# Alexander Lenkov
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{{Short description|Russian actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alexander Lenkov
| native_name_lang = ru
| native_name = Александр Леньков
| image = Alexander_Lenkov.jpg
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| birth_name = Alexander Sergeyevich Lenkov
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|05|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Rasskazovo](/source/Rasskazovo), [Tambov Oblast](/source/Tambov_Oblast), [Russian SFSR](/source/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic), [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|04|21|1943|05|17|df=yes}}
| death_place = [Moscow](/source/Moscow), [Russia](/source/Russia)
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| occupation = [Actor](/source/Actor)
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| children = 1
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| years_active = 1964–2014
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'''Alexander Sergeyevich Lenkov''' ({{langx|ru|Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Ленько́в}}; 17 May 1943 – 21 April 2014) was a [Soviet](/source/Soviet_Union)-[Russian](/source/Russians) film, stage and voice [actor](/source/actor). He is probably best known for his [voice acting](/source/voice_acting) in animated films and dubbing the foreign movies to Russian. He is the Russian voice of [Mundungus Fletcher](/source/Mundungus_Fletcher) in [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_%E2%80%93_Part_1) (2010).
Alexander Lenkov was born in the town of [Rasskazovo](/source/Rasskazovo) in [Tambov Oblast](/source/Tambov_Oblast), [Russia](/source/Russia), in 1943. His family soon moved to [Moscow](/source/Moscow) where he had lived ever since. In 1961–64 studied at the school-studio of [Yuri Zavadsky](/source/Yuri_Zavadsky) at the [Mossovet Theatre](/source/Mossovet_Theatre). Upon graduation Lenkov became an actor of the Mossovet Theatre.
Lenkov was a character actor whose career spanned over five decades. He starred in over a hundred feature and television films and in over 60 theatre productions.[{{cite web|title=Official site of the Mossovet Theatre|url=http://mossoveta.ru/history/persons/lenkov/|website=Государственный Академический Театр имени Моссовета|accessdate=24 March 2017}}] Taught at [Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography](/source/Gerasimov_Institute_of_Cinematography) (VGIK) in 2004–2014.
In 2001 he received two [TEFI](/source/TEFI)s for his work on television.[{{cite web|title=Alexander Lenkov's Obituary|url=http://tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/111024/|website=[Kultura TV Channel](/source/Russia-K)|accessdate=24 March 2017}}] Was awarded the [Honored Artist of Russia](/source/Honored_Artist_of_Russia) in 1980 and the [People's Artist of Russia](/source/People's_Artist_of_Russia) in 1997.
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|quote = Alexander Lenkov pours his soul into his character, creating a delightful and fascinating eccentric.
|author = Plays International, Vol. 14
|source = Chancery Publications Limited, 1998
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He was married to his childhood sweetheart Elena from the early 1960s until his death. The couple had a daughter Ekaterina (b. 1969) together.
