Andrey Martynov | |
Birth Date: | 24 October 1945 |
Birth Place: | Ivanovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality: | Russian |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1970–present |
Alma Mater: | Russian Institute of Theatre Arts |
Andrey Leonidovich Martynov (Russian: Андре́й Леони́дович Марты́нов; born 24 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor.
Martynov has received the People's Artist of Russia (1994) award.[1] Previously, he has received the USSR State Prize (1975), the Vasilyev brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1982), and the Lenin Komsomol Award (1974).
Andrey Martynov was born in Ivanovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In 1970 he graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). From 1970 he worked as an actor of the Moscow Youth Theatre, and in 1972 he became an actor of the Moscow Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya.
His debut in film was in the Stanislav Rostotsky movie The Dawns Here Are Quiet, which brought him nationwide acclaim. Since 1981, he has acted for the Gorky Film Studio.
He was married to a German, Franziska Thun. He has a son, Alexander, and three grandchildren, who live in Germany.