Born in Moscow in an acting family. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11/27/1981). People's Artist of the RSFSR (04/18/1988). His grandfather, Nikolai Livanov (stage name Izvolsky), was an actor at first in provincial, then metropolitan theaters. Father, Boris Nikolaevich Livanov (1904-1972), is an outstanding actor who played about 40 roles in the Art Theater and 30 in the cinema. Frequent guests in the house of the Livanovs were Kachalov, Pasternak, Dovzhenko, Cherkasov, Tarkhanov, Konchalovsky. He studied at the men's school number 170, then, from 1950 to 1954 - at the Moscow secondary art school. After graduating from art school, he entered the B.V.Schukin Theater School. In addition to mastering the intricacies of acting, he tried his hand at directing - he put Yuri Olesha (thesis) on the studio stage of “Three Fat Men” and designed the performance himself. The music for the play was written by Gennady Gladkov, a classmate and schoolmate, and in the future, a wonderful composer, co-author of V. B. Livanov for many works in film, theater and animation.
Movies
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra
Sherlock Holmes
Cheburashka
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
Bear Hunting
Law of Corruption
Shuvalov
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
Braslet-2
Afrikan Savin
Karlson Returns
Karlson (voice)
Masha and the Magic Jam
Narrator (voice)
The Captivating Star of Happiness
Император Николай I
Khalif the Stork
Warlock (voice) / злой колдун
Underwater Berets
Colonel Yellow / commander Morzhov (voice)
Junior and Karlson
Karlson (voice)
The Pass
Staryy (voice)
38 Parrots
Boa (voice)
Gena the Crocodile
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
Shapoklyak
Crocodile Gene (voice)
Cheburashka Goes to School
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
The Blue Bird
Voice
Collegues
Sasha Zelenin
Friend
пёс Друг, озвучка
Waterloo
Percy (uncredited)
Karik and Valya's Remarkable Adventures
Professor Ivan Germagenovich Enotov
Power Porridge
Treasures of the Sunken Ships
Moon Rainbow
Galbreit
The Gambler
Touches on the V. I. Lenin's Portrait
He Will Receive
Ben Delaney
The Blind Musician
Pyotr
Золушка 4х4. Всё начинается с желаний...
I Was Nineteen
Wadim
How to Lose Weight
Mikko, Pavlova's Son
In the Arms of Russian Intelligence
(voice)
The Blue Notebook
The Secret of the Third Planet
Gromozeka (voice)
The Dog In Boots
The Dog-detective (voice) / пёс-сыщик (Шерлок Холмс)
Little Dinosaur
The New Aladdin
The Last Wizards
The Green Flame
Oleg Nikolaevich Korzhikov
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 4)
Black Cat (voice)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 3)
Black Cat (voice)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 5)
Black Cat (voice)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 2)
Black Cat (voice)
Uncle Au
Uncle Ow (voice) / Дядюшка Ау
Contract
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 1)
Black Cat (voice)
A Present for the Weakest
Yaroslavna, Queen of France
Aibolit and Barmaley
Бармалей
The Trial of Madmen
Johannes Werner
Puss in Boots
Miller's Son (voice)
The Steppe
Boa's Grandmother
Boa (voice)
Where is Elephant Going?
Boa (voice)
How to cure Boa?
Boa (voice)
And What if It Works!
The Great Closure
Gymnastics for the Tail
Hello Monkey
Tomorrow Will Be Tomorrow
Unobvious Textbook
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and I
Sherlock Holmes (voice) / Шерлок Холмс (голос)
Me and Jack
пёс Джек
Gingerbread
The Wolf (voice)
Masha bolshe ne lentyayka
Cuckoo / Bus driver (voice) / Кукушка / шофёр автобуса
Как Маша поссорилась с подушкой
Narrator (voice)
Cherished Dream
Little donkey (voice)
Nunky Ahu in the Town
Au (voice) / Дядюшка Ау
Uncle Au's Mistake
Дядюшка Ау
The Return
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription
Sherlock Holmes
Don Quixote Returns
Love For Your Neighbor
Некто
Journey
Year as Long as Life
Georg Weerth
Letter Never Sent
Andrey
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: King of Blackmailers
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Mortal Fight
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 1
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 2
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Secret of Treasures
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Irene Adler
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins, Part 1
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins, Part 2
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches
Sherlock Holmes
Brave Inspector Mamochkin
Наследство волшебника Бахрама
Monkey From the Island of Sarugashima
Turtle (voice)
Миссис Уксус и мистер Уксус
The Wolf (voice)
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Himself
The Case of Sherlock Holmes
Self
Zhikharka
Baba Yaga (voice)
We Are Going to Search
(voice)
Thank You
Factory worker (voice, uncredited)
Как мы весну делали
Crow (voice, uncredited)
Shows
Fort Boyard Russia
Fouras the Pirate
Junior and Karlson
Карлсон
Чебурашка и крокодил Гена
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
Payne - english colonial doctor in Hong Kong
Котёнок по имени Гав
Чёрный кот
Memories of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
38 Parrots
Удав
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
Sherlock Holmes