Yefim Kopelyan
Actor, Film actor
1912 – 1975
Who was Yefim Kopelyan?
Yefim Zakharovich Kopelyan was a Soviet actor of theater and cinema, one of the legendary masters of the Bolshoi Theatre of Drama in Leningrad. He performed the bright characteristic roles in the films The Elusive Avengers, Intervention, Eternal call, Straw cap, read author's text in the television series Seventeen Moments of Spring.
He was born in Belarusian town Rechytsa into a Jewish family. After graduation, he worked as a metal craftsman at the plant Krasny Putilovets in Leningrad. In 1930 he entered to the architectural department of the Academy of fine arts. In his students years he earned additionally as supernumerary in the BTD, entered to the studio of this theater.
At the end of his education, Kopelyan became the actor of the main staff of the BTD. The first years in the theater not were noted by special successes.
Later he played much from romantic Don Cesar de Bazan to sailor Shvandya in Lyubov Yarovaya, roles of the classical repertoire and modern. He was a "social hero", played a character roles in the comedies and the tragedies. Georgi Tovstonogov employed Kopelyan almost in all premiers of theater. With his name are connected all best plays BDT.
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- Born
- Apr 12, 1912
Rechytsa - Also known as
- Yefim Zakharovich Kopelyan
- Ye. Kopelyan
- Efim Zakharovich Kopelian
- Yefim Zalmanovich Kopelyan
- Ефим Захарович Копелян
- Ефим Копелян
- Ефим Залманович Копелян
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Lyudmila Makarova
(1945 - 1975/03/06)
- Lyudmila Makarova
- Children
- Nationality
- Belarus
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 6, 1975
Saint Petersburg
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on July 23, 2013
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