Georgiy Vitsin

Biography

Georgy Vitsin was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor born on April 18, 1917, in Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg. He enjoyed a long acting career, playing modest and sympathetic characters that evoked kindly feelings from viewers, as well as roles in detective, historical, and lyrical films. Vitsin gained nationwide popularity with director Leonid Gaidai's comedies, including "Kidnapping, Caucasian Style" (1967) and "Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures" (1965). He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.