Yevgeni Nikolayevich Lazarev (; ; 31 March 1937 – 18 November 2016), also known as Eugene Lazarev, was a Russian actor and director.Невидимые миру слёзы
Biography He graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio, and played in the Riga Russian Drama Theatre and Mayakovsky Theatre.
In the 1990s, he emigrated to the United States, and later appeared in a number of Hollywood films, including The Saint, The Sum of All Fears, Lord of War, and Iron Man 2 (as Anton Vanko), as well as in TV series such as The West Wing (Episode: The Lame Duck Congress),] and Alias. In 2001 he appeared in the first season of 24as Nikola Luminović, a close friend of Dennis Hopper's Victor Drazen.
He was a professor at the Moscow Art Theatre Studio School and the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, and was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. From 2003 to 2016, he had been teaching at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting of Los Angeles and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He also voiced Imran Zakhaev in Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007). He died on 18 November 2016, at the age of 79.
Filmography
Vasily Surikov (1959) as Surikov Silence (1963) as Arkady Uvarov Crime and Punishment (1970) as dr. Zosimov Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973, TV Mini-Series) as Emelyanov The Road to Calvary (1975) as Prince Lobanov-Rostovsky Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven (1976) Investigation Held by ZnaToKi (1981, TV Series) as Vladimir Tarasovich Vasykin Private Life (1982) as Viktor Sergeyevich Fathers and Grandfathers (1982) as Nikolay Stalin (1992, TV Movie) as Andrey Vyshinsky The Ice Runner (1993) as Nikolay Antonov The Saint (1997) as President Karpov Hamilton (1998) as Yuri Chivartsev The West Wing (2000, TV Series) as Vassily Kononov The Quickie (2001) as Uncle Anatoly Alias (2001, TV Series) as dr. Kreshnik 24 (2002, TV Series) as Nikola Luminovic The Sum of All Fears (2002) as General Dubinin ER (2002, TV Series) as Ivo Guter Duplex (2003) as Mr. Dzerzhinsky Pearl Diver (2004) as Issac Epp Malachance (2004) as Mr. Karmin The Turkish Gambit (2005) as Alexander II of Russia Lord of War (2005) as General Dmitri Volkov The Unit (2006, TV Series) as Russian Ambassador Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) as Imran Zakhaev The Nine (2006, TV Series) as Mr. Lushtak The Onion Movie (2008) as Slovesevic The Pink Panther 2 (2009) as Pope Driven to Kill (2009) as bartender Iron Man 2 (2010) as Anton Vanko (final film role)
Awards Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1973) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1982) Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of Honour (1998)Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15 августа 1998 года Moscow Prize
References
External links
Yevgeni Lazarev — kinopoisk.ru Персональная страница на сайте USC School of Cinematic Arts