Pavel Kadochnikov

Pavel Petrovich Kadochnikov was a Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter. Among other notable roles he played in the film Ivan the Terrible, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. He got Stalin Prize three times , was named a Peoples Artist of the USSR and a Hero of Socialist Labor .

Pavel Kadochnikov was born in Petrograd in 1915. In 1927 he entered a childrens artistic studio, dreaming to become professional artist. But because of the severe illness of his father, Pavel, as the elder in the family, was forced to become the apprentice to a metal craftsman. However, he continued to study in the studio. In 1929, he entered the actors department of theatrical school of TYuZ. In 1935 he graduated from Leningrad Theatrical Institute and until 1944 was an actor in Leningrads New TYuZ.

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