Actor

Oleg Strizhenov

Soviet and Russian actor

1929 - 2025

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His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Oleg Strizhenov is the 4,406th most popular actor, the 893rd most popular biography from China and the 44th most popular Chinese Actor.

Oleg Strizhenov was a legendary Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR, most famously known for his breakout lead role as the revolutionary Arthur (the "Gadfly") in the 1955 film The Gadfly (Ovod), based on Ethel Lilian Voynich's novel, which catapulted him to stardom as a romantic heartthrob and made him one of the most beloved romantic heroes of Soviet cinema. He gained further acclaim for iconic performances in classics like The Forty-First (1956) as the White officer Govorukha-Otrok (earning a special prize at Cannes), The Mexican (1956), White Nights (1959), and The Star of Captivating Happiness (1975). Surprisingly, despite his dashing on-screen image and career spanning over 40 films, he was often called "the last romantic" of Soviet cinema and died just days after turning 95 in February 2025, having largely retired from acting after the early 2000s.

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Among Actors

Among actors, Oleg Strizhenov ranks 4,405 out of 13,578. Before him are Kenichi Ogata, Gaby Dohm, André Wilms, Adrian Edmondson, Carole Laure, and Nora Gregor. After him are Jeanne Eagels, Patricia Wettig, David White, Alex O'Loughlin, Jean Poiret, and Emily Kinney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Oleg Strizhenov ranks 351. Before him are Walter Schleger, Ulu Grosbard, Ken Henry, James Shigeta, Ray Barretto, and Klausjürgen Wussow. After him are Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Birgitta Trotzig, Dmytro Pavlychko, Eberhard Jäckel, Zbigniew Messner, and Shozo Sasahara. Among people deceased in 2025, Oleg Strizhenov ranks 345. Before him are Kim Sae-ron, Marita Lange, Mohammad Bakri, Jørgen Leth, Giora Epstein, and Homayoun Ershadi. After him are Ruth Buzzi, Nancy Chodorow, Alf Clausen, Roy Jacobsen, Peter Greene, and Léon Krier.

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In China

Among people born in China, Oleg Strizhenov ranks 893 out of NaN. Before him are Zhao Rukuo (1170), Li Rui (1917), Lang Ping (1960), Wen Yiduo (1899), Mervyn Peake (1911), and Taranatha (1575). After him are Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Guo Boxiong (1942), Zhou Fang (730), Huang Ju (1938), Chen Zi'ang (661), and Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871).

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Among Actors In China

Among actors born in China, Oleg Strizhenov ranks 44. Before him are Lisa Lu (1927), Yu Rongguang (1958), Carina Lau (1965), David Chiang (1947), Tsai Chin (1933), and Zhao Wei (1976). After him are Tang Wei (1979), Ching Siu-tung (1953), Li Li-hua (1924), Toshiko Fujita (1950), Keye Luke (1904), and Dilraba Dilmurat (1992).

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