Algimantas Masiulis
Algimantas Masiulis | |
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Born | |
Died | August 19, 2008 | (aged 77)
Occupation | actor |
Algimantas Masiulis (July 10, 1931 Surdegis, Anykščiai District Municipality — August 19, 2008, Kaunas, Lithuania[1]) was a Lithuanian film and theatre actor.
Biography[]
Masiulis appeared in his first play in the autumn of 1948, in , where he played the role of a gym student.[2] The play was directed by his teacher, Juozas Miltinis.[2] Over the course of his career, Masiulis portrayed over 90 characters.[2] Masiulis appeared in Lithuanian, Russian and Soviet productions.[2]
He performed at the for many years before joining the Kaunas State Drama Theatre in 1978.[2] Masiulis also devoted more time to his drawings and art during the latter part of his life.[2]
Masiulis was awarded the 3rd Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas in 1998 for his work in cinema and theater.[2]
Death[]
Algimantas Masiulis died on August 19, 2008, at the age of 77 in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania.[2]
Selected filmography[]
Film[]
- (1959)
- Nobody Wanted to Die (1966)
- The Shield and the Sword (1968)
- Treasure Island (1971)
- Herkus Mantas (1972)
- (1977)
- Destiny (1977)
- Armed and Dangerous (1977)
- (1981)
- Faktas (1981)
- Express on Fire (1981)
- (1982)
- (2008)
Television[]
- Entrance to the Labyrinth (1989)
- (1995–1996)
- (1999)
References[]
- ^ "ALGIMANTAS MASIULIS (1931 06 10 — 2008 08 19)". Kamane. 2008-08-19. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Famous Lithuanian actor Masiulis passed away". The Baltic Course. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
External links[]
- 1931 births
- 2008 deaths
- Soviet male actors
- Lithuanian male stage actors
- Lithuanian male film actors
- Actors from Kaunas
- Commander's Crosses of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
- 20th-century Lithuanian male actors
- Deaths from colorectal cancer
- Burials at Petrašiūnai Cemetery
- Lithuanian people stubs
- European actor stubs