Background
VANIN, Vasiliy was born on January 13, 1898 in Tambov. Son of a railroad clerk.
VANIN, Vasiliy was born on January 13, 1898 in Tambov. Son of a railroad clerk.
1920 graduate drama studio in Tambov.
From 1915 stagehand, extra, then actor, Tambov Theater. 1920-1921 in Soviet Army. 1921-1924 at theaters in Tambov and Petrograd.
1924-1949 at Moscow' Province Trade-Union Council Theater (from 1930 Moscow Oblast Trade-Union Council Theater). 1950-1951 chief stage director, Moscow’s Pushkin Theater. From 1927 film work; also taught stagecraft.
From 1930 taught at Drama School, Moscow Oblast Trade-Union Council Theater. From 1944 taught at All-Union State Institute of Cinematography. From 1949 professor; Roles: stage roles: Gaston in Brisbar and New’s “The Beggars of Paris”.
Janson in Rasskaz o semi poveshennykh (The Tale of the Seven Hanged Men), after Andreyev. Kostylev in Gorky's Na dne (The Lower Depths). Vilcnchuk and Patsyuk in Bill’-Belotserkovskiy’s Shtorm (The Storm) and Golos nedr (The Voice of the Depths) (1929).
Chapayev in Furmanov’s “Chapayev”. (1930); Kadcyev in Afinogcnov’s “Mashen’ka” (1941). Fayunin in Nashestviye (Invasion) (1943).
Nikon Kamen’ in Surov’s Obida (The Insult) (1948), et cetera Film roles: Matveyev in Lenin v Oktyabre (Lenin in October) and Lenin v 1918 godu (Lenin in 1918). Yefim Sokolov in Chlen pravitel’stva (A Member of the Government).
Kochet in Sekretar’ raykoma (The Secretary of the District Committee). Fayunin in “Nashestviye”, et cetera Productions: Surov’s “Obida” (1948).
Svad’ba Krechinskogo (Krechinskiy’s Marriage) (1949), et cetera