Сергей Юрский

Sergei Yurievich Yursky (Russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Ю́рский, 16 March 1935 – 8 February 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre director and screenwriter. His best-known film role is Ostap Bender in The Golden Calf (1968) Yursky was born in Leningrad, USSR, on 16 March 1935 to the family of Yuri Sergeyevich Yursky. He studied at the Faculty of Law of Zhdanov Leningrad State University. In 1959 he graduated from Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatrical Institute, Leonid Makaryev's course. After completing his second year, in 1957, he was invited to the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater. From 1957 to 1979 he was one of the leading actors of Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater in Leningrad. The leading part in Wit Works Woe (1962) by Alexander Griboedov made him one of the most significant actors of his generation. His director's debut, Moliere (also known as The Cabal of Hypocrites), by Mikhail Bulgakov in 1977 was highly acclaimed, but was not accepted by Georgy Tovstonogov and led to Yursky's departure from the theatre. His first major film role was Chudak in the film The Man from Nowhere (1961). The actor gained wide fame for his roles as Vicknicksor in the film The Republic of ShKID (1966) and Ostap Bender in The Little Golden Calf (1968). From 1979, he was an actor and director of Mossovet Theater in Moscow. He also worked as an actor and director in Moscow Art Theatre, as well as in Belgium, France and Japan. Yursky performed one-man recitals of poetry and prose, touring widely with them in the USSR, then Russia and beginning in the 1990s many countries with a Russian-speaking population. From 1961 to 1968, Yursky was married to actress Zinaida Sharko. From his second marriage, he had a daughter, Daria Yurskaya, who became an actress at the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre. On 8 February 2019, the actor felt unwell while at home. By the time the ambulance arrived, he had died. A civil memorial service was held on February 11 at the Mossovet Theater. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery. On 8 February 2021, a monument was erected on the actor's grave. 1961: The Man from Nowhere as Chudak 1963: The Serf Actress as Prince Nikita Petrovich Baturin 1965: Time, Forward! as Margulies 1966: The Republic of ShKID as Vicknicksor 1968: The Little Golden Calf as Ostap Bender 1969: Intervention as Masks 1969: King Stag as Tartaglia 1976: The Darvish Detonates Paris as Musje Jordan 1979: The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (TV Mini-Series) as Gruzdev 1979: Little Tragedies (TV Mini-Series) as Improviser 1983: Look for a Woman (TV Movie) as notary Rochet 1984: Love and Pigeons as Uncle Mitya 1987: The End of Eternity as Computer Hobbe Finge 2006: Master and Margarita as Berlioz (voice, uncredited) 2007: Korolyov as Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 1968: Honored Artist of the RSFSR 1987: People's Artist of the RSFSR 1991: Kinotavr Grand Prize in feature films 1995: Order of Honour 2000: Pushkin Medal 2005: Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class 2010: Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Сергей Юрский: Два брака и 50 лет счастья самого закрытого актёра страны Сергей Юрский. Кто держит паузу "Умер актёр Сергей Юрский". RIA Novosti. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-08. У Сергея Юрского перед смертью резко подскочил уровень сахара «Маэстро играет на волне» — Новая газета "EN Engineering acquires Colorado-based company". Daily Herald. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2025-07-18. "Acclaimed Russian and Soviet-era movie star dies of heart failure". TASS. Retrieved 2025-07-18. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sergey Yursky. Sergei Yursky at IMDb