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- Birth nameViktor Antonovich Avdyushko
- Viktor Avdyushko is a Soviet theater and film actor. People's Artist of the Russian SFSR. Studied at the famous Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI). As a student, Avdyushko began to participate in amateur performances and eventually realized that the acting profession attracted him more than the sky and planes. In 1949, he graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography, workshop of Yuli Raizman.
Then he worked as an actor at the Mosfilm studio. He had almost no negative roles to his credit: thanks to his attractive and courageous appearance, Viktor Antonovich was offered to play brave and honest heroes. The actor's appearance, his inherent special charm despite his somewhat severe appearance determined his role. His heroes are outwardly reserved and courageous, but kind and wise people.
He began acting in 1948, debuting in the film The Young Guard (1948). His most significant work in cinema was the role in the war film Mir vkhodyashchemu (1961) directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. One of the actor's best works is considered to be the role of Bazarov in the film Ottsy i deti (1959).
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpousesLarisa Avdyushko(1970 - November 19, 1975) (his death, 1 child)Yevgeniya Ten (divorced, 1 child)Liina Orlova (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenTatyana Avdyushko
- In 1972, he appeared in The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
- On 28 March 1974, he was granted the title of a People's Artist of the Russian SFSR.
- On 26 November 1965, Viktor Avdyushko was awarded the title Meritorious Artist of the Russian SFSR.
- He was given his first major appearance in the Heroes of Shipka (1955), when he depicted the Russian soldier Stepan Osnobishin.
- In early 1975, as he was working on a picture in Vladivostok during winter, Avdyushko entered the cold ocean water for a scene. He developed severe Pleural empyema, of which he died seven months later.
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