Lenkov died from a long illness on 21 April 2014 in [Moscow](/source/Moscow), aged 70.[{{cite web|title=Alexander Lenkov's Obituary|url=http://www.vgik.info/today/creativelife/detail.php?ID=4116|website=Всероссийский Государственный Институт Кинематографии им. С.А. Герасимова|accessdate=24 March 2017}}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.interfax.ru/culture/372802|script-title=ru:Умер актер Александр Леньков|publisher=[Interfax](/source/Interfax)|language=Russian|date=21 April 2014|accessdate=21 April 2014}}] He was buried at the [Troyekurovskoye Cemetery](/source/Troyekurovskoye_Cemetery) in Moscow.[{{cite web|title=Alexander Lenkov's grave at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery|url=http://www.m-necropol.ru/lenkov-aldr.html|website=Celebrities' Graves (in Russian)|accessdate=24 March 2017}}]
== Filmography ==
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* 1964 — [Uninvented Story](/source/Uninvented_Story) ({{langx|ru|Непридуманная история}}) as ''Felix Fonyakov''
* 1964 — Spring Troubles (Весенние хлопоты) as ''Radik''
* 1964 — [The Keys of Skies](/source/The_Keys_of_Skies) (Ключи от неба) as ''Semyon Lagoda''
* 1965 — [Give Me a Book of Complaints](/source/Give_Me_a_Book_of_Complaints) (Дайте жалобную книгу) as ''Pavlik''
* 1966 — [Royal Regatta](/source/Royal_Regatta) (Королевская регата) as ''Lyonya''
* 1971 — Bat'ka (Батька) as ''Sashok''
* 1972 — We Wait You, Boy (Ждём тебя, парень) as ''Petka''
* 1973 — Break a Leg! (Ни пуха, ни пера) as ''Pyotr''
* 1973 — Vasili Tyorkin (Василий Тёркин, TV) as ''[Vasili Tyorkin](/source/Vasili_Tyorkin)''
* 1974 — [Teens in the Universe](/source/Teens_in_the_Universe) (Отроки во Вселенной) as ''Executor Robot''
* 1974 — Unforgotten Song (Незабытая песня) as ''Kurchonok''
* 1974—2013 — [Yeralash](/source/Yeralash) (Ералаш, TV show) as ''different characters''
* 1975 — '29 Spring (Весна двадцать девятого) as ''Maksim''
* 1975 — [Circus in the Circus](/source/Circus_in_the_Circus) as ''Alyosha''
* 1976 — [Po sekretu vsemu svetu](/source/Po_sekretu_vsemu_svetu) (По секрету всему свету) as ''Deniska's dad''
* 1976 — Mark Twain Stories (Рассказы Марка Твена) as ''reporter''
* 1976 — Soldier And Mother (Солдат и мать) as ''Soldier''
* 1977 — Vacation, Which Did Not Take Place (Отпуск, который не состоялся) as ''Andrey Ukhtomski''
* 1978 — Schedule For After Tomorrow (Расписание на послезавтра) as ''Igor Nikolaevich''
* 1979 — Spring Olympic Games, Or Chorus Chief (Весенняя Олимпиада, или Начальник хора) as ''Ryzhkin''
* 1980 — And Endless Battle... From The Alexander Blok Life (И вечный бой... Из жизни Александра Блока)
* 1980 — Extraordinary Circumstances (Чрезвычайные обстоятельства) as ''Sasha Kulagin''
* 1981 — Ugly Elsa (Безобразная Эльза, TV) as ''Pertti Oras''
* 1982 — Take Him Alive (Взять живым) as ''Ptitsyn''
* 1982 — Whose You Are, Old Stuff? (Вы чьё, старичьё?) as ''Valerian''
* 1983 — [Black and White Magic](/source/Black_and_White_Magic) (Магия чёрная и белая) as ''Valentin Dmitrievich''
* 1983 — [Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin, Usual and Incredible](/source/Adventures_of_Petrov_and_Vasechkin%2C_Usual_and_Incredible) (Приключения Петрова и Васечкина, обыкновенные и невероятные) as ''Strange Yardman''
* 1984 — There Will Come Soft Rains (Будет ласковый дождь) as ''Robot''
* 1984 — Makar the Pathfinder (Макар-следопыт) as ''Timofei''
* 1985 — [Winter Cherry](/source/Winter_Cherry) (Зимняя вишня) as ''Veniamin''
* 1986 — Snow Queen Mystery (Тайна Снежной Королевы) as ''[Snowman](/source/Snowman)''
* 1987 — Mysterious Inheritor (Загадочный наследник) as ''Gryaznov''
* 1988 — [Little Vera](/source/Little_Vera) (Маленькая Вера) as ''Mikhail Petrovich''
* 1988 — [Island of Rusty General](/source/Island_of_Rusty_General) (Остров Ржавого генерала) as ''Robot [Baba Yaga](/source/Baba_Yaga)''
* 1989 — There Are Dark Nights In The Sochi City (В городе Сочи тёмные ночи) as ''Lena's father''
* 1989 — The Village of Stepanchikovo And Its Inhabitants (Село Степанчиково и его обитатели) as ''Yezhevikin''
* 1989 — Cowberries In The Forest (Во бору брусника) as ''Kirill''
* 1990 — Sanit Zone (Сэнит зон) as ''Zykin''
