Yuriy Tolubeev

Yuri Vladimirovich Tolubeev (Yuri Tolubeyev) was born on May 1, 1905, in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1929 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatrical Arts as an actor. From 1926-1979 Tolubeyev worked as an actor and director with various theatres in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), mainly with the Pushkin Drama Theatre (Aleksandrinski Theatre). Tolubeev's film career began in 1935 with a supporting role of Sailor Andrei in 'Sovershennoletie' (Coming of Age) by director 'Boris Shreiber'. Tolubeev was best known for his roles in the films of director Grigoriy Kozintsev. Their collaboration began with the work in 'The Return of Maksim' (1937). Later Tolubeev played Sacho Panza in 'Don Quixote' (1957), where his partner was Nikolay Cherkasov. His best known film role was Polonius in the legendary 'Hamlet' (1964), where his film partners were Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Mikhail Nazvanov, Anastasiya Vertinskaya and other remarkable Russian actors. From 1942-1979 Yuri Tolubeev worked wi