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Vasili Merkuryev (Vasili Vasilyevich Merkuryev) was born on 6 April, 1904 in Ostrov, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire, is a Soviet actor. Discover Vasili Merkuryev's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
| Popular As |
Vasili Vasilyevich Merkuryev |
| Occupation |
Actor, theater director, pedagogue |
| Age |
74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
6 April, 1904 |
| Birthday |
6 April |
| Birthplace |
Ostrov, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Date of death |
12 May, 1978 |
| Died Place |
Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality |
Russia
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Vasili Merkuryev Height, Weight & Measurements
At 74 years old, Vasili Merkuryev height not available right now. We will update Vasili Merkuryev's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Vasili Merkuryev's Wife?
His wife is Irina Meyerhold - (1933-1978; his death)
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Wife |
Irina Meyerhold - (1933-1978; his death) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Pyotr Merkuryev |
Vasili Merkuryev Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Vasili Merkuryev worth at the age of 74 years old? Vasili Merkuryev’s income source is mostly from being a successful actor. He is from Russia. We have estimated Vasili Merkuryev's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
actor |
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Timeline
Vasili Vasilyevich Merkuryev (Васи́лий Васи́льевич Мерку́рьев; 6 April 1904 – 12 May 1978 ) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theater director and pedagogue.
In 1921 he moved to Petrograd and entered the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy which he finished in 1926.
Between 1926 and 1937 Merkuryev had worked in five different drama theaters, all based in Leningrad.
In 1937 he entered the Alexandrinsky Theatre where he served till his death, both as an actor and stage director.
During the evacuation he served as a director of the Narym Theater (1942-1944), as well as a director of the Novosibirsk Youth Theatre in 1944-1945.
Together they had two daughters (Anna and Ekaterina) and one son Pyotr Merkuryev (1943—2010), who also became a prominent Soviet/Russian actor and musicologist.
Merkuryev had five brothers, each of them lived a very different and tragic life.
During the war Vasili Merkuryev also adopted two children who had lost their parents.
They had lived with him up till 1947 when their mother was found.
By that time Merkuryev's family consisted of 14 people.
He is mostly remembered for his comedy roles in movies such as True Friends (1954), Heavenly Slug (1945) and Cinderella (1947).
He also played one of the main parts in the war drama The Cranes Are Flying directed by Mikhail Kalatozov that won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
He continued his theater and movie career when the war started.
People's Artist of the USSR (1960).
Vasili Merkuryev was born into a mixed Russian-German family.
His father Vasily Ilyich Merkuryev was a Russian laborer turned merchant.
He ran a successful business selling tar and fish.
His mother Anna Ivanovna Grossen was of German descent.
She emigrated from Switzerland along with her brother Heinrich.
Vasili was the fourth of their six sons.
He was raised in his native town of Ostrov and became an actor of the local theater at the age of 16.
He later returned to the academy to work as a teacher and became a professor in 1961.
Merkuryev died on 12 May 1978 in Leningrad.
He was buried in the Volkovo Cemetery.
Vasili Merkuryev was married to Irina Meyerhold, daughter of the acclaimed Russian/Soviet stage director Vsevolod Meyerhold, also of German descent.
