
Zinoviy Gerdt
Acting
Biography
Zinovy Yefimovich Gerdt (Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich) was a Soviet and Russian actor renowned for his work in cinema, animation, puppetry, radio, television, and live theatre.
Born: September 8, 1916
Place of Birth: Sebezh, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Pskov Oblast, Russia]
Known For

Meeting at High Snows
Juma Saidov fault of the rich Appanbay got to prison. Years later he returned to his native place and took part in the fight against robber bands. Suddenly it became clear that the leader of the gang Hudayberdi his son, born while Juma was in prison, and brought up Appanbay.

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
During World War II, the Frenchman Léon Garros and Boris Vaganov escape from the Nazi concentration camp. After 15 years, Léon, who became a journalist, and his friends came to the USSR to make a report and find Boris in the meantime. In Moscow he doesn't found, and for the sake of meeting with a friend, Garros has to travel around the country by car... The foreigners are accompanied by Nikolai, the translator, who, in turn, is looking for his brother's runaway bride, Natasha.

The Piggy Bank
A musical screen comedy based on the French play La Cagnotte (The Piggy Bank in English) by Eugène Marin Labiche. A group of provincial Bourgeois decide to spend savings they accumulated for a year of playing cards together on a memorable deed. After humorous strategizing and alliance forming, Leonida, the unmarried sister and Blanche, the engaged daughter, of Monsieur Champbourcy, entice the group to spend the money on what they imagine a luxurious journey to a capital city. A very memorable event indeed it was.

The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
After WWII is over, a young officer Volodya Sharapov returns to Moscow to work in MUR - Moskovskiy Ugolovny Rozysk (Moscow Criminal Police). There he meets Gleb Zheglov who is a chief of a squad which fights organized crime. Their main task is to track down a gang "Chernaya Koshka" (Black Cat) which terrorizes the city. Also, they have to find out who murdered Larisa Gruzdeva. Zheglov believes it was her husband Ivan Gruzdev, but Sharapov has his doubts about it...

The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
Summer of 1945. The salute of the Great Victory died down and the country is gradually returning to peaceful life. From "fire yes into the fire" a young reconnaissance commander Volodya Sharapov falls, having come to the MUR for distribution, to the department for combating banditry. In the city the Black Cat gang rages, terrifying Muscovites. Captain Gleb Zheglov enters the fray with the bandits, for whom Sharapov soon becomes his right hand.

The Golden Calf
A crook named Ostap Bender, who survived a murder attempt by Kisa Vorobyaninov in "12 Chairs," now schemes to extort 1 million from an underground millionaire.

Adventures of Captain Vrungel
An old sea captain and his student decide to take part in the international regatta. At the same time an amateur thief steals a statue of Aphrodite from Louvre and boards their yacht by mistake. A long, fun adventure is ahead.

Adventures of Captain Vrungel
An old sea captain and his student decide to take part in the international regatta. At the same time an amateur thief steals a statue of Aphrodite from Louvre and boards their yacht by mistake. A long, fun adventure is ahead.

Vacations of Krosh
High school student Sergei Krasheninnikov (Krosh) once, quite by accident, meets Vladimir Nikolayevich, an interesting man and collector of netsuke. But soon Krosh discovers that behind this man's open friendliness and decency lie completely opposite qualities. Unwittingly becoming involved in the fanatical collector's devious schemes, Krosh, following his conscience, rushes to untangle and rectify the tense situation.

Fuse
Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Mesmer
as Luka Lukich Khlopov, the inspector of schools
as Zalman
as Фейербах
as Levenson
as (voice)
as Arye-Lejb
as Arie Leib
as Панталеоне
as Борис Семёнович
as Radiopriyemnika (voice) (as Z. Gerdt)
as Lawyer
as Водяной Царь
as член клуба холостяков
as Doctor Aybolit (voice)
as J. R. R. Tolkien
as Trainer (voice)
as Franz Ivanovich, Circus director
as Espinassu
as Адмирал Бум
as Айболит
as Administrator
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Admiral
as himself
as Aurevoir
as Христофор Блохин
as voice
as voice-over
as Walrus (voice) / Морж
as закадровый текст (голос)
as Boms
as captain Vrungel (voice)
as Captain Vrungel (voice)
as (voice)
as Берцовский, продавец попугаев
as сосед Шарапова Михаил Бомзе
as Grave keeper
as Шварц, ювелир
as Neighbour
as The Wolf (voice)
as Mumi-troll, Mummi-papa, Domovoy, Morra (voice) / Муми-папа, Морра, Домовой, Муми-тролль, Хемуль, рассказчик
as Mumi-troll, Mummi-papa, Snusmumrik / Муми-тролль, Муми-папа, Снусмумрик, рассказчик
as Mumi-troll / Mummi-papa / Domovoy / Morra (voice) / рассказчик, Муми-тролль, Муми-папа, Морра, Домовой
as Мастер-часовщик
as reads the text
as Oleg Grigorievich
as Karl Sigizmundovich
as голос за кадром (озвучка)
as Narrator
as The Black Chicken (voice)
as месье Тардиво
as Narrator (voice)
as conductor
as месье Тардиво
as ударные, дедушка Давида
as Goodvin (voice)
as от автора
as kapitan Mazuccho - dressirovshchik
as Artur Kartashov
as Professor Stepanov's friend
as Finance minister
as (voice)
as человек в клетчатом пальто, импрессарио
as (voice)
as King Lear (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Veteran soldier
as Baba Yaga
as Panikovsky
as Viktor Mikhaylovich Kukushkin
as Gorbis
as An artist
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Neighbour from upstairs
as Narrator
as Maya's Father
as Narrator (voice)
as сommentator
as продавец