Biografia
Vladlen Davydov is a Russian actor affiliated with the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT).
Born Vladlen Semenovich Davydov on January 16, 1924, in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia), he studied acting from 1943 to 1947 under I. Raevsky at the Moscow Art Theatre School of Acting, graduating in 1947. He gained widespread recognition and received the Stalin Prize for his leading role as Maj. Kuzmin in the acclaimed war film Vstrecha na Elbe (1949), directed by Grigoriy Aleksandrov.
Since 1947, Vladlen Davydov has been a permanent member of the Moscow Art Theatre troupe. Throughout his career, he performed alongside renowned Russian actors such as Olga Knipper-Chekhova, Anatoli Ktorov, Alla Tarasova, Olga Androvskaya, Angelina Stepanova, Mikhail Yanshin, Aleksey Gribov, Boris Livanov, Mikhail Kedrov, Mark Prudkin, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Vasili Toporkov, Mikhail Bolduman, Pavel Massalsky, as well as the next generation of MKhAT actors including Oleg Efremov, Tatyana Doronina, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Tabakov, Kristina Babushkina, Alla Pokrovskaya, Kira Golovko, Tatyana Lavrova, Nina Gulyaeva, Olga Barnet, Iya Savvina, Irina Miroshnichenko, Elena Panova, Darya Moroz, Olga Litvinova, Natalya Rogozhkina, Ekaterina Semyonova, Olga Yakovleva, Raisa Maksimova, Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya, Anastasiya Voznesenskaya, Andrey Myagkov, Stanislav Lyubshin, Vladimir Kashpur, Viktor Sergachyov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Evgeniy Kindinov, Vladimir Krasnov, Dmitriy Nazarov, Sergey Sazontev, Avangard Leontev, Igor Vasilev, Igor Vernik, Sergei Desnitsky, Sergei Sosnovsky, Mikhail Porechenkov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Valeri Khlevinsky, Aleksei Agapov, Valeriy Troshin, Mikhail Trukhin, Eduard Chekmazov, Aleksey Kravchenko, and Evgeniy Mironov, among others. Between the 1940s and 2000s, Davydov appeared in over 100 stage roles. His most notable performances include Talberg in Mikhail A. Bulgakov’s Dni Turbinykh (The Days of The Turbins) and Ivan Karamazov in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Bratya Karamazovy (The Brothers Karamazov). He also took on supporting roles in classic Anton Chekhov plays such as Chaika (The Seagull), Tri Sestry (The Three Sisters), Dyadya Vanya (Uncle Vanya), and Vishnevy sad (The Cherry Orchard). Beyond acting, Davydov served as director of the Moscow Art Theatre Museum from 1985 to 2000 and authored memoirs chronicling several generations of great MKhAT actors.
Vladlen Davydov was honored as a People's Artist of Russia in 1969 and received numerous awards from both Soviet and Russian governments. He earned two Stalin State Prizes in 1950 and 1951 and was awarded the State Prize of Russia in 1998. He is married to actress Margarita Anastasieva, and their son, Andrei Davydov, is also an actor at the Moscow Art Theatre. The family resides in Moscow, Russia.
