Pyotr Petrovich Glebov[a] (14 April 1915 – 17 April 2000), was a Russian film actor from the Russian noble Glebov family [ru].[1]

Pyotr Glebov
Пётр Глебов
Glebov in The Train Goes East (1947)
Born(1915-04-14)April 14, 1915
Moscow, Russian Empire
DiedApril 17, 2000(2000-04-17) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russia
OccupationActor
A postal card issued to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Pyotr Glebov.

In 1940, Glebov graduated from the Stanislavsky School where his teachers included Mikhail Kedrov. When World War II broke out, the young actor volunteered to fight for the Red Army. He took part in the Battle of Moscow as an anti-aircraft gunner.[citation needed]

Glebov is best known for portraying the major protagonist, Grigory Melekhov, in the 1958 epic And Quiet Flows the Don, a trilogy directed by Sergei Gerasimov.[2][3]

In 1981, Glebov was awarded the honorary title People's Artist of the USSR and was awarded the Order of Lenin. He is buried in the Vagankovo Cemetery.

Partial filmography

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Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Пётр Петрович Глебов, romanizedPyotr Petrovich Glebov

References

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  1. ^ Светлана Шершнева. Актеры театра и кино. Петр Глебов
  2. ^ "Glebov, Petr Petrovič". RUSactors.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ "IMDB Biography by Steve Shelokhonov". Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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