Anatoliy Papanov: Anatoliy Papanov. Actor: The Diamond Arm. Anatoliy Dmitrievich Papanov was born on October 31, 1922, in Vyasma, Smolensk region, USSR. His father, named Dmitri Filippovich Papanov, was a Russian industrial worker. His mother, named Elena Bronislavovna Roskovskaya, was of Polish ancestry. Young Papanov moved to Moscow with his parents in 1929. After graduation from a secondary school in 1939, he worked as a metal worker at the 2nd Moscow Ball-bearing...
Known For: The Diamond Arm (Lyolik), Watch Out for the Automobile (Semyon Vasilyevich), Two Comrades Served (Komandir polka(as A. Papanov)), Twelve Chairs (Ippolit 'Kisa' Vorobyaninov)