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
Cheburashka
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
Bear Hunting
Law of Corruption
Shuvalov
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
Junior and Karlson
Karlson (voice)
The Pass
Staryy (voice)
Gena the Crocodile
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
Shapoklyak
Crocodile Gene (voice)
Cheburashka Goes to School
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
Collegues
Sasha Zelenin
Friend
пёс Друг, озвучка
Karik and Valya's Remarkable Adventures
Professor Ivan Germagenovich Enotov
Moon Rainbow
Galbreit
The Blind Musician
Pyotr
I Was Nineteen
Wadim
The Blue Notebook
The Secret of the Third Planet
Gromozeka (voice)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 2)
Black Cat (voice)
The Dog In Boots
The Dog-detective (voice) / пёс-сыщик (Шерлок Холмс)
38 Parrots
Boa (voice)
He Will Receive
Ben Delaney
Contract
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 1)
Black Cat (voice)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 3)
Black Cat (voice)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 4)
Black Cat (voice)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 5)
Black Cat (voice)
A Present for the Weakest
The Green Flame
Oleg Nikolaevich Korzhikov
Uncle Au
Uncle Ow (voice) / Дядюшка Ау
Aibolit and Barmaley
Бармалей
Yaroslavna, Queen of France
The Trial of Madmen
Johannes Werner
Puss in Boots
Miller's Son (voice)
The Steppe
Boa's Grandmother
Boa (voice)
How to cure Boa?
Boa (voice)
Where is Elephant Going?
Boa (voice)
And What if It Works!
Hello Monkey
Tomorrow Will Be Tomorrow
Gymnastics for the Tail
The Great Closure
Unobvious Textbook
Me and Jack
пёс Джек
Sherlock Holmes and I
Sherlock Holmes (voice) / Шерлок Холмс (голос)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance
Sherlock Holmes
Masha bolshe ne lentyayka
Cuckoo / Bus driver (voice) / Кукушка / шофёр автобуса
Как Маша поссорилась с подушкой
Narrator (voice)
Gingerbread
The Wolf (voice)
Заветная мечта
Маленький ослик
Uncle Au's Mistake
Дядюшка Ау
Nunky Ahu in the Town
Au (voice) / Дядюшка Ау
The Return
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription
Sherlock Holmes
Don Quixote Returns
Year as Long as Life
Georg Weerth
Love For Your Neighbor
Некто
Journey
Monkey From the Island of Sarugashima
The Turtle (voice)
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
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
Подводные береты
The Blue Bird
Voice
Waterloo
Percy (uncredited)
Treasures of the Sunken Ships
The Gambler
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
Power Porridge
Touches on the V. I. Lenin's Portrait
Золушка 4х4. Всё начинается с желаний...
How to Lose Weight
In the Arms of Russian Intelligence
(voice)
Mikko, Pavlova's Son
Shows
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
Котёнок по имени Гав
Чёрный кот
Memories of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
38 Parrots
Удав
Fort Boyard Russia
Fouras the Pirate
Junior and Karlson
Карлсон
Чебурашка и крокодил Гена
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
Payne - english colonial doctor in Hong Kong