Sergei Michailowitsch Koltakow

Sergey Mikhailovich Koltakov (Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Колтако́в ; 10 December 1955 – 7 September 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor.

Sergey Koltakov was born in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He studied at the Saratov Drama School in the acting department (1975-1976). In 1979 he graduated from the acting department Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.

He made his debut in cinema in 1981 in Gleb Panfilov's Valentina in the role of Pavel. Notoriety in cinema came three years later, after shooting Inna Tumanyan's Partners, when playing the role of a criminal Anatoly.

The actor starred in many years of perestroika, playing a completely different role. Among his works, his role in films Mirror for a Hero (directed by Vladimir Khotinenko), The Art of Living in Odessa (Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich), Armavir (Vadim Abdrashitov).

Since the beginning of the 1990s Koltakov starred in the movies less often. For his performance as Svidrigailov in the play Dreams of Rodion Romanovich in 2006 (814 Theatre Association of Oleg Menshikov) was nominated for the Seagull Theater Award.

In 2008 he was awarded the Prize of the Federal Security Service.