
Born in Moscow in an acting family. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11/27/1981). People's Artist of the RSFSR (04/18/1988). His grandfather, Nikolai Livanov (stage name Izvolsky), was an actor at first in provincial, then metropolitan theaters. Father, Boris Nikolaevich Livanov (1904-1972), is an outstanding actor who played about 40 roles in the Art Theater and 30 in the cinema. Frequent guests in the house of the Livanovs were Kachalov, Pasternak, Dovzhenko, Cherkasov, Tarkhanov, Konchalovsky. He studied at the men's school number 170, then, from 1950 to 1954 - at the Moscow secondary art school. After graduating from art school, he entered the B.V.Schukin Theater School. In addition to mastering the intricacies of acting, he tried his hand at directing - he put Yuri Olesha (thesis) on the studio stage of “Three Fat Men” and designed the performance himself. The music for the play was written by Gennady Gladkov, a classmate and schoolmate, and in the future, a wonderful composer, co-author of V. B. Livanov for many works in film, theater and animation.

Fort Boyard Russia
TV • 1998

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
TV • 1980

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins
TV • 1988

Memories of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 2000

Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century
MOVIE • 1987

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
TV • 1980

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles
TV • 1981

38 Parrots
TV • 1976

The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
TV • 1977

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
TV • 1980

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra
TV • 1983

Котёнок по имени Гав
TV • 1976

Waterloo
MOVIE • 1970

The Captivating Star of Happiness
MOVIE • 1975

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra
MOVIE • 1983

The Green Flame
MOVIE • 1964

Law of Corruption
MOVIE • 2005

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles
MOVIE • 1981