Roman Sergeevich Madyanov (Russian: Роман Сергеевич Мадянов; 22 July 1962 – 25 September 2024) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in Hopelessly Lost (1973). He was best known in the West for portraying the corrupt mayor Vadim in the 2014 film Leviathan.
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Biography
Madyanov was born in the city of Dedovsk, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast on 22 July 1962. His father, Sergei Veniaminovich Madyanov, worked as a television editor, and his mother Antonina Mikhailovna as a librarian.
Roman Madyanov's father worked as a director on television and often took Roman and his elder brother Vadim to work. There he was noticed by assistants of directors, which led him to have his cinematic debut in 1971 in an episodic role in the film "Translation from English".
In 1973, he starred in the leading role of Huckleberry Finn in the picture by Georgiy Daneliya Hopelessly Lost. In his school years, Madyanov also starred in the films "Aniskin and Fantomas", "Spring Turners" and "Everything is Brother's Fault".
Madyanov graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (course of O. Remez), playing in the theatrical performance of director Kama Ginkas. As a student, he began to play at the Moscow Mayakovsky Theater. He was drafted in the army and served in the forces of rocket and space defense. After serving in the army in 1987, he returned to the theater. In the state of the theater, Madyanov was about twenty years old, having played about thirty roles.
In 1989, Madyanov appeared in the Leonid Gaidai film Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation.
He also took part in the filming of the Yeralash magazine and in a number of commercials.
In 1995, Madyanov was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation".
Madyanov died from lung cancer on 25 September 2024, at the age of 62.
Selected filmography
Roman Madyanov starred in over 145 films.
1973 – Hopelessly Lost (Russian: Совсем пропащий) as Huckleberry Finn
1989 – Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation (Частный детектив или операция "Кооперация") as Victor
1990 – Passport (Паспорт) as the man in the airport
1993 – Nastya (Настя) as Morgunin
1995 – Small Demon (Мелкий бес) as Tcherepnin
1995 – Heads and Tails as Klimova's husband
1997 – Poor Sasha (Бедная Саша) as the prison guard
1998 – Composition for Victory Day (Сочинение ко Дню Победы) as Chubais
1999 – Mother (Мама) as the sergeant
2001 – Life Is Full of Fun (Жизнь забавами полна) as Edik
2002 – The Kopeck (Копейка) as the former KGB officer / Militiaman / Visa and Registration for Foreigners Office employee
2005 – The Case of Dead Souls (Дело о Мёртвых душах) as Ivan Shpekin
2005 – Yesenin (Есенин) as Sergey Kirov
2006 – The First Circle (В круге первом) as Viktor Abakumov
2007 – 12 (Двенадцать) as the 12th Juror
