Lev Borisov

Лев Иванович Борисов

Actor, People's Artist of Russia, Theater Master

Born Dec 08, 1933

Plyos, Russia

Passed Away Nov 15, 2011 Moscow, Russia

Lifespan 77 years old

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"An actor must play a villain not as an evil caricature, but as a human being with his own twisted logic."

Archival Overview

Eminent Russian stage and film actor, younger brother of Oleg Borisov, who starred in over ninety films and achieved cult television status as crime boss 'Antibiotic' in Bandit Petersburg.

Biographical Record

Lev Ivanovich Borisov graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in Moscow in 1956. Over forty years on stage at the Moscow Stanislavsky Drama Theatre and the Yermolova Theatre, he mastered classical and modern dramatic roles.

Borisov appeared in cinematic classics including 'The Cranes Are Flying' (1957) and 'Ballad of a Soldier' (1959). In 2000, he reached a summit of late-career fame playing the chilling, philosophically astute underworld boss Viktor Antipov ('Antibiotic') in the mega-hit television series 'Bandit Petersburg', winning People's Artist of Russia.

Key Life Milestones

2000

Antibiotic in Bandit Petersburg

Created one of modern Russian television's most iconic dramatic characters in the crime saga.

2001

People's Artist of the Russian Federation

Conferred with Russia's highest cultural title honoring four decades of theater and cinema excellence.

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Final Resting Place

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Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Moscow, Russia

                         GPS: 55.7003, 37.4085                    

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