As per our current Database, Igor Gorbachyov has been died on 19 February, 2003 at St. Petersburg, Russia.
When Igor Gorbachyov die, Igor Gorbachyov was 76 years old.
| Popular As | Igor Gorbachyov |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 76 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Born | October 20, 1927 (Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]) |
| Birthday | October 20 |
| Town/City | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia] |
| Nationality | Russia] |
Igor Gorbachyov’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
Igor Gorbachyov was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
Igor Gorbachyov was a popular Russian actor best known as Chichikov in stage and film productions of "Revizor" (The Inspector-General) based on the novel by Nikolay Gogol.He was born Igor Olegovich Gorbachyov on October 20, 1927, in Leningrad, USSR (now St.
Petersburg, Russia). His father was an engineer; his mother was a teacher of French literature. Young Igor Gorbachyov survived the siege of Leningrad during the Nazi occupation in the Second World War.
After the war, he struggled to overcome the traumatic experience he suffered during the Nazi bombardments and aerial attacks. From 1944-47 he studied psychology at Leningrad University. There he joined a student theatre and made a successful performance in the title role in "Revizor" (The Inspector-General) by Nikolay Gogol.
He was invited to transfer to the Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography, from which he graduated with honors in 1951. That same year he was cast in the leading role in The Inspector-General (1952), a film that made him famous.
Igor Gorbachyov had a stellar career as a stage actor. From 1951-1954 he was an actor at Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in Leningrad. From 1954-1992 he was a permanent member of the troupe and the leading actor of the Pushkin Drama Theatre in Leningrad (St.
Petersburg). There his stage partners were such remarkable actors as Nikolay Cherkasov, Nikolai Simonov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Konstantin Skorobogatov, Yuriy Tolubeev, Galina Karelina, Aleksandr Borisov, Bruno Frejndlikh, Rem Lebedev, Vladimir Chestnokov, Vladimir Erenberg, Konstantin Adashevsky, Leonid Vivyen, Olga Lebzak, Nina Mamaeva, Lidiya Shtykan, Nina Urgant, Nikolay Marton, Ivan Dmitriev, Sergei Parshin, and other notable Russian actors.
Igor Gorbachyov was Artistic Director of Pushkin (Alexandrinsky) Drama Theatre in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) from 1975-1992. He was awarded the State Prize of the USSR (1973) for his stage work. He was designated the People's Artis of the USSR (1977), decorated with the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and received many other awards and decorations from the state of USSR.
He was a professor of the Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). His best students were Aristarkh Livanov, Igor Livanov, Nikolay Fomenko, and other notable Russian actors.
In 1992, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Igor Gorbachyov was confronted by Anatoli Sobchak, mayor of St. Petersburg. Sobchak had a bitter conflict with Igor Gorbachyov and forced the actor to quit his acting job at the Pushkin Drama Theatre.
Gorbachyov had a heart attack. After his recovery he limited his work to teaching and playing small roles in movies. He died of a heart failure on February 19, 2003, in St. Petersburg, and was laid to rest in the Necropolis of Masters of Art "Literatorskie Mostki" at Volkovo Cemetery in St.
Petersburg, Russia.