* 1991 — Talking Monkey (Говорящая обезьяна) as ''Maryin''
* 1991 — Funeral On Second Floor (Похороны на втором этаже) as ''Burry''
* 1991 — Devil Incarnate (Исчадье ада) as ''Heinrich''
* 1992 — Good Night (Доброй ночи) as ''Slavik''
* 1992 — Spiderweb (Паутина) as ''Grisha''
* 1992 — Tractor Drivers 2 (Трактористы 2) as ''Muscovite''
* 1993 — No Tricks, Please! (Давайте без фокусов!) as ''Customer''
* 1993 — Love Desire (Желание любви) as ''Guest''
* 1993 — Silence Code (Кодекс Молчания 2) as ''Makarov''
* 1993 — Idiot's Dreams (Мечты идиота) as ''Croupier''
* 1993 — About Foma The Businessman (Про бизнесмена Фому) as ''Comrade Basurmanov''
* 1994 — Winter Cherries 3 (Зимняя вишня 3) as ''Veniamin''
* 1995 — Tram In Moscow (Трамвай в Москве) as ''tram technician''
* 1995 — On the Corner, Near by Patriarch Ponds 2 (На углу, у Патриарших 2, TV series) as ''Arkady''
* 1996 — Agape (Агапе) as ''Pasha''
* 1996 — [The Return of the Battleship](/source/The_Return_of_the_Battleship) (Возвращение броненосца) as ''Verka's boyfriend''
* 1996 — Pages of Theater Parody (Страницы театральной пародии) as ''Pierre d'Aurebour''
* 1996 — Strawberries (Клубничка, TV series) as ''Belyanchikov''
* 1998 — Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy (Князь Юрий Долгорукий) as ''Poacher''
* 1998 — [The Barber of Siberia](/source/The_Barber_of_Siberia) (Сибирский цирюльник) as ''scientist''
* 1999 — Directory of Death (Директория смерти) as ''astrologist''
* 2000 — Turetski's March (Марш Турецкого, TV series) as ''Spirin''
* 2001 — Drakosha and Co. (Дракоша и компания) as ''Konovalov''
* 2002 — Ha! (Ха!, TV series) as ''different characters''
* 2002 — Provincialists (Провинциалы, TV series) as ''director''
* 2002 — [Brigada](/source/Brigada) (Бригада, TV series) as ''episode''
* 2002 — Bad Habit (Дурная привычка) as ''Surgeon''
* 2002 — Alexander Pushkin (Александр Пушкин) as ''Bitkov''
* 2003 — Dark Horse (Тёмная лошадка) as ''Adam Borisovich''
* 2003 — Siberia Girl (Сибирочка) as ''Mr. Rosetti''
* 2003 — There is an Idea (Есть идея) as ''Kirich''
* 2004 — That Queen of Spade (Эта пиковая дама, TV) as ''Marek''
* 2004 — Reflections (Отражения) as ''episode''
* 2004 — Thieves and Prostitutes. Space Flight Is the Prize (Воры и проститутки. Приз — полёт в космос) as ''episode''
* 2004 — Hello, Dweeb! (Hello, Дохлый!) as ''doctor''
* 2005 — The Check Kiss (Контрольный поцелуй) as ''episode''
* 2005 — War Man (Человек войны) as ''Urban''
* 2006 — What Woman Wants (Чего хочет женщина) as ''episode''
* 2006 — The Pursuit of the Angel (Погоня за ангелом) as ''Homeless''
* 2006 — Paparazza (Папараца) as ''Aleksey Alekseevich''
* 2006 — Dad The Handyman (Папа на все руки, TV series) as ''Neighbour''
* 2006 — Big Girls (Большие девочки) as ''Isaac Newton or Saveliy Piskunov''
* 2006 — Happiness Rails (Рельсы счастья, TV series) as ''Old man''
* 2008 — Yermolovs (Ермоловы, TV series) as ''Castle ward''
* 2009 — [The Book of Masters](/source/The_Book_of_Masters) (Книга мастеров) as ''senior gem-cutter''
* 2009 — Bullet is Fool 2 (Пуля-дура 2. Агент почти не виден) as ''Pavel Nikitich''
* 2010 — Toys (Игрушки, TV series) as ''Leopold Dormidontov''
* 2010 — Detective Samovarov (Сыщик Самоваров, TV series) as ''Yefim Moiseyevich''
* 2010 — Flowers From Liza (Цветы от Лизы) as ''Khariton''
* 2011 — Caramel (Карамель, TV series) as ''Lev Radkovich''
* 2012 — [Interns](/source/Interns_(sitcom)) (Интерны, TV series) as ''Natan Kupitman''
* 2012 — Da Girlz (Деффчонки, TV series) as ''Viktor Borisovich''
* 2013 — Teacher In Law (Учитель в законе, TV series) as ''Grey-haired''
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0501949|name=Alexander Lenkov}}
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Category:People's Artists of Russia
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