Oleg Vidov

Actor, Film actor

1943 –

 Credit ยป
55

Who is Oleg Vidov?

Oleg Borisovich Vidov is a Soviet/American actor. He appeared in 50 films since 1961. He was a sex symbol of his generation in Soviet Union, and many of his films are still played on Russian television today.

In the early 1980's Vidov directed a short film critical of Soviet transportation policies, and as a result he was no longer allowed to tour Eastern bloc countries. In 1983, he was given permission to live and work in Yugoslavia with his second wife who herself was a Yugoslavian actress. In May 1985, Soviet authorities unexpectedly gave him 72 hours to return to Moscow, so an Austrian actor friend helped procure an Austrian visa for him. Together they drove to the Yuogslavian-Austrian border where he escaped into Austria. Vidov was then able to emigrate to the U.S. under a refugee visa from the American embassy in Rome obtained with the help of the International Rescue Committee. Oleg and his wife obtained international distribution rights to the award-winning Soyuzmultfilm Studio animation library in 1992 and helped popularize Soviet animation around the world.

Today, Vidov is Chairman of the Board at Malibu Beach Recovery Center, a drug treatment facility in Malibu, California. Oleg and his wife Joan Borsten-Vidov, who is the CEO, acquired the center in yet another business venture when they purchased it from Dr. Yakov Marshak. The Malibu Beach Recovery Center has been featured on television shows such as A&E's Intervention and Oprah.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Jun 11, 1943
Leninsky District, Moscow Oblast
Also known as
  • Oleg Borisovich Vidov
  • Oleg Vidor
  • O. Vidov
  • Oleg Widow
Parents
Spouses
Nationality
  • Russia
  • Soviet Union
  • United States of America
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Oleg Vidov." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/oleg_vidov>.

Discuss this Oleg Vidov biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net