Vladimir Fyodorov (actor)

Vladimir Anatolyevich Fyodorov (; February 19, 1939 — May 18, 2021) was a Soviet-Russian actor and physicist.
Biography.
In 1964, Fyodorov graduated from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI and he joined the Institute of Biophysics, USSR Ministry of Health. Vladimir Fyodorov's profession was nuclear physicist and he was the author of more than 50 scientific works and inventions. Many of his works have been translated into English. He was a student of Igor Kurchatov.
Career.
Fyodorov first appeared on the screen at the age of 32, when film director Aleksandr Ptushko invited the young scientist to play the role of the villain Chernomor in the film "Ruslan and Lyudmila". Since then, Vladimir Fyodorov portrayed many characters with dwarfism, thanks to his small stature 130 cm (4 ft 3¼ inch) . The best-known film works include the aforementioned Chernomor and the villain and oligarch Turanchoks of the sci-fi movie "Per Aspera Ad Astra".
In the late 1980s, Vladimir Fyodorov came on the professional scene and played in the productions of the Vakhtangov theater. Since 1993, he has been an actor at Nikitsky Gate.
From 1997 to 1998 Fyodorov was a co-presenter and assistant to Leonid Yarmolnik in the game show "Gold Rush".
Personal life.
Fyodorov was married to the actress Vera for 35 years.
In recent years, he suffered from heart disease, in 2016 he suffered a stroke. He died on May 18, 2021.