| Ivan Krasko | |
| Birth Name: | Ivan Ivanovich Bakhvalov |
| Birth Date: | 1930 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vartemyagi,, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation: | Actor, writer |
| Years Active: | 1961–2020 |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 5, including Andrey Krasko |
Ivan Ivanovich Krasko (Russian: Иван Иванович Краско; born September 23, 1930) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and writer. He was named a People's Artist of Russia (1992).[1]
He studied acting at Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, graduating in 1961.
From 1961 to 1965 he was a member of the troupe at Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in Leningrad. From 1965 to the present he has been a member of the troupe at Komissarzhevskaya Theatre under the leadership of a notable director Ruben Agamirzyan. There his stage partners were such actors as Galina Korotkevich, Georgi Korolchuk, Stanislav Landgraf, Mikhail Khrabrov, Yelena Safonova, and Petr Shelokhonov.[2] [3]
His son, Andrey Krasko was also a notable Russian actor.
In 2009, Ivan Krasko co-authored a book of memoirs titled "My Вest Friend Petr Shelokhonov", where he wrote about his best friend Petr Shelokhonov and their partnership on stage, in films, and in life.[2] [3]