Leonid Yarmolnik was born on January 22, 1954, in Grodekovo, Primorsky Krai, Russia (formerly USSR). He is a highly distinguished Russian actor, producer, and television personality whose career spans over five decades. After rising to prominence with the Taganka Theatre in the late 1970s, he became a household name through iconic films like The Very Same Munchhausen (1979) and A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (1987). Yarmolnik is particularly celebrated for his transformative performance as Don Rumata in Aleksei German’s philosophical sci-fi epic Hard to Be a God (2013), a role that took years to complete and earned him widespread international acclaim. As of 2025, he remains a vital figure in contemporary cinema, recently appearing in high-profile adaptations such as The Master and Margarita (2024) and the fairy-tale film The Flying Ship (Letuchiy Korabl). A three-time winner of the prestigious Nika Award, he is also recognized for his extensive work as a producer and his frequent roles as a judge on major television competitions like KVN
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