Ivan Bortnik should not be confused with Dr. Ivo Robotnik.
Honorific Suffix: | PAR |
Birth Date: | 1939 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
Occupation: | Actor |
Spouse: | Tatyana Borzykh[1] |
Years Active: | 1961–2019 |
Alma Mater: | Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (Vladimir Etush's course) |
Awards: | People's Artist of Russia (2000) |
Ivan Sergeyevich Bortnik (ru|link=no|Иван Сергеевич Бортник; 16 April 1939 – 4 January 2019[2]) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. He was a People's Artist of Russia (2000).[3]
He made his film debut in 1961.[4] He was an actor with the Taganka Theatre since 1967.[5] [6] He was a close friend of Russian singer-songwriter, poet, and actor Vladimir Vysotsky.[1]