007 – 12 (Двенадцать) as the 12th Juror 2007 – Father (Отец) as Khariton 2007 – The Irony of Fate 2 (Ирония Судьбы. Продолжение) as the police officer 2009 – Wild Field (Дикое поле) as Ryabov 2009 – Pete on the Way to Heaven (Петя по дороге в Царствие Небесное) as Colonel Boguslavsky 2009 – High Security Vacation (Каникулы строгого режима) as Fang 2010 – Our Russia. The Balls of Fate (Наша Russia. Яйца судьбы) as Oleg Robertovich 2011 – Lucky Trouble (Выкрутасы) as the Road Patrol Service Inspector 2011 – Yolki 2 (Ёлки 2) as the officer of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate 2011 – All Inclusive (All inclusive, или Всё включено!) as Eduard Budko 2011 – Burnt by the Sun 3: The Citadel as Major general Melezhko 2012 – Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman (Жила-была одна баба) as Baranchik 2013 – Legend № 17 (Легенда №17) as Vladimir Alfer 2013 – One Particular Pioneer (Честное пионерское) as the keeper 2014 – Leviathan (Левиафан) as Mayor Vadim Shelevyat 2015 – Iron Ivan (Поддубный) as Tverdokhlebov 2015 – Catherine the Great (Великая) as Count Alexander Shuvalov 2015 – Orlova and Alexandrov (Орлова и Александров) as Igor Ilyinsky 2016 – The Monk and the Demon (Монах и бес) as the bishop 2016 – The Groom (Жених) as the general 2017 – Once Upon a Time (Жили-были) as Lyokha 2017 – The Road to Calvary (Хождение по мукам) as Olovyannikov 2018 – House Arrest (Домашний арест) as the governor 2018 – Doctor Richter (Доктор Рихтер) as Tyoma's father 2019 – A Frenchman (Француз) as Nikolay Chukhnovsky 2020 – Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes (Зулейха открывает глаза) as Zinovy Kuznets 2020 – The Last Frontier (Подольские курсанты) as General Vasily Smirnov 2021 – BOOMERang (БУМЕРанг) as the pastor 2021 – Russian South (Рашн Юг) as Pyotr Ivanovich 2021 – Girls Got Game (Нефутбол) as Palych 2023 – Wish of the Fairy Fish (По щучьему велению) as King Theophan 2024 – Sklifosovsky (Склифосовский) as the chief physician
Awards and nominations Year Award Work Category Result 1995 State Prize of the Russian Federation Lifetime Achievement Honored Artist of the Russian Federation 2008 Golden Eagle Award 12 Best Leading Actor 2009 Nika Award Wild FieldBest Supporting Actor 2010 Nika Award Pete on the Way to Heaven Best Supporting Actor 2012 Nika Award Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman Best Supporting Actor 2015 Golden Eagle Award Leviathan Best Supporting Actor
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