Soviet actor Leonid Armor is well known to many viewers. He gained popularity by playing Muller in the film "Seventeen Moments of Spring".
early years
Leonid Solomonovich was born on December 17, 1928. His hometown is Kiev. Leonid's parents were Jewish by nationality. Mother graduated from the Faculty of Economics. Father studied jurisprudence, worked at the Institute of National Economy, the organs of the NKVD. In 1937 he was arrested. The wife and son were sent to the town of Malmyzh (Kirov region).
During the war, Leonid and his mother lived in Kazakhstan, where they were evacuated. Bronevoy began to work, was an apprentice of a baker, an employee of the sewing shop of a puppet theater. After graduating from school, Lenya entered the theatrical university in Tashkent, was a radio announcer.
Creative biography
After university, Bronevoy worked in the theater of Magnitogorsk, where he got on assignment. He had no roles for a long time. Then he played in the Orenburg drama theater, but dreamed of living in the capital.
In 1953, Leonid began his studies at the Moscow Art Theater School, he was taken to the 3rd year. According to the distribution, the actor got into the theater of the city of Grozny, then worked in Irkutsk, Voronezh.
In 1961, Bronevoy returned to the capital, during that period his wife died, leaving a little daughter. He was taken to the drama theater, where he later became a leading artist, playing many successful roles. Since 1988 the actor has worked at Lenkom.
He has been acting in films since 1964, making his debut in the movie "Comrade Arseny". The works in the films "… And May Again!", "Your Contemporary" became noticeable. In the 60s, Leonid was involved in the television performances "The Golden Carriage", "What Is to Be Done?"
The actor's real popularity came in 1973, when he played Muller in the movie "Seventeen Moments of Spring". The character's phrases became winged. Leonid Sergeevich also starred in the films "Did they call the doctor?", "Agony", "Olga Sergeevna", "I beg you to speak." In 1979, Bronevoy had a role in the movie "The Same Munchausen", which became cult. The pictures "Formula of love", "Pokrovskie gates" were successful,
In the 90s, Bronevoy starred in only 5 films, among them the comedy "Promised Heaven". In the 2000s, he was involved in television performances, screen adaptations of plays based on classical works. In total, the actor played over 120 roles.
Personal life
The first wife of Bronevoy is Valentina Blinova, an actress. They had a daughter, who was also named Valentina. When she was 4 years old, Armor's wife died of cancer. Leonid raised his daughter alone; after moving to Moscow, relatives of his late wife helped him. Valentina became a philologist, an employee of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
The second time Bronevoy got married when his daughter graduated from the institute. His wife's name is Victoria, she is an engineer by profession. The spouses did not have children.
