Mikhail Semyonovich Svetin (; born Michail Solomonovitch Goltsman; 11 December 1929 – 30 August 2015) was a Soviet, Russian actor. Михаил Светин стал большим человеком He appeared in more than fifty films.
Biography Born in Kyiv, he was the first child in the family. His father, Solomon Mykhailovych Holtsman, worked as a laborer at the Kyiv Film Factory, and his mother, Hanna Petrivna, was a housewife. He graduated from the Kyiv Music College.Запис про народження 11 грудня 1929 року Міши Соломоновича Гольцмана // Державний архів міста Києва. Ф. Р-1654. Оп. 1. Спр. 657 (Книга реєстрації актів громадянського стану про народження Ленінського ЗАГС міста Києва за 01.01.1930 — 15.04.1930), Арк. 4-4зв.
In 1964–1970, he worked at the Kyiv Musical Comedy Theater.
In 1970, he began working at the Maly Drama Theater in Leningrad. Since 1980, he has been an actor at the Akimov Comedy Theater in Leningrad.
Svetin's film career began in 1973 with a role in the movie "Not a Year to Go". Among Svetin's most famous works in cinema are his roles in the films Athos, It Can't Be!
In 1987, Svetin was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, and in 1996 he became People's Artist of Russia. In 2009, Svetin received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree.
He has acted in Ukrainian films: "Neither Feather nor Fluff!" (1974), "Captain Crocus and the Secret of the Little Conspirators" (1991), "The Golden Chicken" (1993, "Marshmallows in Chocolate" (1994, "Object Jay" (1995), "Day of the Vanquished" (2009), "The True Story of the Scarlet Sails" (2010) and others.
In August 2015, he was hospitalized with a preliminary diagnosis of stroke. He died on the morning of August 30 in the intensive care unit of the Gatchina Central District Hospital.Радянському актору Свєтіну провели успішну операцію на серці
Selected filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1993Children of Iron Gods(Дети чугунных богов)Nikolai Vasilyevich 1989Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation(Частный детектив или операция "Кооперация")Ivan Ivanovich Pukhov 1988Bright Personality(Светлая личность)Ptashnikov 1987A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines(Человек с бульвара Капуцинов)apothecary 1987She with a Broom, He in a Black Hat (Она с метлой, он в чёрной шляпе)Afanasiy Zyablik 1982Charodei(Чародеи) Foma Ostapych BrylПо киевским следам Михаила Светина. kp.ua, 1981Agony(Агония)Daniil Terekhov 1979Bag of the Collector(Сумка инкассатора)Chebotaryov 1979Nameless Star(Безымянная звезда)Mr. Ispas 1976The Twelve Chairs(Двенадцать стульев)Bruns, engineer 1975It Can't Be!(Не может быть!)Vitaly Borisovich 1975Afonya(Афоня)Voronkov the driver
+ TV Year Title Role Notes 2003Yeralash(Ералаш)Leonid Petrovich, director of the school 1998Streets of Broken Lights(Улицы разбитых фонарей)Tolyan Kolomensky administrator 1984The Trust That Has Burst(Трест, который лопнул)Klein, a porter 1981Life and Adventures of Four Friends 3/4(Жизнь и приключения четырех друзей 3/4)Thief 1980Life and Adventures of Four Friends 1/2(Жизнь и приключения четырех друзей 1/2)Thief
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