Actor Lev Durov died

Actor Lev Durov died on Thursday night in the intensive care unit of the first city hospital in Moscow at the age of 83. This is reported by Interfax.

Durov was hospitalized two weeks ago with suspected stroke, but during the examination he was diagnosed with acute heart failure. A week later, the actor fell ill with inflammation of the lungs, and due to a long stay in immobility, blood clots began to form.

The day before his death, Durov had an urgent operation, after which he was introduced into the medication. Despite this, it was not possible to save the actor.

Durov was born on December 23, 1931 in Moscow. He is the offspring of the famous dynasty of trainers and clowns. Since 1954, having graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School, he played at the Central Children's Theater, then, in 1963-1967-in the theater named after Lenin Komsomol; Finally, since 1967-in the theater on Malaya Bronnaya, where, after the end of the highest directorial courses in 1978, he also worked as a director at GITIS.

Since 1955, Durov also starred in the cinema. He played over 200 cinema.

The author of the books "Sinny Notes" (1999), "Tales from the Black Sea" and "Tales on the BIS" (both - 2008).