Illarion Pevtsov(1879-1934)
- Actor
Illarion Nikolaevich Pevtsov was born on December 7, 1879, in Antopol,
Brest province, Russian Empire (now Belarus). His father, named Nikolai
Pevtsov, was a government clerk. Young Pevtsov studied and graduated
from Panevezhys College in 1899, then worked as a clerk in Vilno. At
that time Pevtsov made his stage debut with the Vilno Drama troupe in a
production of 'Zhenitba' (Marriage) by
Nikolay Gogol.
From 1899-1902 he studied under
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
at the Moscow Drama School at Moscow Philharmonic Society. From
1902-1906 he worked with
Vsevolod Meyerhold at the "New Drama
Theatre" in Moscow. Then he organized his own troupe and performed in
many Russian cities. Pevtsov had also a stellar career as a stage
actor. From 1922-1925 he worked with Konstantin Stanislavsky and
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
at the Moscow Art Theatre. From 1925-1934 he was a permanent member of
the troupe of the Pushkin Drama Theatre in Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
There his stage partners were such remarkable actors as
Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya,
Nikolay Cherkasov,
Yuri Yuryev,
Boris Babochkin,
Nikolai Simonov,
Vasiliy Merkurev,
Konstantin Skorobogatov,
Yuriy Tolubeev, Leonid Vivyen,
Vladimir Chestnokov, and other
notable Russian actors.
Pevtsov enjoyed a career in silent films. His best known film role is
in 'Chapaev' (1934), where his partner was
Boris Babochkin. Pevtsov taught acting
classes in St. Petersburg theatre of Komissarzhevskaya and in Moscow
Art Theatre. He died on October 25, 1934, and was laid to rest in
Tikhvinskoe Cemetery of Aleksander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg,
Russia.
Brest province, Russian Empire (now Belarus). His father, named Nikolai
Pevtsov, was a government clerk. Young Pevtsov studied and graduated
from Panevezhys College in 1899, then worked as a clerk in Vilno. At
that time Pevtsov made his stage debut with the Vilno Drama troupe in a
production of 'Zhenitba' (Marriage) by
Nikolay Gogol.
From 1899-1902 he studied under
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
at the Moscow Drama School at Moscow Philharmonic Society. From
1902-1906 he worked with
Vsevolod Meyerhold at the "New Drama
Theatre" in Moscow. Then he organized his own troupe and performed in
many Russian cities. Pevtsov had also a stellar career as a stage
actor. From 1922-1925 he worked with Konstantin Stanislavsky and
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
at the Moscow Art Theatre. From 1925-1934 he was a permanent member of
the troupe of the Pushkin Drama Theatre in Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
There his stage partners were such remarkable actors as
Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya,
Nikolay Cherkasov,
Yuri Yuryev,
Boris Babochkin,
Nikolai Simonov,
Vasiliy Merkurev,
Konstantin Skorobogatov,
Yuriy Tolubeev, Leonid Vivyen,
Vladimir Chestnokov, and other
notable Russian actors.
Pevtsov enjoyed a career in silent films. His best known film role is
in 'Chapaev' (1934), where his partner was
Boris Babochkin. Pevtsov taught acting
classes in St. Petersburg theatre of Komissarzhevskaya and in Moscow
Art Theatre. He died on October 25, 1934, and was laid to rest in
Tikhvinskoe Cemetery of Aleksander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg,
Russia.