Vladimir Andreyev(1930-2020)

Vladimir Andreev is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, theater director and teacher. Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR. He was born and raised near the center of Moscow, the family lived on Bolshaya Spasskaya. Started attending drama school. There he studied with Rolan Bykov, with whom they became friends. Started working early. He was not yet fifteen years old when he went to agricultural work during the summer holidays. During the war years, after classes, he stood at the machine at the factory. After school he decided to go to theater school. His first teacher was Varvara Ryzhova, the famous actress of the Malyy Theater. At the age of 16, thanks to his mother, he was able to meet her and she prepared Vladimir to enter a theater university. In 1952 Andreev graduated from the State Institute of Theater Arts named after Anatoli Lunacharsky. Since 1952 he served at the Theater of Ermolova. In 1970-1985 - chief director, and in 1990-2012 - artistic director of the Theater of Ermolova. In 1985-1988 - chief director of the Malyy Theater. In 1987-1989 - organizer, chief director and artistic director of the Test Studio Theater.

Vladimir Andreev made his screen debut in 1954 in the film Attestat zrelosti (1954). In 1955, he played his first leading role - Mitya Lastochkin in the comedy Dobroe utro (1955). In 1967, he played the main role in the fairy tale film Le conte du tsar Saltan (1967) directed by Aleksandr Ptushko - he played Tsar Saltan.

He gained fame as a teacher. He taught at GITIS, was artistic director of the course, since 1972 - head of the acting department, since 1978 - professor of the directing department. He wrote a number of articles on the theory and practice of acting, essays on memories of creativity, teachers, theater and cinema.