Actor Vyacheslav Shalevich died

Actor Vyacheslav Shalevich died, TASS reports. The artist was 82 years old. The cause of death is not named.

In early December, the actor was hospitalized . A few days earlier, he became ill during the anniversary performance of "Pier" in the theater named after Yevgeny Vakhtangov.

Vyacheslav Shalevich has played more than 70 roles in films and TV series. Among other things, he starred in such films as "Three Poplars on Plyushchikha", "Hockey Players", the series "17 Moments of Spring" and others.

From 1998 to 2011, he was the artistic director of the Ruben Simonov Moscow Drama Theatre. At the same time, he continued to play in the Vakhtangov Theater.